« It is the entire process of managing the offer to facilitate the sale. It is based on analyses from the retailer's and manufacturer's point of view, so that the mutual value of the business proposition can be identified. Considerations include product assortment, price, promotion, placement, timing and, to some extent, packaging. »
Gartner®
Category management involves at least four major departments of the organization - category development, marketing, supply chain and sales.
Following the development of an innovation, the marketing department creates the article sheet or the article switch and communicates the availability date to the categorical development. The latter will then lead the implementation of the annual plan (and N+1) in order to ensure that the referencing objectives are met. To do this, it makes the information available to key accounts that will negotiate agreements with buyers. When a listing date is determined, the supply chain activates the preparation and carries the goods to the customer's warehouse.
The field sales teams then activate the reference with the head of department and will make the presence and highlighting of the products. At the end of the referencing cycle, an analysis of the CRM and panelist data allows the category manager to check that the plan’s objectives are well-achieved.
If sales are not achieved, actions involving the different departments (category development, marketing and sales forces) are taken to promote the products and boost sales.
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