OP-015 · Operations & Standards
Vendor and Supplier Management Toolkit
Manage supplier relationships on performance and risk, not just price
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About this toolkit
A practical operations toolkit that helps managers use evidence, create consistent standards and turn findings into owned action. Manage supplier relationships on performance and risk, not just price.
What this toolkit helps you achieve
- Assess total value and operational criticality
- Set clear service expectations and review evidence
- Make renewal, improvement or exit decisions deliberately
What’s included
- A four‐part vendor cycle: Select, Onboard, Review, Renew
- The Five Golden Rules of vendor and supplier management, on one page
- A plain‐English guide to the four pillars a vendor management approach needs: Selection Criteria, Onboarding and Contract, Performance Review, Risk and Contingency
- A worksheet and checklist for selecting, onboarding and reviewing a vendor
- A twelve‐question coaching bank for the conversation before, during and after a vendor decision
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Best for
Managers selecting, reviewing, renewing or replacing operational suppliers.
Expected practical outcome
Manage vendors on total value, not lowest price. Put the relationship on a formal footing from day one, review performance on a cadence that matches how critical the vendor is, and know your fallback before a critical vendor lets you down, not after.