APRIL 15, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST

Your facility is only as safe as your weakest supplier. In an era of complex global supply chains, managing supplier risk is critical to protecting your brand and maintaining compliance. This session provides a practical roadmap for building a supplier program that satisfies SQF requirements while being efficient and effective for your operation. 

✔ SQF supplier approval requirements – What requires for supplier approval, monitoring, and verification
✔ Risk-based supplier categorization – How to classify suppliers by risk level and determine appropriate controls
✔Supplier approval process – Step-by-step procedure from initial screening to ongoing monitoring
✔ Certificate vs. audit requirements – When GFSI certification is sufficient and when you need more
✔ Conducting effective supplier audits – What to look for, how to document, and how to evaluate findings
✔ Supplier performance monitoring – KPIs, scorecards, and metrics that predict problems before they happen
✔ Managing non-conformances – How to handle supplier issues and when to terminate relationships
✔ Documentation and records – Building an audit-ready supplier file system

Who Should Attend?

📌 Purchasing managers
📌 Quality assurance teams
📌 Food safety professionals
📌 Supplier quality engineers
📌 Operations managers responsible for ingredient or packaging procurement