Vendor Management Courses and Certifications

Vendor Management: Selection, Contracts, KPIs & Risk

26 ratings at Udemy

Learn to select, contract, measure, and de-risk vendors with KPIs, SLAs, compliance controls, and stronger partnerships.

• Udemy
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cloud Security Alliance

AI Vendor Management: Addressing Risks and Compliance in Enterprise Adoption

Discover how to effectively assess and manage AI vendor risks beyond traditional compliance frameworks while building comprehensive governance programs for enterprise AI adoption.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Supplier Management

269 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate and select suppliers with a simple scoring tool, compare six contract types, apply ten risk mitigation strategies, and handle procurement ethics through case studies.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Supplier Partnerships

10 ratings at Coursera

Learn why supplier partnerships matter, what defines a partnership, and how to apply a partnership model already used successfully in over 150 companies.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Wine Vendor Relations and Staff Training (Live Online)

16 ratings at CourseHorse

Strengthen your wine program with smart vendor partnerships and impactful staff training.

• CourseHorse
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• $145.00

Coursera Career Certificate

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

15 ratings at Coursera

Manage suppliers end to end: draft commercial contracts, track vendor performance, analyze spend for savings, inspect supplier quality, and identify, evaluate and mitigate supplier risks.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 11 courses

Coursera

Track and Update Vendor Performance Data

Learn to track vendor performance data: identify key metrics, locate source documents in a shared system, and transcribe and verify entries in a vendor scorecard.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk

Identify and categorize supplier risks, score them by probability and impact into a four-quadrant heat-map, and justify mitigations like dual-sourcing and safety-stock buffering.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Analyze Supplier Performance: Boost Success

Monitor suppliers after the signature: compare spend and service data against contract terms, KPIs and SLAs, run variance analysis, and cost out non-conformance like $18k expediting fees.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Advanced Supplier Quality, Risk, and Process Improvement

Analyze supplier contracts and performance: build contract summary sheets, run variance analysis against KPIs and SLAs, map risks on probability-impact heat maps, apply 5 Whys corrective actions.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Identify, Document, and Escalate Supplier Risks

Spot supplier risks such as delivery delays, quality failures, and financial distress, write objective incident reports, and escalate through organizational channels, building a supplier risk portfolio.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Manage Suppliers: From List to Onboarding

Build a preferred-supplier list and run vendor onboarding end to end: set criteria for adding and removing suppliers, use an onboarding checklist, follow compliance workflows.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Managing Vendors: Tools, Templates, and Tactics for Success

59 ratings at Udemy

Master Vendor Management with Templates, Tools & Tactics to Boost Performance and Reduce Risk

• Udemy
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ISCEA

Supplier Management & Risk Mitigation

Build resilient supplier partnerships and minimize supply chain risks through proven strategies in segmentation, negotiation, performance management, and development.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Conf42

Managing Vendor Incidents - Strategies for Effective Incident Management

Dive into effective strategies for managing vendor incidents, from classifying vendors to building relationships and handling documentation issues. Learn to create runbooks, collect essential information, and conduct post-incident reviews.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video