Fundamentals of successful supplier management
Effective strategies for sustainable supplier relationships
Contents
- Supplier management basics
- Supplier management and development as an integrative process
- Strategic supplier management
- Operational supplier management
- Identify risks and successfully avert them
- Communication & finding solutions with suppliers
- Possible incentive systems for supplier management
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- A practical introduction to the basics of supplier management is provided.
- It shows how strategic and operational approaches interlock and complement each other.
- It teaches how risks can be identified at an early stage and solutions developed together with suppliers.
- It explains how incentive systems contribute to motivation and how stable, sustainable partnerships can be established.
Methods
Trainer input, group exercises, best-practice examples, work aids and checklists, discussion and exchange of experience.
Recommended for
Specialists/executives from purchasing, procurement, materials management and supply chain management with supplier tasks/responsibilities. Other people involved in supplier management from quality management, development, design, production, etc.
Start dates and details
Monday, 22.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 23.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, 07.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 08.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
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