Supplier Management2 days

The growing realisation that effective management of the supply side of the business can provide real productivity gains, as well as reducing complexity, time and costs.

More and more companies are making the decision, "if it is not a core business activity, let's outsource it". Outsourcing as a key element of business strategy is becoming more important.

This course helps learners to:

• See the importance and relevance of effective supplier management for their business
• Manage relationships and performance of suppliers
• Understand the supplier lifecycle, and perform analysis of pre engagement activities
• Lead, influence and direct the supplier
• Have a process to define both our and the supplier culture
• Make supplier reviews effective
• Position suppliers based on significance and the potential value being delivered
• Handle change requirements
• Manage mid term complacency
• Extracting most value from the supplier relationship
• How to manage without ‘contract waiving’
• Handle the exit

Supplier Management is one of Matchett’s specialism areas. To view full details of our approach, the overall concept and client case studies please click here