Cross-Functional Cooperation
About
Category Management is one of the most strategic yet complex disciplines in Procurement — requiring alignment, collaboration, and commitment across multiple business functions.
Our Cross-Functional Cooperation program helps organizations establish effective Category Management practices that enable smarter sourcing decisions, improved supplier relationships, and measurable business value.
Through structured frameworks, clear governance, and capability development, we ensure that Procurement and cross-functional teams work seamlessly together toward shared objectives — from cost optimization and innovation to risk mitigation and sustainability.
Benefits
Improved Collaboration
Build alignment across Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Business Units to ensure category strategies deliver enterprise-wide impact.
Governance & Accountability
Define clear roles, responsibilities, and decision frameworks to strengthen control and ownership.
Enhanced Performance Management
Track and measure results through structured KPIs and progress dashboards that drive accountability and continuous improvement.
Capability Development
Strengthen category managers’ strategic, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills through targeted development initiatives.
Sustainable Value Creation
Embed consistent, repeatable processes and governance structures that ensure ongoing efficiency and business alignment.
Our approach
Governance Framework
Establish governance models that define decision-making structures, escalation paths, and ownership boundaries across functions.
Roles & Responsibilities
Clarify key roles and interfaces between stakeholders to enable collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
Process Design
Develop standardized Category Management processes covering strategy development, sourcing execution, and performance management.
Performance & Competence Development
Introduce tools, KPIs, and training programs to build capability and reinforce a high-performance mindset within the Procurement team.
Implementation & IT Enablement
Support the rollout of governance and process frameworks through digital enablement tools and ongoing implementation support.