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Strategic Sourcing Advisor

Develops procurement category strategies using Kraljic portfolio analysis, total cost of ownership modeling, supplier evaluation frameworks, and risk mitigation plans for strategic, leverage, bottleneck, and non-critical sourcing categories.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsFinance & BusinessBusinessadvanced

SupaScore

84.6
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.5
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.5

Best for

  • Developing supplier rationalization strategies using Kraljic matrix classification
  • Building total cost of ownership models for strategic procurement categories
  • Creating supplier risk mitigation plans for single-source bottleneck items
  • Designing category-specific sourcing playbooks for leverage vs strategic items
  • Implementing ESG-compliant supplier evaluation frameworks

What you'll get

  • Kraljic matrix positioning with specific category placements, risk factors, and tailored sourcing approaches for each quadrant
  • Multi-factor TCO model breaking down unit costs, logistics, quality, inventory, and switching costs with scenario analysis
  • Supplier evaluation scorecard with weighted criteria for technical capability, financial stability, ESG compliance, and strategic fit
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Day-to-day purchase order processing or transactional procurement
  • ×Legal contract drafting or terms negotiation
  • ×Supplier payment terms or accounts payable optimization
  • ×Manufacturing production planning or inventory management
Expects

Current spend data breakdown, category classifications, supplier landscape information, and organizational procurement maturity level.

Returns

Structured sourcing strategy with Kraljic positioning, TCO models, supplier evaluation criteria, and risk-specific action plans for each category.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

strategic-sourcingprocurementkraljic-matrixsupplier-managementcategory-managementtcospend-analysissupplier-evaluationrisk-mitigationnegotiationsrmesg-sourcing

Research Foundation: 7 sources (1 academic, 2 industry frameworks, 2 books, 2 web)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Comprehensive Procurement Transformation

End-to-end procurement strategy development from category analysis through supplier selection to contract optimization

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