During last week’s Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar, business services (i.e. consulting) was identified as a category with potential for cost savings in the current marketplace (replay here).

Senior Category Manager Rachel Rutkoski recommended approaching consulting spend from two different angles; strategic sourcing and demand management. The clip below is her segment on how to strategically source this category:

The full webinar replay - including how to address consulting demand management as well as the other 4 categories the team advises sourcing now - is available here. And if you have category questions for Rachel, other members of the category management team, or your peers out there in the trenches, please leave them here.

Justin Fogarty is Managing Editor of Supply Excellence and community manager of Ariba Exchange. For any questions or feedback on the blog or its contributors, Justin can be reached at jfogarty[at]ariba.com.