Selecting Suppliers Using Clear Criteria
The right supplier is not selected on price alone. Clarify your criteria, organise sourcing and assess partners' capabilities against your needs. Develop a selection and evaluation method to make your purchasing decisions more robust.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- SUPC011FR Code
Presentation
Shortlisting and selecting suppliers are important stages in the procurement process and determine whether a sound supplier panel capable of delivering compliant products can be established.
ISO 9001:2008 states that the company must evaluate and select suppliers according to their ability to supply products that meet its requirements, and must establish selection, evaluation and re-evaluation criteria.
This course introduces the methods and tools needed to build an effective supplier panel.
Objectives
- Master methods and tools for shortlisting and selecting suppliers.
- Search for suppliers using the internet and the best search engines.
- Master methods for analysing supplier information.
- Use the right tools to compare supplier offers.
Program
Shortlisting suppliers
1 – Introduction
- Review of the procurement and supply procedure.
- Procurement and supplier selection under ISO 9001:2000.
- Review of the requester–buyer relationship.
2 – The shortlisting approach
- Assessing the supplier market.
- Searching for suppliers: sourcing.
- Sourcing strategy.
- Initial targeting and the evaluation questionnaire.
- Principles for evaluating a supplier relationship.
- Identifying potential suppliers.
- Evaluating potential suppliers: criteria.
- Measuring supplier value.
- Calls for tenders.
- Receiving and comparing offers.
- Comparing suppliers based on evaluation.
3 – Qualifying supplier/product combinations
4 – Suppliers under quality assurance
- Origins.
- Role.
5 – Dashboard: qualitative supplier control
- Use and role.
- Development.
- Indicators.
Supplier selection and multi-criteria comparison
Requests for quotations or calls for tenders
- Definition.
When does a company request quotations?
Who should be consulted?
Calls for tenders
- Objectives.
Developing a call for tenders or request for quotations
- Information to include.
6 – Receiving and reviewing offers
- Reviewing offers.
7 – Comparing offers
- Elements to compare.
- Summary.
- Multi-criteria comparison.
8 – Selecting suppliers
9 – Conclusion
Audience
Procurement managers, buyers and assistant buyers.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of procurement fundamentals is required.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Quiz / multiple-choice questions
Dates and sessions
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