Overview

Being able to ensure a successful and resilient supply chain is crucial within the public sector to get the best service possible.

As a public sector organisation, you often deal with a significant number of external suppliers, meaning efficiency and effectiveness can be difficult to achieve.

This A Guide to Successful Supplier Performance Management training course provides delegates with a better understanding of the supplier performance management process; with techniques to ensure more positive relationships with suppliers; learn how to use KPIs to effectively measure performance; effectively identify and manage risk; assess sustainable and ethical standards,  and ensure you have a more resilient supply chain.

Run this interactive training course with procurement expert to develop a resilient strategy for successful supplier performance management and gain the best from your supply chain.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the supplier performance management process and how to utilise an operational framework to deliver the best value
  • Learn strategies for ensuring positive working relationships with external stakeholders
  • Know how to measure supplier performance and action to take when high standards aren’t met
  • Work with the Chair to create a supplier performance management framework that works for your organisation
All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified, with signed certificates available upon request for event.

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Agenda

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09:30 - 10:00

Registration

10:00 - 11:00

The Supplier Performance Management Process

  • Understand the fundamental principles of effective supplier performance management
  • Learn the key pillars of supplier performance management; including ensuring value, successful engagement, effective processes and collaboration
  • Hear real-life case studies from within the public sector whose organisations operate within an effective operational framework
11:00 - 11:15

Morning Break

11:15 - 12:00

Ensuring Positive Strategic Relationships

  • Master how to ensure positive engagement and effective communication with a number of external suppliers
  • Understand strategies to develop positive working behaviours
  • Know when tendering and negotiation can come into the communication process
  • The importance of collaborative working and holding up your end of the bargain
12:00 - 13:00

Supplier Performance Measurement

  • Learn a number of useful assessment and evaluation tools
  • Effective use and application of Key Performance Indicators
  • Ensuring that your organisation’s KPIs are not just transactional but strategic
  • Setting up strong processes for Service Level Agreements
  • Understanding the importance of consistency and ensuring consistent high standards within a framework
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:45

Quality Assurance & Managing Risk

  • How to ensure quality is delivered across all of your supplier relationships
  • Guaranteeing that all suppliers are operating at the same high level
  • Assessment of Sustainability & Ethical Standards
  • Discover strategies for identifying and managing risk
14:45 - 15:00

Afternoon Break

15:00 - 16:00

Workshop: Ensuring a Resilient Supply Chain by Effective Supplier Relationship Management

  • Outline criteria by which your external suppliers can be measured
  • Develop measurable, achievable targets to assess progress
  • Gain advice from the Chair to produce an action plan for implementation back at work
16:00 - 16:15

Feedback, Evaluation & Close