Leveraging Supplier Relationships
Description
This course reflects current and future industry practices, trends and opportunities. You will be stimulated by provocative videos highlighting multiple business initiatives, state of the art processes and successes achieved by recognized experts in the field. You will leave this class with an ability to develop and recommend the implementation of action plans needed to drive effective and efficient supplier relationships.
- Keiretsu and Japanese Challenge
- Supplier Selection
- Long-Term Relationship and Trust Building
- Supplier Development
- Target Costing
- Supplier and Purchasing Involvement in New Product Design
- Value Analysis and Value Engineering
- Strategic Partnerships
- Creating Lean Suppliers
- Buyers as Catalysts for Change
- Negotiation Strategies
- Action Plans
Intended Audience
Project team leaders, supply chain integrators, buyers, procurement staff and process managers.
When & Where
- This course is taught for two (2) full days for eight (8) hours a day.
- Note:You must attend all 16 hours to complete this course.
Prerequisites
- Accredited BS or BA degree or five years in the working field.
Course Testimonials
"Really Good! Laws of Energy as well as info"
When asked what they liked most about this course, past participants commented on the following:
- Level of knowledge of the instructors
- Hints as to what would be addressed in the PMI Test
- Power of persuasion and laws
- Negotiation assignments
- Learning leadership styles
- Principles of influence
- Team discussions and video presentations
- Well defined course
- Real life experiences shared by the instructors
- Interaction among students
- Attending with fellow industry peers and learning from each other
- Instructors background
- Pragmatic examples
- Openness to questions
Additional comments include the following:
"Really Good! Laws of Energy as well as info"
" I think the instructors facilitated an excellent learning environment!" -- Kirk Denberry, General Dynamics
"I like the way the course was structured" -- David Taj, Motorola
"Excellent facilitation" -- Steve Reichart, General Dynamics C4 Systems
Course Information
Instructor
- Rebecca Allen, OnStar - General Motors
- Tony Benedict, Value Chain Group
- Derinda Ehrlich, Vice President, AVNET
- Elizabeth Enright, Change Manager, ON Semiconductor
How to Register
- Please register online or contact the JACMET office at 480/727-1519.
Note: Participants who successfully complete this program will receive 1.6 continuing education units. They may be applied toward Institute for Supply Management (ISM) C.P.M. recertification and/or A.P.P. reaccredidation program requirements. ISM’s consent to provide a program number for this educational event is not an endorsement of this program nor its content by ISM.