Essential Consultancy Services

Our Supplier Relationship Services

We can help to ensure that strategic relationships deliver their expected benefits, at any stage in a contract life-cycle from initial supplier evaluations through to contract renewal

Supporting Sourcing Projects

• Supply market research, and supplier capability evaluations
• RFI and RFP processes
• Contract negotiation (including assurance that it supports SRM adequately)

Establishing Supplier Relationships

• Ensuring that an appropriate relationship style is defined, and objectives set
• Establishing relationship management structures suited to the relationship objectives
• Stakeholder analysis, and roles & responsibilities mapping
• Establishing management processes against roles

Supporting SLAs definitions to ensure that:

• Service descriptions are complete
• SLAs define measurable and appropriate standards
• Clear boundaries of responsibility are established.

Relationship Assessments

• Health check review of an existing relationship, assessing the suitability and completeness of relationship management arrangements. -->more

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