Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management
Managing suppliers involves a range of skills including communication, appraisal, performance measurement and most important of all, the ability to develop suppliers’ skills and competencies.
Buyers and managers have to learn the necessary skills to manage supplier relationships in a professional manner; this course discusses how trust and collaboration can be developed over time in order to build productive long-term relationships when appropriate.
WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE
• Sales Personnel
• Managers and Executives
• Purchasing and Procurement professionals
• Any ‘client facing’ Account Manager
• Contract managers
• Supply chain managers
• Operational managers
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO:
• Learn how to develop a supplier base management process.
• Understand how to design and apply an effective supplier appraisal process.
• Build awareness of the common tools and techniques for effective stakeholders management.
• Appreciate the importance of clear communication with suppliers and learn methods to improve communication.
• Learn to acknowledge the supplier’s perception and handle relationships with empathy.
• Understand how to interpret a typical SRM maturity matrix.
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
Supplier Appraisal
- Design and apply an effective supplier appraisal process
Supplier Selection of Registered Suppliers
- Develop and apply a supplier base management process
Stakeholder Management
- Understanding stakeholders and managing them
- Utilise appropriate communication methods
Supplier Relationship Management
- How to create a supplier relationship strategy
- Identify and communicate realistic routes to development
- Understand situations from the supplier’s perception and handle relationships with empathy
- Understand how to use a typical SRM maturity matrix
Open Course Dates, Availability and Bookings for our Supplier Relationship Management Course
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Paul Stone
Managing Director
Paul is an experienced Human Resources and Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in Blue Chip multinationals, professional services, the public sector and more recently in the education management industry.

Alex Mortimer
Commercial Director
Alex has worked in both the university and private sector. He has a successful track record of business and organisational development, building corporate relationships and growing the SCA portfolio of clients.

Neil Roll
GM - CP Training
Neil has been working in senior positions within supply chain education for the past five years, following over 25 years' of practical logistics experience in a blue chip multinational company.
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