Vendor Management Essentials
$49.00
Most companies buy from vendors, and to ensure maximum value to a business, it’s important to know how to manage them. Vendors can also affect the performance of the business buying from them. Having an effective vendor management process is essential in today’s business.
Vendor Management Essentials course will outline a vendor management process, including a vendor policy document, developing key performance indicators, assessing potential vendor risk, describing components of a vendor contract, and monitoring the performance and relationship of vendors using questionnaires, forms, and auditing.
Description
Course outline
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Vendor Management
Session Three: Benefits and Challenges of Vendor Management
Session Four: Types of Vendors
Session Five: Vendor Management — First Steps
Session Six: Vendor Life Cycle Management
Session Seven: Assessment and Selection of Vendors
Session Eight: Developing Contracts and Finalizing Vendors
Session Nine: Monitoring Performance and Vendor Relationships
Personal Action Plan
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
