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Services that Guarantee Success
If you’re responsible for an enterprise in need of sourcing implementation, or the individual buyer looking for ideas to drive the best deal terms, Our Team Members are ready to guide you through the first steps. And not only with technology. Category One offers commodity expertise and has partnerships with experts to help you strategize, aggregate and source difficult items like telecom, insurance and volatile commodities. Many services are available on a “gain-share” basis.


Category One offers:
RFX and Auction Basic and Advanced Training
Spend analysis
Item strategy and custom template creation
Complete negotiation outsourcing
Group purchasing identification and strategy
RFX and Auction Basic and Advanced Training

Launch Your First Negotiation During the First Week!
After you register at www.cat-one.com, a Category One expert will walk you through a guided negotiation in less than 15 minutes. A comprehensive 45-minute demo is also available.
Once you see how easy the Category One platform is to navigate, sign up for a training session or two. You’ll be issued a username and password to practice building, and bidding, your own negotiations.
a Category One Team Member will then help you execute your first online negotiation. We’ll show you how to set strategy, set up and train your suppliers, monitor your first negotiation, and interpret the results. Upon conclusion of your event, you can store all your contract data, which comes in handy for your next negotiation.