Supplier relationship management

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Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

• explain why good supplier relationships matter for services that patients rely on
• deal with suppliers professionally and record contacts

2. Working

You can:

• keep supplier contacts, escalation routes, and records current
• check supplier financial health and insurance against requirements

3. Practitioner

You can:

• segment suppliers by risk and value and plan how to manage each group
• run strategic reviews with key suppliers, including roadmap and improvement plans
• manage supplier risks, such as financial failure, cyber incidents, and supply chain issues

4. Expert

You can:

• set the organisation's supplier relationship strategy
• lead executive relationships with strategic suppliers
• lead the response when a critical supplier fails

Closest ESCO skills

• maintain relationship with suppliers (close match)
• supplier management (close match)
• assess supplier risks (narrow match)

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Role levels that expect this skill