Convertas Vendor Relations & Supplier Management Convertas
Price: QAR 14,505

    Course details

    Day One: Vendor validation process
    • Words of wisdom on managing vendor relationships
    • Sources for gathering information
    • Vendor status
    • Prequalification questionnaires
    • Vendor risk assessments
    • Sustainable vendor relations
    • Triple bottom line
      • Economic success
      • Social development
      • Environmental sustainability
     Day Two: Vendor development and integration
    • Vendor development
    • Vendor diversity programs
    • Supplier certification
    • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
    • Partnering typologies
     Day Three: Managing vendor performance
    • Vendor performance objectives
    • Performance targets
    • Continuous improvement initiatives
    • Service level agreements
     Day Four: Go-to-market strategies
    • Purchasing strategy matrix
    • Six sourcing strategies
      • Volume concentration
      • Best price evaluation
      • Global sourcing
      • Product specification improvement
      • Joint process improvement
      • Relationship restructuring
    • Group buying and bulk pricing
    • Just-in-Time (JIT) buying
     Day Five: Soft skills and vendor relations etiquette
    • Effective communication as a pillar for success
    • Application of leadership and management skills in vendor relations
    • Cialdini's six powerful persuasion techniques
      • Reciprocation technique
      • Authority technique
      • Social proof technique
      • Commitment technique
      • Liking technique
    • Scarcity technique
    • Vendor relations etiquette
    • Communicating with foreign vendors
    Updated on 16 May, 2024

    Eligibility / Requirements

    There are no eligibility requirements to attend this course.

    About Convertas

    CONVERTAS is a reliable advisory firm, helping organizations develop their activities to align with their objectives adopting the best practices.

    Our trainings and workshops cover all areas of business including Management,Soft Skills and Human Resourses Management, Marketing and Sales, Accounting and Finance, Procurement  and Logistics, targeting organizations, managers and employees. Whether in-house or public, trainings are organized with the highest qualified trainers.

    Our methodology relies more on the use of audio-visual impact which is more effective than the lecture style. Presentations, videos and simulations methods have proven to be very effective for people to remember.

    Moreover, doing and teaching are the best vehicles for learning and remembering. This includes involving the trainee in the teaching process by interacting, through completing worksheets and inciting to explain and present what is acquired.

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