1.0Argon & Cohttps://www.argonandco.com/us/Julia.Robertshttps://www.argonandco.com/us/author/julia-roberts/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="19BeeFJZvZ"><a href="https://www.argonandco.com/us/news-insights/articles/strategic-vision-enhance-procurements-impact/">Strategic vision – enhance procurement’s impact</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.argonandco.com/us/news-insights/articles/strategic-vision-enhance-procurements-impact/embed/#?secret=19BeeFJZvZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Strategic vision – enhance procurement’s impact” — Argon & Co" data-secret="19BeeFJZvZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.argonandco.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.argonandco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Engage-During-Business-Planning-3-1024x699.png1024699In many organizations, category strategies are created out of necessity rather than design. They often sit in static documents, disconnected from business planning, and are rarely revisited. The result is that procurement becomes reactive. It chases requests, negotiates under pressure, and misses the opportunity to influence decisions before they are made. Category strategy should not […]