Mitigating Global Risk for Utilities: Leveraging category intelligence for smart decision making

Within the procurement and supply chain management space, there is increased focus on the importance of category management to stay ahead of the market and remain competitive in a dynamic and ever-evolving market landscape. In no industry are these challenges more acute than in the utilities sector.

Sherri Barnes (Director, Market Intelligence at ProcureAbility) and Arthur Raguette (Vice President, Beroe) discuss both the challenges and opportunities in the utility industry and share how procurement-focused market intelligence has supported their success, including:

• Key issues currently impacting the utilities industry
• The need for category intelligence to drive smarter sourcing decisions
• Best practices for timely and effective decisions across categories