In this session, presenters will discuss several aspects of category management including: creating category management capabilities; implementing category management across the business/geography/category landscape of the organization; finding and/or developing the talent to support category management; and optimizing category strategies. The panel will take questions from the audience on these and other topics related to category management within companies. Attendees should come with questions regarding their own organizations’ efforts, struggles and successes with creating and/or optimizing this capability.
Topics covered in this session included:
- Some approaches to starting a category management function
- The skills required for successful category management
- Implementation considerations for new category management organizations
- Critical success factors and lessons learned for effective category management
Categories: 2015 Fall - Huntington, Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Category Management, Sourcing Management