PSPPCM017 — Plan and implement procurement category management

1 Plan for category management

• 1.1Identify and assess organisational structures and business requirements from corporate planning documents in the context of suitability to adopt category management approaches for procurement and contract management.
• 1.2Develop and use effective communication strategies to engage with internal, external and market stakeholders about category management approaches, product and/or services to be category managed and market and supply chain conditions.
• 1.3Develop a category management plan based on category management principles for each category to be managed that includes outcome based, transparent and manageable performance metrics for category managed items and services.
• 1.4Obtain senior management approval for the category management plan.
• 1.5Develop outcome based processes and guidelines to support category management.
• 1.6Identify staff skills and training and development opportunities related to category management and incorporate these into professional development plans.
• 1.7Identify and interrogate organisational Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and document management systems in order to gather and analyse data pertaining to the level of spend on various procurement types.

2 Define categories

• 2.1Identify and analyse current procurement options adopted by the organisation and other procurement options that are available in the marketplace.
• 2.2Identify market, procurement and contract management trends, opportunities and risks relevant to categories.
• 2.3Identify and engage relevant internal stakeholders to assist in defining categories.
• 2.4Define procurement categories using a recognised basis.
• 2.5Identify and implement appropriate systems to support category and contract managers.

3 Implement category management

• 3.1Develop market strategies for categories and act on them as appropriate to the organisation.
• 3.2Implement the category management plan.
• 3.3Implement strategies to manage and maintain productive relationships with identified suppliers.
• 3.4Resolve operational issues raised by contract users and suppliers.
• 3.5Capture and analyse data from a range of sources about the category performance against the performance metrics on a regular basis and report category performance to appropriate corporate systems.
• 3.6Regularly review buying organisation, industry and market category positions to identify trends, opportunities and risks and adjust direction as indicated by the results of the review.

4 Review category management

• 4.1Review and monitor performance metrics on a regular basis to ensure efficiency and effectiveness is achieved and maintained in category management processes.
• 4.2Consult appropriately with stakeholders, provide performance feedback and recommend corrective or improvement actions as necessary.
• 4.3Monitor buying organisation, industry and market performance and ensure organisational strategies are modified where appropriate.
• 4.4Monitor staff skills and provide appropriate skilling upgrades.

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