Supplier Relationship Management

Would you like to learn how to develop supplier relationships, select the most suitable suppliers, and improve the quality of procurement? The English-language Supplier Relationship Management course provides up-to-date competence for managing companies’ supply chains.

2.9.2026 - 21.10.2026

5 cr

Registration open

Online

• SRM concepts and framework
• Selection of suppliers, segmentation criteria and process
• Supplier Performance Evaluation (SPE)
• Innovation and development of suppliers' quality and performance
• Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in new product development

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Fields

Business, administration and law

Scope

5 cr

Code

LY00FW44

The student is able to define the main concepts and phases related to supplier relationship management SRM.
The student acknowledges how supplier base analysis is utilised to develop supplier relationship management.
The student is able to make supplier selection decisions and utilise the total cost of ownership model when evaluating procurement options.
The student is able to develop supplier performance and create effective and sustainable supplier requirements and KPIs for supplier evaluation.
The student is able to design supplier reviews and dashboards.
The student acknowledges the critical role of suppliers in achieving quality goals and is able to address quality challenges within the supply chain.
The student is able to support suppliers in improving their quality and develop supplier performance monitoring with the help of supplier audits.
The student is able to evaluate possibilities for early supplier involvement (ESI) in new product development and understands the importance of stakeholder management in ESI.

Organiser

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Contact details

avoinamk@metropolia.fi

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