Supplier Development Program

SUPPLIER DEVLOPMENT PROGRAM (SDP) PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION- TYPICAL JOURNEY

ENGAGE & PROMOTE SDP TO STAKEHOLDERS

Hold Events To Promote SDP With:

Internal Stakeholders

•Executive leadership team

•Procurement,/Supply chain

•Finance

External Stakeholders

• Suppliers

•Regulatory bodies

•Industry associations.

Supplier Motivation to participate ?

INTERNAL PREPARATION

Supplier Assessment Framework

Develop:

• Supplier assessment framework

• Baseline assessment

•Supplier Performance KPIs (quality, cost, etc.)

Supplier Segmentation

Categorize suppliers (e.g):

Strategic / Transactional Developmental

ASSESS SUPPLIERS

Assess Supplier performance before introducing the supplier development program

ENGAGE ASSESSED SUPPLIERS

•Discuss assessment result with suppliers

•Reach agreement on improvement goals with milestones, comprehensive process

•Obtain supplier’s endorsement to collaborate to achieve improvement goals

BUILD SUPPLIER IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Using the assessment result:

•Develop customized supplier improvement plans

•Develop implementation plan with milestones & timeline

•Jointly agree on the improvement and implementation plans

•Identify resources & implementation team

IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Mobilize:

•Selected suppliers

•Resources

•Implementation team

•Announce the launch campaign

•Start supplier induction to SDP program

•Implement Supplier improvement plan

FOLLOW-UP/TRACKING

•Track progress using a dashboard showing:

•Activity list

•Planned V Actual progress

•Take early remedial measures to resolve issues, challenges

•Seek timely stakeholder support

ASSESS SUPPLIERS ON COMPLETING SDP

Assess Supplier performance after the roll out of the supplier development program

DOCUMENTATION

•Analyze the results

•Document lessons learnt

•Develop recommendations

•Submit documents to client

SUPPLIER AWARDS

•Hold an awards event to

•Distribute awards to successful suppliers

SDP ROI

•Enhanced supplier capabilities ?

•Stronger Supply chain ecosystem?

•Saudi innovation and growth?

•Replicate improved SDP version