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Managing Outsourced Suppliers - Business Learning

Typical Programme Content

As our programmes are custom designed, we can focus on specific training and development needs. Below represents an example only of the typical content covered;


  • Supplier lifecycle concept
  • Defining supplier selection criteria
  • How to work with procurement
  • Legal and risk groups
  • Meeting and evaluating potential suppliers
  • Managing the RFI (Request for Information) and ITT (Invitation to Tender) processes
  • Working with the supplier on the SLA (Service Level Agreement) and KPI's (Key Performance Indicators)
  • Leading and managing in the context of an external / outsource supplier
  • Understanding supplier drivers
  • How to develop the supplier relationship
  • Organising and managing supplier reviews
  • Defining the breadth and depth of the relationship to gain most value
  • Developing supplier performance
  • Managing supplier performance issues
  • Negotiation throughout the contract management phase
  • Conflict resolution
  • Managing supplier exit / renewal