Procurement Zoning Cheat Sheet

Design Your Category Strategy Like a City Planner

Your procurement function isn’t a department — it’s a city. And without zoning, that city descends into chaos.

This cheat sheet gives you a clear, actionable framework to rethink category strategy using urban planning principles.

✅ What’s Inside:

• The 3 procurement zones and how to apply them
• Real-world case study (FMCG creative spend)
• Strategic blind spots most teams miss
• A checklist to govern by zone, not guesswork
• Tips to turn your strategy into a living, adaptive document

🎯 Who It’s For:

• Procurement leaders designing or fixing category strategy
• Sourcing managers dealing with maverick spend and internal chaos
• Consultants and advisors running transformation projects
• Anyone looking to ditch PowerPoint fluff and build real sourcing infrastructure

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🧠 Based on data from Hackett Group’s 2024 CPO Agenda
💡 Use it as a template, workshop starter, or internal alignment tool

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🛠 Start zoning your sourcing landscape — or keep firefighting.
The choice is yours.