Oversee Category Strategy: Data Analytics and cloud Application Engineering.

More Uses of the Category Strategy Toolkit:


• Actively support category specialists, Category Managers, and Supply Chain managers in Category Strategy development, supplier selection, and supply Market Research.
  
  

• Ensure you pioneer; build the category metrics model based on input from the category team to track and monitor safety performance and compliance to the Category Strategy.
  
  

• Confirm your enterprise contributes to the overall development of Category Strategy through targeted Market Analysis and Consumer Research, and helps develop content to support annual Strategic Planning.
  
  

• Ensure you participate; lead in accordance with the Group Procurement Operating model, Group Policies and Standards, the SBU Procurement Activities from Category Strategy development to contract, implementation and Supplier Management.
  
  

• Ensure you cooperate; lead in accordance with the Group Procurement Operating model, Group Policies and Standards, the SBU Procurement Activities from Category Strategy development to contract, implementation and Supplier Management.
  
  

• Ensure you accrue; lead in accordance with the Group Procurement Operating model, Group Policies and Standards, the SBU Procurement Activities from Category Strategy development to contract, implementation and Supplier Management.
  
  

• Gather, understand, and review spend or consumption data to recommend and enact changes that ensure alignment with Category Strategy and functional Business Needs.
  
  

• Drive key consumer analysis to aid in Decision Making and development of Category Strategy.
  
  

• Identify Category Strategy: partner with Category Strategy managers to develop and execute cross category strategies based on channel and/or innovation objectives.
  
  

• Gain executive leadership alignment via stage gate process by building a robust Business Case to support innovation efforts, ensuring alignment to Category Strategy.
  
  

• Establish that your team contributes to the overall development of Category Strategy through targeted Market Analysis and Consumer Research, and helps develop content to support annual Strategic Planning.
  
  

• Head Category Strategy: work in accordance with the group procurement Operating model, Group Policies and standards, the SBU Procurement Activities from Category Strategy development to contract, implementation and Supplier Management.
  
  

• Guide Category Strategy: partner in development of Category Strategy and annual planning process for the assigned category, leading critical strategic initiatives.
  
  

• Coordinate Category Strategy: work in accordance with the group procurement Operating model, Group Policies and standards, the SBU Procurement Activities from Category Strategy development to contract, implementation and Supplier Management.
  
  

• Manage Category Strategy: actively support category specialists, Category Managers, and Supply Chain managers in Category Strategy development, supplier selection, and supply Market Research.
  
  

• Be certain that your business delivers category rate and Risk Assessment and associated communication for assigned materials to appropriate stakeholders.
  
  

• Arrange that your planning engages proactively with Business Unit customers on Strategic Sourcing goals, category strategies, initiatives, and savings targets.
  
  

• Assure your design develops a conceptual framework for the sales organization to approach advertisers at a strategic top down level in order to demonstrate the breadth and power of the portfolio to address and move specific category and client KPIs.
  
  

• Do category and supplier research to understand the market as part of sourcing initiatives.
  
  

• Be an accomplished procurement professional who has demonstrated tangible success in developing strategic Category Management strategies and optimizing the purchase of Goods And Services for Corporate Services.
  
  

• Support the agenda and work of one or more commodity organizations, in coordination with the executive sponsors and technical leads to provide overall governance of sourcing strategies and Category Management.
  
  

• Be a part of adding rigor to your Content Strategy, infusing insights and ideas into large scale projects like International, Enterprise and category expansion.
  
  

• Perform Spend Analysis by category, supplier, and commodity area, and leverage findings to drive category strategies.
  
  

• Ensure you understand the collaboration category and have working on consumer or SaaS brands.
  
  

• Initiate Category Strategy: category expertise derivE Business insights and relevant market opportunities through the development, analysis and execution of syndicated data and Market Research.
  
  

• Govern Category Strategy: category technology, it, digital technology, Corporate Security, Software Engineering and cloud, Data Science and engineering, corporate.
  
  

• Run forecast scenarios for different spend levels (different assumptions); provide historical category performance perspective and ensure linkage back to annual planning assumptions.
  
  

• Drive immediate value by deploying holistic view of raw material Category Management to consider qualification of alternative sources and/or change in product specifications.
  
  

• Ensure you increase; lead Business Analytics knowing the lead business is imperative in driving results as you deliver Category Management insights.
  
  

• Utilize the Product Catalog and Performance Metrics to build and sort category and product groupings as guided by marketing and merchandising initiatives.
  
  

• Arrange that your strategy recommends rental products and services to existing and potential customers.
  
  

• Initiate Category Strategy: integration of user facing elements developed by front end developers with server side logic.
  
  


Save time, empower your teams and effectively upgrade your processes with access to this practical Category Strategy Toolkit and guide. Address common challenges with best-practice templates, step-by-step Work Plans and maturity diagnostics for any Category Strategy related project.

Download the Toolkit and in Three Steps you will be guided from idea to implementation results.

The Toolkit contains the following practical and powerful enablers with new and updated Category Strategy specific requirements:

STEP 1: Get your bearings

Start with...


