Manage suppliers professionally

Results-oriented - systematic - sustainable

This training is held in German.
The purchasers ' tools of the trade include results-oriented and systematic supplier management. This is the only way to optimize the cost and performance potential of suppliers and the value contribution of purchasing. Operational and strategic fields of action of modern supplier management are presented, as well as the tools and methods that can be used in practice. This creates the basis for sustainably increasing results.

Contents

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Changes in procurement

  • New challenges, influence and value contribution of procurement in the company.
  • Trend markets, internationalization, global sourcing.
  • Opportunities and risks.

Supplier management as a component of procurement management

  • Objectives and tasks of strategic procurement management.
  • Procurement strategy (organizational structure, relationship patterns: partnership or opportunistic, make or buy decisions, etc.).
  • Starting points for supplier management.

Strategic supplier management in practice

  • Strategic and operational objectives of supplier management.
  • Develop supplier strategies.
  • Classification and positioning of suppliers.
  • Controlling strategic supplier management: managing supplier strategies with key figures.
  • Supplier management - a holistic process.

Operational supplier management in practice

  • Instruments/methods for the systematic realization of professional supplier management.
  • Search and preselection of suppliers.
  • Supplier evaluation.
  • Supplier classification.
  • Supplier development.
  • Supplier selection.
  • Supplier integration.
  • Controlling: Key figures for supplier selection, evaluation, etc.

Ensuring the quality of supplier services

  • Supplier self-disclosure, quality assurance agreement, supplier auditing, incoming goods inspection.
  • Excursus: Quality indicators for supplier evaluation.

Excursus: Effective risk management

  • Risk management process, risk matrix, external/internal procurement risks, risk culture.
  • Special: Presentation of an Excel-based risk management tool.

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

  • You tap into the performance potential of your suppliers, exploit it sustainably, reduce costs and increase your contribution to earnings.
  • You apply tried-and-tested tools and methods and increase your value contribution in purchasing.
  • You secure and increase the quality of your suppliers.
  • You systematically deal with supplier risks and initiate appropriate measures.
  • You open up improvements in organization and collaboration for yourself and your suppliers .
  • You will benefit from an exciting exchange of experiences and receive valuable input.

Methods

Trainer input, group/individual work, case/practical examples, exchange of experience, checklists and work aids round off your knowledge.

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.

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Supplier management: strengthening and professionalizing relationships

The number of international suppliers is increasing. The supply chain is becoming more and more diversified. Innovation cycles are becoming ever shorter. All of these factors assign purchasing the task of minimizing the cost pressure on the company and optimizing the procurement process in the value chain. Due to the high proportion of purchased materials, systematic supplier management is therefore essential. In this article you will learn [...]

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Supplier management: strengthening and professionalizing relationships

The number of international suppliers is increasing. The supply chain is becoming more and more diversified. Innovation cycles are becoming ever shorter. All of these factors assign purchasing the task of minimizing the cost pressure on the company and optimizing the procurement process in the value chain. Due to the high proportion of purchased materials, systematic supplier management is therefore essential. In this article you will learn [...]

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Ratings and feedback from our participants

4.1
279 Ratings
training content:
4.2
Content comprehensibility:
4.3
Practical relevance:
3.8
Trainer expertise:
4.7
Participant orientation:
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Dennis Moschonik
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participant Live-Online-Training, Würth IT GmbH

"The specialist knowledge was conveyed using good and meaningful examples. It was therefore very easy to maintain understanding. I was very happy with the training and wish the organizer all the best."

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Dennis Moschonik
Confirmed participation
Würth IT GmbH

"The specialist knowledge was conveyed using good and meaningful examples. It was therefore very easy to maintain understanding. I was very happy with the training and wish the organizer all the best."

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Anja Mrutzek
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Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Frankfurt

"Well-structured approach, very good technical documents."

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Levent Ucar
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WKW Aktiengesellschaft

"I particularly liked the presentation of the connections between cross-functional relationships internally in the context of supplier selection and their criteria. The overall package was simply very coherent!"

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Thomas Bauch
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E.ON Hanse AG, Quickborn

"Clear presentation of topics, good documents with expert content."

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Petra Berger
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany GmbH, Frankfurt am Main

"Lively implementation of the topic with extensive examples."

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Jürgen Sabolowitsch
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Sage Bäurer GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen

"Practical, competent, helpful."

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Ulrich Kremer
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Meier Solar Solutions GmbH, Bocholt

"Very good information and documents."

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Niels Becker
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Ne-Metall-Kontor GmbH & Co. KG Trading Company, Staufenberg

"Very good speaker, extensive selection of topics!"

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Alam Noor
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INDUSTRIEHANSA Consulting & Engineering GmbH, Fellbach

"Interactive discussion with interesting case studies."

LU
Levent Ucar
Confirmed participation
participant Live-Online-Training, WKW Aktiengesellschaft

"I particularly liked the presentation of the connections between cross-functional relationships internally in the context of supplier selection and their criteria. The overall package was simply very coherent!"

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13.11.2025
Stuttgart
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Berlin
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