Category management is the implementation of a procurement strategy for a certain group of costs, taking into account its specifics and assuming active cross-functional interaction of experts in the professions: Internal Clients, Procurement, Finance, Controllers, etc.
Category management outsourcing, as the most complete form of procurement outsourcing, is the management of a purchase group (category) of full cycle (from needs analyzing to pay) and, in addition to all Strategic outsourcing processes, includes actual Cost management, where Demand and Consumption are controlled.