Shortages, bullwhip swings in orders and adversarial tendering usually start with partners who do not share information or trust one another. Five days show buyers, planners and logistics teams how to replace arm's-length transactions with structured collaboration that cuts cost and risk for both sides. You segment suppliers with the Kraljic matrix, pick the relationships worth deeper investment, and set up collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR), vendor-managed inventory and shared demand signals. Sessions also cover the ISO 44001 framework for collaborative business relationships, joint business plans, gain-share and risk-share contract clauses, supplier development, and partnership governance through steering committees and balanced scorecards.
Procurement officers, category managers, demand planners, logistics coordinators, contract managers and commercial staff in manufacturing, FMCG, retail, healthcare supply, humanitarian logistics and public bodies will apply it directly. Exercises draw on supplier portfolios from agro-processing, pharmaceutical distribution and relief operations. Afterwards you can assess whether a relationship is ready for collaboration, draft a joint business plan, negotiate shared KPIs and run a quarterly partnership review. Choose classroom, live online or in-house delivery; participants who complete the exercises receive a CPD-accredited certificate.
Volatile demand, longer lead times and pressure on working capital have made it clear that no organisation manages its supply chain alone. Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, health supply agencies and humanitarian organisations depend on suppliers, carriers and customers sharing accurate information and acting on it together. Where relationships stay purely transactional, each party protects itself with extra stock and tough contract terms, and the whole chain pays for it.
The Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course gives participants a practical route from transactional buying to managed partnerships. It opens with relationship segmentation and the business case for collaboration, then covers information sharing and joint planning models, including CPFR, vendor-managed and consignment inventory, and collaborative transport. Participants study how to structure partnership agreements with fair risk and reward sharing, how to govern relationships through joint reviews and scorecards, and how ISO 44001 provides a lifecycle for building and exiting collaborative relationships. The final day addresses trust, culture, conflict resolution and the warning signs that a partnership is failing.
Learning is anchored in negotiation role plays, relationship assessments and case studies drawn from regional and global supply chains. Each participant leaves with a partnership plan for one supplier or customer relationship of their choosing.
Participants will leave able to:
Participants take away:
The programme is interactive and draws on real supplier and customer relationships:
Day 1: The Case for Collaboration
Day 2: Information Sharing and Joint Planning
Day 3: Structuring Partnership Agreements
Day 4: Governing and Measuring Partnerships
Day 5: Trust, Culture and Sustaining the Relationship
It is aimed at professionals who manage relationships across the supply chain, among them:
On completing all five days and the practical assignments, participants are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships programme, you'll be able to segment suppliers and customers to decide which relationships justify collaboration, build a business case that quantifies the cost of poor collaboration and the value of partnership, design information-sharing and joint planning arrangements using cpfr and vendor-managed inventory, and structure partnership agreements with balanced gain-share, risk-share and exit provisions. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
It is aimed at professionals who manage relationships across the supply chain, among them: Procurement and sourcing managers, Supply chain, category and commodity managers, Supplier relationship and vendor managers, Demand and supply planners, Logistics, distribution and warehouse managers, Contract managers and commercial officers, Sales and key account managers handling major customers, Humanitarian logistics and pharmaceutical supply officers, and Procurement staff in public entities and state corporations.
Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships starts October 12, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnerships Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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