The management of product categories as strategic business units. This practice empowers a category manager with full responsibility for the assortment decisions, inventory levels, shelf-space allocat [..]

The entire category management process facilitates fact-based selling by providing analytics from a retailer’s as well as a manufacturer’s perspective so that the mutual value of the business proposit [..]

In the procurement area, the term can be used in two ways: as a description of the procurement process, or as a basis for organising the procurement team.  As a description of the procurement process, [..]

 A business discipline where vendors and retailers work together in the management of product categories in order to streamline operations and increase sales. Chain Stores:

A relationship-oriented technique that some firms, especially supermarkets, are beginning to use to improve shelf-space productivity.

A category that allows purchasers to map semantically identical material groups or product categories with different descriptions in a system landscape with multiple back ends.

A range of specific products delivered by a supplier.

A structure list of goods and services, for example, the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC), that allows suppliers on the sell side to assign themselves to the correct purchas [..]

A role for purchasers who are responsible for purchasing categories in a company. They find suitable suppliers, monitor existing suppliers, conduct market research, and gather information about produc [..]

   A systematic, disciplined approach to managing a product category as a strategic business unit.  Certified Convenience Category Manager (CCCM)