Network invitation:
Supplier relations in low-cost countries
- Do you have challenges with suppliers in low-cost countries?
- Would you like to meet others, benchmark ideas and share experiences?
Suitable for: The network targets those functions in a company, which face the specific challenges of sourcing and purchasing from low-cost countries, such as Sourcing, Purchasing and Supplier Quality managers.
You will get:
- Access to a network of others facing the same challenges.
- Benchmarking with other companies and learning from how others do it.
- Ideas to develop and improve supplier relations.
- Presentations of best practice and advice from Sustainia’s experienced consultants.
Where: Stockholm, Sustainias office on Kungstensgatan 12
We will also organise network meetings in Malmö and Gothenburg. Please express your interest - as soon as we have 10 participants we will offer dates!
When: 3 dates to be decided
Times: 10-15, including lunch
Price: 9.500 SEK for all three meetings
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How it will work: We will meet three times to share experiences and good practice focusing on the different topics. Each meeting will include a presentation of the day’s topic by Sustainia and then each participant will contribute with a small input about his or her practices and challenges. Sustainia will moderate the open discussions.
The outcome and lessons learnt from every meeting will be documented and distributed exclusively to the participants. Max 10 to 15 participants.
Preparations: Prior to each meeting we will ask each participant to prepare a short presentation (4-5 slides) from your company regarding the related topic.
Network meeting 1 – Challenges of sourcing in low-cost countries and trademark/brand risk:
- What are the main challenges of sourcing in low-cost countries?
- Which are the high risk countries and is there an associated trademark/brand impact risk?
- What can a company do? What different strategies can a company implement?
- How does a good Code-of-Conduct / Minimum Standard for suppliers look like?
Network meeting 2 – How to adjust existing management systems to the new challenges:
- How to implement a Code-of-Conduct / Minimum Standard for suppliers?
- What are good criteria to determine high-risk suppliers?
- What are the main challenges when carrying out supplier audits?
Network meeting 3 – From minimising risk to having a competitive advantage, a stronger brand and a more efficient supply chain.
- What are the main challenges of communicating about your suppliers in low-cost countries?
- How to communicate your efforts to improve your supplier relationship to the market / investors?
- Is a supplier development program a good way to develop a more efficient supply chain?
Network facilitator: Achim Richarz, senior consultant at Sustainia with a long experience of helping companies with Supply Chain management and Sustainable Supplier Relations. He has extensive “hands-on” work experience from factory audits and supplier development programs with focus on quality, environmental and social aspects in low-cost countries.
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More information:
Magdalena Jenkinson
+46 (0) 70- 407 90 88
+46 (0) 8- 442 97 90
magdalena.jenkinson@sustainia.se