Vendor Centric Resources
Case Studies
Rockhurst University
Six-Figure Savings and Reduced Third-Party Risk Through Strategic Sourcing Initiative.
Legal & General America
Legal & General America went from compliance concerns to building an innovative, first-rate vendor and third-party risk management program.
Atlantic Council
Refreshing and Modernizing an Existing Procurement Program to Meet the Needs of a Growing Organization.
Polaris
Overcame procurement and compliance challenges with a procurement program customized to their size, resources, needs, and goals.
American Councils
Unifying a Global Organization with a Compliant and Robust Procurement Program.
Health First
Establishing a fully-integrated vendor management business unit in less than six months.
Public Health Solutions
Multi-year initiative to overhaul contract management and build a modern, compliant operation.
Publications and Tools
Sample – Competitive Solicitations Policy
Get standardized and systematic method of soliciting quality goods and services in a cost-effective manner.
Vendor Management Policy Checklist
Use this checklist to create a new policy or assess the completeness of your current one.
Vendor Management 29 point checklist
This checklist will help you strengthen and mature your vendor management program, or create a baseline for a new one.
Download Rethinking Vendors 2.0
Our cornerstone eBook lays out the business case for taking a systematic approach to vendor management.
New Contract Review Checklist
Use this checklist to ensure you’ve got all of the key provisions covered and that they conform to your own contractual standards.
Why Care About Third-Party Risk Management?
Check out this infographic to understand why you need to care about third-party risks, and how risk comes in many forms.
Business Continuity Questions to Ask Key Vendors
Use this tool to help shape practical questions you should be asking your critical vendors.
Vendor Risk Management Self-Assessment Tool
Review areas of potential exposure with your vendors, and determine whether those risks can be properly mitigated and managed.
Checklist to Kick-Start Your Vendor Management Program
Use this vendor management program checklist to identify everything you need.
How to Kick-Start Your Vendor Management Program
This guide outline practical steps you can follow to get your program off the ground and get traction fast through meaningful action.