The Supplier Relationship Management Plan is a 9 page document with instructions on tailoring the document, a document revision record and a document ownership and status page. The document contents page has 9 main headings, with key terms and also includes a supplier relationship management meeting agenda.  

About this Document

The purpose of the Supplier Relationship Management Plan is to document the key activities and tasks required to manage this supplier to ensure an optimal outcome related to the supplier relationship is achieved.

The plan describes how [COMPANY] and the supplier will work together from an overall business perspective to ensure strong communication with a continuous improvement mindset is achieved, in turn minimising the overall risk presented by [COMPANY’s] reliance of the supplier.

This plan will be used by [COMPANY] to review the performance of the supplier, monitor the achievement of the contract outcomes and ensure key stakeholders are involved at the appropriate levels of engagement.

The SRM Lead is accountable for development of this plan must ensure the plan is update regularly to ensure key information is current.  It is recommended to refresh the plan every six months for strategic supplier relationships; however, this may be more frequent if new contracts are awarded or the risk profile changes for the relationship.

Tailoring this Document

Text highlighted in yellow square brackets, i.e. [text] are input fields for you to complete or select from the options provided in order to be suitable to your specific requirements.  Where the square brackets contain [COMPANY], this is for you to replace with your organisation’s name. 

Instructions or helpful information on how to use the document have been provided in blue italics.  This text should be deleted prior to finalising the document for use.

Headings are linked to styles which can be customised to your Company colour palette.

This document contains the Promitheia reference number and logo in the footer.  You may delete or replace this information at your discretion.

References to other Promitheia documents include the title and document reference number and are indicated with underlined text, i.e., Contracts & Procurement Procedure (XXX-CP-GOV-CPP-000).