supplier identification & management

By attending Supplier Management workshop, Participants will learn to:

  • Distinguishing between strategic, tactical and operational procurement
  • Develop a checklist so as to appraise the suppliers
  • Evaluating and rating the potential suppliers
  • Categorization of the suppliers
  • Distinguishing between traditional and partnership supplier relationships
  • Understand how to measure performance of the purchase department
  • Understanding what preparatory work needs to be done before negotiating with suppliers

Ability to deliver products faster, with more features and with lower costs is the number one priority on today's competitive market. Supply chain becomes an important factor as the percentage of purchased material and components rose thanks to outsourcing activities preferred by company's top managers in last twenty years. Today, more than ever, it is critical to understand that not only customers but also suppliers are blood of our business. If we want to stay competitive, we need not only to improve out processes, but collaborate with suppliers to improve them too.