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Course Overview

Organizations depend on suppliers for materials, services, and critical components — making supplier quality management a cornerstone of operational success. This Supplier Quality Management and Compliance Training Course provides participants with the tools to evaluate, monitor, and improve supplier performance while ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards.

The course covers supplier selection, auditing, compliance frameworks, and risk management strategies. Participants will also explore how to foster collaboration with suppliers while holding them accountable for quality and ethical standards. Real-world case studies will highlight supplier failures and best practices in supply chain governance.

By the end of the training, attendees will be able to design robust supplier quality systems that ensure consistency, compliance, and trust across supply chains.

Course Benefits

• Learn frameworks for supplier quality and compliance.

• Strengthen supplier evaluation and auditing practices.

• Mitigate risks and ensure supply chain resilience.

• Enhance collaboration and accountability with suppliers.

• Ensure compliance with global standards and regulations.

Course Objectives

• Explore principles of supplier quality management.

• Apply tools for supplier selection and performance evaluation.

• Conduct supplier audits and compliance checks.

• Manage risks in supplier relationships.

• Align supplier management with corporate governance.

• Strengthen ethical sourcing and sustainability practices.

• Build long-term supplier partnerships for quality assurance.

Training Methodology

The course uses a combination of expert-led lectures, supply chain case studies, interactive workshops, and supplier evaluation simulations.

Target Audience

• Supplier quality and compliance managers.

• Procurement and supply chain professionals.

• Risk and audit officers.

• Executives responsible for vendor governance.

Target Competencies

• Supplier quality management.

• Supplier auditing and compliance.

• Risk assessment in supply chains.

• Governance and ethical sourcing.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to Supplier Quality Management

• Importance of supplier quality in business performance.

• Key principles and frameworks.

• Supplier quality failures and lessons learned.

• Case studies of global supply chains.

Unit 2: Supplier Selection and Evaluation

• Criteria for selecting reliable suppliers.

• Supplier qualification and onboarding.

• Performance monitoring tools.

• Continuous evaluation methods.

Unit 3: Supplier Audits and Compliance

• Conducting supplier quality audits.

• Compliance with ISO and industry standards.

• Managing nonconformities and corrective actions.

• Technology in supplier compliance monitoring.

Unit 4: Risk Management in Supply Chains

• Identifying and mitigating supplier risks.

• Business continuity in supply networks.

• Third-party and subcontractor risks.

• Case studies of supplier risk failures.

Unit 5: Building Sustainable Supplier Partnerships

• Fostering collaboration and accountability.

• Integrating sustainability into supplier management.

• Ethical sourcing and global responsibility.

• Long-term strategies for quality partnerships.

Ready to strengthen your supplier management systems?
Join the Supplier Quality Management and Compliance Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and build resilient, high-quality supply chains.