434: BONUS EPISODE: Is a Category-Led Organizational Structure Still Fit for Purpose?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2021, we facilitated a lot of discussions about category management. Is it still fit for purpose or does this 25-year old business process need to evolve faster to keep up with the ways procurement continues to change?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Mastermind LIVE Spring 2021, Nancy Nicoll, VP of Indirect Sourcing Center of Excellence at Retail Business Services, and Jaime Robles, CPO of Caseys General Stores, joined Philip Ideson for a panel session to discuss procurement operating models - specifically, whether category management is 'dead' or 'alive' and if procurement should pursue a relational or expertise-based model for working with the business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They answered questions such as:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are some of the challenges that a category management-driven procurement structure brings and how can we overcome them?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How might procurement’s approach to category management affect their relationship with the business?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where should procurement get category expertise from if it doesn't reside in the person running the sourcing process?</span></li> </ul>