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Category Management for Procurement Professionals

Category management shifts procurement from reactive order placing to structured, data led sourcing strategies for each area of spend. This course covers segmenting spend, building category strategies, running supplier market analysis and aligning category plans with business objectives, using examples relevant to manufacturing, retail, mining and public sector buyers operating across South Africa and the wider region.

What you will be able to do

  • Segment organisational spend into meaningful procurement categories.
  • Develop category strategies aligned to business risk and value.
  • Analyse supplier markets to identify sourcing opportunities and threats.
  • Apply portfolio tools such as the Kraljic matrix to prioritise categories.
  • Build stakeholder buy in for category management initiatives.
  • Track category performance against cost, risk and service targets.

Course outline

  1. 01Introduction to Category Management
  2. 02Spend Segmentation and Data Analysis
  3. 03Category Strategy Development
  4. 04Supplier Market and Industry Analysis
  5. 05Portfolio Tools for Category Prioritisation
  6. 06Stakeholder Engagement and Cross Functional Buy In
  7. 07Category Implementation Planning
  8. 08Measuring Category Performance and Value

Who should attend

This course suits category managers, senior buyers, procurement specialists and sourcing analysts who own strategic spend categories.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Lagos3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Harare3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Online3US$900
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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