Purchasing and Supply Chain
Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management
Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage.
- Next session
- 5 to 9 Oct 2026
- Venue
- Nairobi
- 5 day programme
- FromR18,000
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.
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Register for this courseWhat 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
- 01Introduction to Category Management
- 02Spend Segmentation and Data Analysis
- 03Category Strategy Development
- 04Supplier Market and Industry Analysis
- 05Portfolio Tools for Category Prioritisation
- 06Stakeholder Engagement and Cross Functional Buy In
- 07Category Implementation Planning
- 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
| Dates | Venue | Days | Fee | Calendar | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 to 30 Sep 2026 | Pretoria | 3 | R13,000 | Closed | |
| 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 | Windhoek | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026 | Gaborone | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 5 to 7 Oct 2026 | Maseru | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 6 to 8 Oct 2026 | Mbabane | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Oct 2026 | Lusaka | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 12 to 14 Oct 2026 | Harare | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 13 to 15 Oct 2026 | Lilongwe | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 14 to 16 Oct 2026 | Blantyre | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Mozambique | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 20 to 22 Oct 2026 | Nairobi | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 21 to 23 Oct 2026 | Dar es Salaam | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 26 to 28 Oct 2026 | Kigali | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 27 to 29 Oct 2026 | Kampala | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 28 to 30 Oct 2026 | Accra | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Lagos | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Cairo | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 4 to 6 Nov 2026 | Mauritius | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 | US$1,500 | Register | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Online | 3 | US$900 | Register | |
| 7 to 9 Dec 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 8 to 10 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | 3 | R13,000 | Register | |
| 9 to 11 Dec 2026 | Durban | 3 | R13,000 | Register |
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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