Understanding supplier management
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Staff who are accountable or responsible for managing the supplier system
Understanding supplier management is designed for middle management who are responsible for the day-to-day running of the supplier system and compliance to it, and management who will be accountable for the system.
On completion of this course, you’ll understand how the approval and performance monitoring of suppliers is managed in a system.
This provides a good basis for further learning and enables you to complete one or more of the other units in the series.
Using suppliers is an essential part of supply, however, it brings risk with it – which can have a serious impact on your business, your customers, and the final consumer.
This means that supplier management is a critical aspect of any management system and is a fundamental part of the standard.
This series of courses provides a simple structure for how to manage suppliers, in a way that is compliant to the standards.
‘Understanding maintenance controls’ 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 Supplier and raw material approval and performance monitoring
4.16.6 Third-party contractors 5.9.1 Animal conversion risk assessment 9.2 Approval and performance monitoring of manufacturers/packers of traded food products 9.4.3 Status verification of products |
3.7 Supplier approval and performance monitoring
3.9.5 Traceability in subcontracted or outsourced processes 3.10 Management of suppliers of services 5.10.1 Communication to transport companies 5.10.6 Third-party transport contractor agreements 7.1 Approval and performance monitoring of manufacturers/packers of traded packaging products 7.3.3 Status verification of products |
3.7.4 Traceability throughout the supply chain
4.1 Approval and performance monitoring of manufacturers/packers of traded products 4.2 Management of service providers 4.3.2 Verification of security arrangements 4.4.3 Status verification for claims |
3.5.1 Supplier approval and performance monitoring of service providers and equipment suppliers
3.5.2.2 – 3.5.2.6 X Management of subcontractors 10.2.1 Supplier approval and performance monitoring 10.3.1 Supplier approval and performance monitoring 10.3.6.1Material risk assessment 10.3.6.2 Contracted testing 12.6 Use of the distribution network for final mile deliveries only |
| 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 Purchasing
4.15.7 Third-party transport |
2.3.3 Contract manufacturers
2.3.4 Approved Supplier Program |
Subpart G – Supply-chain program |
We recommend that you complete this 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.
Other training in this supplier management 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. 40 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.
Understanding suppliers
There are many types of suppliers. To be able to manage them, you need to understand how to categorise them. This course provides a simple way of separating them into material suppliers and operational suppliers, so that you can apply the correct supplier management process.
The six-step process for supplier management
A good supplier management system has a structure which can be applied and adapted to every type of supplier and situation. This course explains the six-step process to develop your understanding of material and operational supplier management.
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Verity Annetts –
Really useful course, thank you.