'Managing Procurement Risk'

Organised in co-operation with Aon Risk Services, the Institute of Directors and the Northern Ireland Audit Office, 'Managing Procurement Risk' was the first in a new series of Risk Management workshops focusing on key aspects of risk and how it is managed. As in the previous series there was a heavy emphasis on discussion - on encouraging people from both the public and the private sectors to reflect on their experiences and the arrangements they have in place.

Workshop #1 addressed the management of procurement risk:

• What the risks are
• Knowing what you are buying
• Knowing how much you need to buy
• Knowing who you are buying from and where the supply comes from
• Knowing what you are prepared to pay
  - Meeting common challenges:
  - Negotiating
  - Contract SLAs
  - The relationship you need to have with suppliers
  - Handling poor performance
  - Legacy
  - Fragmentation of procurement
  
• The workshop was led by a Aon's Dr Grant Foster, head of Enterprise Risk Management Services.

Workshop Fee: The workshop delegate fee for seminars in this series is £100+VAT.

For more information about this series contact Kim McKnight, (T) 02890 347400.

Links:

• Aon Risk Solutions
• Institute of Directors Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ramada Plaza Hotel Belfast