Category Management in Purchasing by Jonathan O'brien
Category Management in Purchasing offers a set of tools and processes to deliver value and cost savings when sourcing and purchasing.
"Category Management in Purchasing fills a need in the literature available on this topic and provides the reader with a thorough insight into the principles and application of category management" * Ken James, former CEO of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply *
"Jonathan O'Brien has managed to encapsulate everything that organizations must put in place to deploy effective category management. A quality read and a great reference manual to keep on hand." * Marc Magistrali, Senior Vice-President Global Outsourcing, KONE Corporation *
"The definitive guide to strategic category management in modern organizations." * Patricia A Whitehouse, Global Learning & Development Manager, Procurement Supply Chain Management, BP Plc *
"I strongly recommend the book as a tool for managers seeking to develop a common approach to category management in their team." -- John Whitaker, general manager, group procurement, AP Moller-Maersk * Supply Management *
"The book provides all the background, strategy and tactics to stage a successful procurement transformation along category lines." * buyersmeetingpoint.com *
"Jonathan O'Brien has managed to encapsulate everything that organizations must put in place to deploy effective category management. A quality read and a great reference manual to keep on hand." * Marc Magistrali, Senior Vice-President Global Outsourcing, KONE Corporation *
"The definitive guide to strategic category management in modern organizations." * Patricia A Whitehouse, Global Learning & Development Manager, Procurement Supply Chain Management, BP Plc *
"I strongly recommend the book as a tool for managers seeking to develop a common approach to category management in their team." -- John Whitaker, general manager, group procurement, AP Moller-Maersk * Supply Management *
"The book provides all the background, strategy and tactics to stage a successful procurement transformation along category lines." * buyersmeetingpoint.com *
Jonathan O'Brien is a Director and co-owner of the international purchasing consultancy and training provider Positive Purchasing Ltd. With over 20 years experience working in purchasing, he has worked all over the world to help global organizations increase their purchasing capability through training, education and working directly with practitioners and executive teams to drive in the adoption of category management and other strategic purchasing methodologies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749464981 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749464984 |
| Title | Category Management in Purchasing |
| Author | Jonathan O'brien |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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