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Practical Supplier & Vendor Auditing

How to Protect the Supply Chain from Unnecessary and Reputational Damage.

a 5 x day course

The capability of the Supply Chain to provide continuous and delivered outcomes for the organisation is only as good as its weakest link. Each aspect of the Chain is reliant on the other to meet objectives, especially for those links involving Suppliers and Vendors.

Identifying the weakest links is therefore essential to the credibility and reputation of the Supply Chain, particularly in the oil and gas business and similar complex operations.

Our Practical Supplier and Vendor Auditing course has been designed to help delegates develop the skills to uncover the realities and manage the potential risks that lie in wait from its weak links, to rectify the issues, and to enable these links to be strengthened and developed.

The course will consider the key disciplines of Supplier/Vendor Management and Supplier/Vendor Appraisal, and will work through the essential auditing procedures. Delegates will learn about the practicalities and challenges of auditing, enabling them to focus on producing a platform to develop continuous supplier and vendor improvement.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for:
- experienced and non-experienced supply chain and procurement officers who are able to influence the processes and procedures within the Supply Chain.
- delegates who need to gain an understanding of Supplier &Vendor Auditing in order to improve their supplier/vendor management skills
- delegates from a supplier such as key account managers, wishing to develop skills to prepare their companies for auditing.
- officers who may be responsible for auditing procedures within their organisation and wish to develop their understanding in the Supply Chain arena.


By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:-

• Understand and apply best practice supplier/vendor auditing strategies internationally.
• Undertake objective supplier/vendor audits and reporting.
• Apply auditing tools and techniques to uncover the weak links in the Supply Chain .
• Develop effective supplier/vendor compliance and improvement initiatives.
• Engage effectively with stakeholders both internal and external.
• Translate their auditing activities into tangible organizational benefits

This course is available for in-house delivery if required.

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