I’m so glad that I found your range of courses covering clauses of the GFSI standards.

The standards give a clear indication of what’s expected but do not indicate the best way to set things out. Your supplier management courses gave a clear method of doing this for all types of supplier.

David Couldrey

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for staff who are responsible or accountable for managing suppliers, including technical and procurement teams, raw material technologists, department managers and those responsible for supplier approval and monitoring.

It’s suitable for those who need to develop, implement or manage a supplier management system, as well as those who carry out supplier risk assessments and supplier approval activities.

What does the supplier management course cover?

The course is made up of five units:

Unit 1: Understanding Supplier Management
Develop your understanding of the different types of suppliers and how they should be managed. You’ll learn how to separate suppliers into material and operational suppliers and understand the structured process used to manage them.

Unit 2: Managing the Supplier System
Learn how to develop and implement a compliant supplier management system. This includes establishing the procedure, defining responsibilities and using a structured approach that can be applied across the business.

Unit 3: Managing Material Supplier Risks
Learn how to identify and assess the risks associated with material suppliers. The course provides a practical supplier risk assessment process that determines the controls required and produces a risk rating that can be used during supplier assessment.

Unit 4: Assessing Material Suppliers
Learn how to assess and approve material suppliers using methods appropriate to their level of risk. You’ll understand how the outputs from the supplier risk assessment determine the assessment methods and controls that need to be applied.

Unit 5: Managing Operational Suppliers
Learn how to manage service and operational suppliers used throughout the business. This includes risk assessment, approval, agreeing supplier controls, monitoring performance and taking action where requirements aren’t met.