This course is designed for middle management who are responsible for the identification and assessment of material supplier risks, and management who are accountable for the process.
On completion of this course, you’ll know how to risk assess suppliers and identify the controls needed to manage them.
The course teaches you a risk assessment process which identifies the supplier controls and determines the risk rating of each material supplier, so that the controls and the risk rating can be used to assess the supplier at the next step of the process.
‘Managing material supplier risks’ has been designed to meet the following sections of the standards:
| BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 |
BRCGS Packaging Issue 6 |
BRCGS Agents & Brokers Issue 3 |
BRCGS Storage & Distribution Issue 4 |
| 3.5.1.1 Raw material risk assessment
3.5.1.5 Purchasing from agents and brokers 5.9.1 Animal conversion risk assessment 9.2.1 Supplier approval and monitoring system; traded products |
3.7.6 Purchasing from agents and brokers
7.1.1, 7.1.2 Supplier approval and monitoring system; traded products |
4.1.2 Manufacturer approval and monitoring system
4.1.4, 4.1.5 Purchasing from agents and brokers |
10.2.1.1, 10.2.1.3 Supplier approval; branded products
10.3.1.1, 10.3.1.4 Supplier approval; own-label |
| FSSC 22000 Version 5.1 |
IFS Food Version 7 |
SQF Food Manufacturing Edition 9 | FSMA |
| ISO 8.2.4f Supplier approval and assurance processes | 4.4.3 Purchasing | 2.3.4.2 Approved supplier program | Subpart G – Supply-chain program |
We recommend that you complete the mini training ‘Understanding supplier management‘ before taking any of the other courses in this series.
It provides the foundation of the basic understanding of supplier management and is an introduction to the rest of the training. This allows additional learning to be overlayed, producing a gradual learning experience – preventing the learner from becoming overwhelmed.
‘Understanding supplier management‘ will automatically be added to your cart when you purchase this course.
Other training in this series
This series is made up of 6 mini trainings:
- Understanding supplier management.
- Managing the supplier system.
- Managing material supplier risks.
- Assessing material suppliers.
- Managing approved material suppliers (coming soon).
- Managing operational suppliers.
About the training
The course includes exercises and takes approx. 75 minutes without breaks.
The test is made up of 25 multiple-choice questions. 70% is required to pass and gain a certificate. The test is open book and retakes are free of charge.
Risk assessment
Knowing what risks to include and how to assess them, is one of the most difficult aspects of material risk assessment. This course walks you through the process step by step, so you have a clear process to use.
Material risk assessment
It’s important to take into consideration the application of use of each material. This means that both the material and how you’re going to use it, must be taken into consideration. You’ll learn why this is important and how to apply it in practice.
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SUSAN STEELE (verified owner) –
Great course
Verity Annetts –
Great course thank you