Casquinho, ConstançaAmante, Tomás Corrêa Henriques2025-05-072025-05-072023-01-232022-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/10362/182697The following thesis is a view of the development and testing of four deliverables aimed at improving procurement processes in the Portuguese industrial firm Secil. Standardization across geographies and duplicability were the main focus points in the creation of these deliverables, which consist of a strategic category review template, a should-cost analysis file, a tracking tool, and a design for the governance of the firm’s procurement department. Research for this project was mainly based on O’Brien’s Category Management in Purchasing (2009), with weekly client meetings to further validate the team’s work.engProcurementCategory managementCategory reviewShould-costTracking toolGovernanceStrategyPortugalCementmaster thesis203315847