This is a two (2) day intensive course. The course is conducted through:

• Regular scheduled public courses
• On-site (In house) courses for organisations or sectors’

This course is aimed at procurement and supply management professionals
including:

• Procurement professionals
• Junior or developing buyers
• Purchasing managers
• Purchasing leadership teams
• Stakeholders who are to support or be part of category teams

Relevant work experience

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Identify current category competency framework level and what is required to
  move up the levels.
• Identify more ways to interpret quantitative and qualitative data in order to
  identify more opportunities that drive category growth.
• Communicate thoroughly the key principles of current category management.
• Demonstrate new language that improves their category management
  credibility.
• Better understand the shopper, the preparer and the eater, to ensure they are
  at the heart of their decisions.
• Understand how to better implement opportunities that have measurable
  benefits for the shopper, the supermarket, and their business.

Module 1: Category management: definition
Module 2: Category management and procurement
Module 3: Category management: approach and methodology
Module 4: Category management: applied analytics

This two day highly intensive course will utilise a variety of proven learning
techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the
information presented. This includes high levels of participant discussion, group
interaction, delegate group exercises and case studies.

A certificate of completion of course will be awarded to delegates who attend and
complete the training course as well as the award of CPD points.