• The latest quick edition of the Category Strategy Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.


Organized in a Data Driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the…


• Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation


Then find your goals...

STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 999 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of Process Design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Category Strategy improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 999 standard requirements:


1. Where do you need Category Strategy improvement?
   
   

2. Is it clear when you think of the day ahead of you what activities and tasks you need to complete?
   
   

3. How will corresponding data be collected?
   
   

4. Who else should you help?
   
   

5. Will new equipment/products be required to facilitate Category Strategy delivery, for example is new software needed?
   
   

6. Is the work to date meeting requirements?
   
   

7. What process should you select for improvement?
   
   

8. Are all team members qualified for all tasks?
   
   

9. What is your Category Strategy quality Cost segregation study?
   
   

10. Why will customers want to buy your organizations products/services?
    
    


Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:


• The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the Category Strategy book in PDF containing 994 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...


Your Category Strategy self-assessment dashboard which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next:


• The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Category Strategy Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Category Strategy areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:
  
  


• Shows your organization instant insight in areas for improvement: Auto generates reports, radar chart for maturity assessment, insights per process and participant and bespoke, ready to use, RACI Matrix

• Gives you a professional Dashboard to guide and perform a thorough Category Strategy Self-Assessment

• Is secure: Ensures offline Data Protection of your Self-Assessment results

• Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next:



STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy

The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Category Strategy projects with the 62 implementation resources:


• 62 step-by-step Category Strategy Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 Category Strategy project requirements and success criteria:


Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:


1. Cost Management Plan: Eac -estimate at completion, what is the total job expected to cost?
   
   

2. Activity Cost Estimates: In which phase of the Acquisition Process cycle does source qualifications reside?
   
   

3. Project Scope Statement: Will all Category Strategy project issues be unconditionally tracked through the Issue Resolution process?
   
   

4. Closing Process Group: Did the Category Strategy Project Team have enough people to execute the Category Strategy Project Plan?
   
   

5. Source Selection Criteria: What are the guidelines regarding award without considerations?
   
   

6. Scope Management Plan: Are Corrective Actions taken when actual results are substantially different from detailed Category Strategy Project Plan (variances)?
   
   

7. Initiating Process Group: During which stage of Risk planning are risks prioritized based on probability and impact?
   
   

8. Cost Management Plan: Is your organization certified as a supplier, wholesaler, regular dealer, or manufacturer of corresponding products/supplies?
   
   

9. Procurement Audit: Was a formal review of tenders received undertaken?
   
   

10. Activity Cost Estimates: What procedures are put in place regarding bidding and cost comparisons, if any?


 
Step-by-step and complete Category Strategy Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.

1.0 Initiating Process Group:


• 1.1 Category Strategy project Charter

• 1.2 Stakeholder Register

• 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix


2.0 Planning Process Group:


• 2.1 Category Strategy Project Management Plan

• 2.2 Scope Management Plan

• 2.3 Requirements Management Plan

• 2.4 Requirements Documentation

• 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix

• 2.6 Category Strategy project Scope Statement

• 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log

• 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure

• 2.9 WBS Dictionary

• 2.10 Schedule Management Plan

• 2.11 Activity List

• 2.12 Activity Attributes

• 2.13 Milestone List

• 2.14 Network Diagram

• 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements

• 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure

• 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates

• 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet

• 2.19 Category Strategy project Schedule

• 2.20 Cost Management Plan

• 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates

• 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet

• 2.23 Cost Baseline

• 2.24 Quality Management Plan

• 2.25 Quality Metrics

• 2.26 Process Improvement Plan

• 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix

• 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities

• 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan

• 2.30 Communications Management Plan

• 2.31 Risk Management Plan

• 2.32 Risk Register

• 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment

• 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix

• 2.35 Risk Data Sheet

• 2.36 Procurement Management Plan

• 2.37 Source Selection Criteria

• 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan

• 2.39 Change Management Plan


3.0 Executing Process Group:


• 3.1 Team Member Status Report

• 3.2 Change Request

• 3.3 Change Log

• 3.4 Decision Log

• 3.5 Quality Audit

• 3.6 Team Directory

• 3.7 Team Operating Agreement

• 3.8 Team Performance Assessment

• 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment

• 3.10 Issue Log


4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:


• 4.1 Category Strategy project Performance Report

• 4.2 Variance Analysis

• 4.3 Earned Value Status

• 4.4 Risk Audit

• 4.5 Contractor Status Report

• 4.6 Formal Acceptance


5.0 Closing Process Group:


• 5.1 Procurement Audit

• 5.2 Contract Close-Out

• 5.3 Category Strategy project or Phase Close-Out

• 5.4 Lessons Learned


Results

With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any Category Strategy project with this in-depth Category Strategy Toolkit.

In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:


• Diagnose Category Strategy projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices

• Implement evidence-based Best Practice strategies aligned with overall goals

• Integrate recent advances in Category Strategy and put Process Design strategies into practice according to Best Practice guidelines


Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Category Strategy investments work better.

This Category Strategy All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person.

Includes lifetime updates

Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.