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Supplier management training equips your procurement, vendor, and supply chain teams to onboard, manage, develop, and measure suppliers with confidence. BOTI delivers practical, benefit-led programmes for South African businesses that also strengthen your B-BBEE Supplier Development and Enterprise Development scorecard performance. Two flexible delivery models. Reportable, and built for working teams.
Supplier Enterprise Development Programs: Empower Your Business
BOTI offers two comprehensive approaches for developing supplier and enterprise capabilities, helping you enhance competitiveness and B-BBEE scorecard compliance. Both Supplier Development and Enterprise Development are important components of the B-BBEE scorecard and directly impact your overall compliance status.
Option 1: Self-Paced E-Learning Platform
A scalable way to develop the suppliers in your value chain throughout the year.
Features
– 135 preloaded courses available
– Approximately 1 hour per course (excluding quizzes)
– BOTI attendance certificates upon completion
– Suppliers select the courses most relevant to their needs
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Key advantages
– Monthly reporting provided
– Year-round background development capability
– Incentive/prize potential for top performers
– Leaderboard tracking option
Option 2: Targeted Virtual Live Training
Customised, instructor-led programmes that address your specific enterprise and supplier development needs, including leadership development and contract management. BOTI emphasises direct outreach to suppliers and staff support to maximise attendance, plus data provision for participant readiness.
Supplier and Vendor Management Training: What It Covers
Supplier and vendor management training turns ad hoc buying into a disciplined, measurable process. It gives your team the frameworks to select the right suppliers, agree clear terms, manage performance, and reduce risk across the supplier lifecycle. The skills below can be delivered as a focused virtual live programme or assembled from the self-paced platform.
| Capability area | What your team learns |
|---|---|
| Supplier selection & onboarding | Defining requirements, evaluating bids, due diligence, onboarding checklists |
| Contracts & SLAs | Building service level agreements, terms that protect the buyer, change control |
| Performance management | KPIs, scorecards, review cadences, corrective action |
| Risk & compliance | Supply risk assessment, continuity, dependency mapping |
| Cost & value | Total cost of ownership, negotiation, value-for-money tracking |
| Relationship management | Segmentation, communication, dispute resolution |
Programmes draw on BOTI’s existing modules in Contract Management, Risk Assessment, Supply Chain Management, Negotiation, and Project Management, so your team builds an end-to-end vendor management skill set rather than isolated topics.
Who Should Attend Supplier Management Training
This training is designed for South African corporate teams buying for staff, not individual job-seekers. It suits:
- Procurement, sourcing, and category managers
- Vendor and supplier relationship managers
- Operations and supply chain teams
- Finance and contract administrators
- SMEs being developed through a corporate’s Supplier or Enterprise Development programme
Delivery Options for Teams
- In-house / on-site at your premises in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or Pretoria
- Virtual live instructor-led sessions for distributed and remote teams
- Self-paced e-learning across 135 courses for year-round, at-scale development
Programmes can be tailored to your sector, supplier base, and procurement maturity.
How Supplier Management Training Supports B-BBEE
Investing in your suppliers is more than good practice — it is a scorecard lever. Under the B-BBEE Codes, Enterprise and Supplier Development is a priority element, and the skills development target is calculated as 6% of the leviable amount (the same base used for the Skills Development Levy, which is 1% of payroll). Developing the capability of qualifying small and exempt micro enterprises in your supply chain can contribute to your Supplier Development and Enterprise Development points.
If you tender for public or large private contracts, building genuine supplier capability also supports your bids. Under the PPPFA 2022 regulations, preference points are awarded against specific goals (such as HDI ownership by race, gender, and disability, and RDP objectives) on the 80/20 or 90/10 split — not a generic B-BBEE level — and the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 introduces set-asides for designated groups. Strengthening your supply chain positions you to respond to these requirements with credible development evidence.
BOTI’s monthly reporting and attendance certificates give you the evidence trail to demonstrate genuine development activity. This is general guidance to help you plan — confirm scorecard and tender treatment with your verification agency or B-BBEE advisor.
Ready to scope a programme? Request a quote or a free 15-minute callback. We will map the right courses to your suppliers and your scorecard goals. Call 011-882-8853.
Why Choose BOTI
- Accredited training provider — Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA ACC/2016/07/0045, and a QCTO Quality Partner; supplier and vendor management is delivered as a practical, facilitator-led skills programme (delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion — this is not an accredited qualification), and for a credit-bearing route you can ask about our QCTO-accredited Project Management qualification
- 450 courses across business, leadership, procurement, and supply chain
- Trusted by leading South African organisations including Sasol, Glencore, and the City of Johannesburg
- Two flexible delivery models — self-paced at scale or targeted virtual live
- Monthly reporting and certificates for governance and scorecard evidence
What Clients Say
Clients including Maxion Wheels, Seaton Leather, and Meridian Agrochemical Company have shared feedback on programme quality:
“Six Sigma was concise, lively and informative.”
“Learning how to improve the process and avoid waste.”
Pricing and How to Get Started
Where applicable, this training can form part of your mandatory and discretionary grant spend and your Enterprise and Supplier Development budget — a funded-training bridge worth discussing during scoping.
To get started:
1. Tell us your team size, locations, and goals
2. We recommend a course mix across self-paced and virtual live
3. You receive a quote and rollout plan, plus monthly reporting once live
Related BOTI Courses and Resources
Strengthen the full procurement and supply chain cluster with these BOTI programmes:
- Supply Chain Management Training — the pillar programme for end-to-end supply chain capability
- Contract Management Training — build watertight SLAs and supplier agreements
- Risk Assessment Training — assess and mitigate supply and vendor risk
- Project Management Training — manage supplier onboarding and improvement projects
- Negotiation Skills Training — secure better value from your suppliers
- Request a quote or book a course — speak to a BOTI advisor
Free resource: Ask for our Supplier Development planning checklist when you request your callback.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is supplier management training?
Supplier management training equips procurement and vendor teams to select, onboard, manage, and develop suppliers across the full lifecycle. BOTI delivers it as self-paced e-learning, virtual live, or in-house training for South African teams.
Is BOTI supplier management training accredited?
BOTI is an accredited training provider — Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA ACC/2016/07/0045, and a QCTO Quality Partner. Supplier and vendor management is delivered as a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). For a credit-bearing route, ask about our QCTO-accredited Project Management qualification. Learners receive BOTI attendance certificates on completion, and monthly reporting is available for governance and scorecard evidence.
How does supplier management training support B-BBEE?
Developing qualifying suppliers and small enterprises in your value chain can contribute to Enterprise and Supplier Development points on the B-BBEE scorecard. The related skills development target is 6% of the leviable amount; confirm specific scorecard treatment with your verification agency.
What does supplier and vendor management training cover?
It covers supplier selection and onboarding, contracts and SLAs, performance management, supply risk and compliance, cost and value management, and supplier relationship management, drawing on BOTI’s Contract Management, Risk Assessment, and Supply Chain Management modules.
Legal and financial points above are general guidance, not formal advice. For B-BBEE scorecard, tender, and funding decisions, consult your verification agency or accredited advisor.
Request a quote or a free 15-minute callback today — call BOTI on 011-882-8853 and we will map supplier management training to your team and your scorecard goals.