Supplier Development for Managers
3 days|Delivered on request
This programme is for the person accountable for the work rather than the person doing it. It covers supplier development and contract administration from the position of someone who must review, approve and answer for the output. Managers carry this because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount, and the accountability does not delegate cleanly. Delegates leave able to work confidently with warehouse operations, inventory optimisation and contract negotiation in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Review warehouse operations and say plainly whether it is working, measured against the CIPS professional standard
- Put inventory optimisation on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
- Bring contract negotiation into line with current good practice
- Improve strategic sourcing within their own organisation
What the course covers
- Supplier development
- Contract administration
- Warehouse operations
- Inventory optimisation
- Contract negotiation
- Strategic sourcing
- Tender evaluation
Who should attend
- logistics coordinators
- supply chain managers
- sourcing specialists
- procurement managers
- supply chain analysts
