Sourcing & Supplier Management

We find opportunities to improve the performance of your category management strategy. We do this through a category line assessment, market research, and negotiation strategies.

Our strategic category line assessment will drive your strategic supplier management.

Strategic Category Line Assessment

  • Supplier Strategy Alignment
  • Positioning and Dependency Analysis
  • Category/Line Review - Opportunity & Improvement Analysis
  • Category/Line Risk Assessment

Category Market Intelligence

  • Segmentation of categories/sub-categories/lines
  • Portfolio Analysis of Category and Sub-Category Assessment
  • External Environmental Assessment
  • Consumer Intelligence (Customer Empathy)
  • Vendor Market Assessment
  • Vendor Positioning Analysis

Category Management Execution Strategies

  • Supplier vetting
  • Supplier relationship management and governance
  • Negotiation strategies – overall strategies and training