Fostering collaboration: Excelling in supplier relationship management

Learn how to form collaborative relationships with your suppliers with these lessons from leaders of award-winning transformation programmes. 

Findings from the inaugural CIPS Procurement & Supply State of Supply report, supported by GEP, outline the importance of developing stronger relationships with suppliers during times of uncertainty. With concerns over the continuity of supply set to continue, establishing closer ties and strategic partnerships with your long-term suppliers is vital, say leaders in the profession.  

But what are the challenges of transforming transactional relationships into collaborative ones? What levers can you pull to embed transparency, trust and information sharing between you and your suppliers? And, how can improving your supplier relationships contribute towards wider cost and risk mitigation supply chain strategies?  

Join our CIPS Excellence webinar on 10 September to find out. We’ll lift the lid on two award-winning supplier relationship management initiatives, as a leading IT provider in Saudi Arabia, and global defence and security provider, Leonardo, share their journeys to success.  

Atamis’ Gareth Burch will also provide practical tools and techniques you can deploy to drive stronger collaborative partnerships with suppliers.  

Key takeaways from this webinar will include: 

  • An understanding of what ‘excellence’ in supplier relationship management looks like  
  • Practical tips and techniques on how to develop a supplier relationship programme 
  • How digital transformation, supplier evaluation and segmentation, and ticketing systems can contribute towards improving supplier engagement  
  • How to measure the outcomes of developing closer relationships with suppliers 

Join this webinar live to ask your questions to speakers and learn how to develop more collaborative relationships with your suppliers. 


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CIPS Excellence webinar series
Delve into what the ‘best of the best’ looks like in procurement and supply with the CIPS Excellence webinar series. On a regular basis, you’ll get exclusive insight from industry leaders into what it takes to build and implement award-winning initiatives. Hear how procurement and supply teams can drive organisational best practice, understand the lessons learned along the way, and have your questions answered by panellists to inspire your career success.