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Supplier Performance & Risk Management Specialization

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Supplier Performance & Risk Management Specialization

Strategic Supplier Management Excellence. Build expertise in vendor analysis, risk mitigation, and procurement optimization strategies.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Analyze supplier data to identify risks, optimize costs, and improve vendor performance through data-driven insights

  • Implement quality control processes and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance supply chain reliability

  • Create and manage contracts while tracking KPIs to ensure supplier compliance and operational excellence

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January 2026

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Specialization - 5 course series

Contract Types and Terms

Contract Types and Terms

Course 11 hour

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish between purchase orders and frame contracts, and apply a checklist to ensure contract terms align with formal quotations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Contract Review
Category: Contract Compliance
Category: Vendor Contracts
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Decision Making
Category: Strategic Sourcing
Category: Contract Negotiation
Category: Procurement
Category: Purchasing
Category: Legal Risk
Category: Contract Management

What you'll learn

  • Accurately update vendor performance records by locating data and entering it into tracking systems according to a set schedule.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Capture
Category: Verification And Validation
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Data Management
Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Data Validation
Category: Vendor Management
Category: Procurement
Category: Record Keeping
Category: Standard Operating Procedure
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Data Entry
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Data Maintenance

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate incoming inspection checklists to ensure supplier quality and prevent non-compliant materials from entering inventory.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Category: Compliance Reporting
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Investigation
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Quality Control
Category: Quality Monitoring
Category: Material Handling
Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Supplier Quality Management
Category: Verification And Validation

What you'll learn

  • Apply contract checklists to draft commercial summary sheets, extracting key terms like pricing and SLAs from supplier agreements.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Service Level Agreement
Category: Contract Review
Category: Supplier Management
Category: Supplier Relationship Management
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Contract Management

What you'll learn

  • Analyze spend and service data against contract terms to quantify the financial and operational impact of variances.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Variance Analysis
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Performance Review
Category: Contract Compliance
Category: Compliance Management
Category: Service Level Agreement
Category: Contract Accounting
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Supplier Quality Management
Category: Contract Management

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