Procurement Toolbox # 1: Category Management
This course covers spend analysis, its categories, needs, and risks.
Professional Certificate
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
- 50 minutes
- 5 Lessons
- 5 Quizzes
- Exclusive SCMDOJO Cetificate
- 5.0/5 (1 Reviews)
- 14 Students Enrolled
Struggling to deliver maximum value in your projects? This course equips you with the key insights to make smarter decisions. By diving deep into spend analysis, understanding category relationships, and aligning with business requirements, you’ll gain the power to identify cost drivers and mitigate risks. This comprehensive approach ensures you’re not just meeting needs, but exceeding expectations and maximizing value for every dollar spent.
Why Learn with Richard Beaumont:
Richard has almost 40 years’ experience as a leader and procurement professional. Following a career in the British Army, Richard has held c-suite roles in Construction, Finance, Aerospace and Training as well as Consultancy with McKinsey. Across these roles, Richard has focused on strategic change and, in particular, the training and coaching support to colleagues experiencing that change. Richard has trained over 2500 Category Managers across most sectors and is a regular Chair and Speaker at international procurement conferences.
What you'll learn
- Master spend analysis: Learn how to analyze spending patterns to identify areas for optimization and cost savings.
- Unlock category relationships: Gain insight into how different categories of spend interact and influence each other.
- Align with business requirements: Develop a strong understanding of your company’s business needs to ensure spending aligns with strategic goals.
- Demystify cost drivers: Identify the key factors that impact your overall costs and develop strategies to control them.
- Navigate risks with confidence: Learn how to identify and mitigate potential risks associated with procurement and spending.
Skills you'll gain
Course Content
What's Included
- Immediate unlimited access to course materials
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Exercises and quizzes to help you put theory into practice
- English Closed Captions
- Full transcripts in PDF for each lesson
- Suitable for mobile or desktop
- SCMDOJO Certification when you pass the course quiz (accessible from Learning Center post-sign-in)
Requirements
- Access to Internet
- Computer / Laptop / Mobile Device
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- Showcase on your LinkedIn Profile under the "Licenses & certifications" section
- Download or print out as PDF to share with others
- Share as PDF online to demonstrate your skill
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