Contract management

The contract has been signed. Now the real work begins.

The Contract Management training from the Supply Value Academy teaches contract managers and buyers in three days how to actively drive ongoing contracts towards performance, risks, and value. The training has a maximum of 12 participants and is available with open enrollment and in-house. Participants work on a contract from their own portfolio all three days.

Why this training

Most of the value of a contract does not leak away during negotiations; rather, agreements that no one monitors, performance that no one measures, and changes that no one records. A waste, and easily preventable.

In three days you will build a working contract management approach for your own portfolio. No paper policy, but something you can start working with on Monday.

You can do this afterwards

  • You structure contract management in a way that suits the importance and risk of each contract (differentiating rather than giving equal attention to everything).
  • You translate contractual agreements into measurable performance indicators and a working dashboard.
  • You conduct strong and constructive contract negotiations, even when performance falls short.
  • You recognize changes and extra work in time and document them properly.

Target group

Contract managers, buyers and budget holders who are responsible for ongoing contracts in the public sector, healthcare and business, and who want more control than just a folder of signed documents.

Prerequisites: No specific prior training; experience with contracts in your own work is sufficient.

Program

  • What contract management is and isn’t (and why it often fails), based on the Value Contract Management Model from Supply Value
  • Segmenting your portfolio: where is the value, where is the risk?
  • The governance surrounding it: roles, mandate and the interplay with procurement and the business
  • From contract agreement to KPI: making what matters measurable
  • The contract dashboard: easy to start, consistent to maintain
  • Practical lab: your own contract reviewed by the group and the trainer
  • Conducting contractual negotiations: from periodic consultations to strong guidance
  • Dealing with changes, overtime, and extension decisions
  • Your contract management plan: ready to start on Monday

Trainer

The training is given by senior consultants who set up contract management in public and private organizations. They share what works, and just as honestly: what didn’t work in their own assignments.

Frequently asked questions

Contract management focuses on the agreements in the contract; supplier management on the relationship and development of the supplier around it. They complement each other; many participants follow both training courses in succession.

Yes. The trainers themselves work for many public clients themselves, so legality, the political context, and collaboration with the business are all covered extensively, along with examples from the business world.

Practical information

€ 1,895 p.p., excluding VAT

€ 3,950 per group per day (up to 8 participants; hall and catering provided by the client)

Duration
3 training days, spread over ± 4 weeks
Next date
10 March 2027
Location
Zeist (office), another location by arrangement, or in-house at your location
Training format
Open registration and in-house
Educational level
HBO/WO
Group size
Maximum of 12 participants
Study tax
Training days plus approximately 2 hours of preparation per day
Language
Dutch
Certificate
Certificate from the Supply Value Academy
Sector focus
All sectors
Bookability
Open registration according to the scheduled dates. Without scheduled dates, the training can only be booked in-house.
Included
Training material, certificate and lunch
Payment
Invoice immediately after registration; payment term 14 days

Prices exclude VAT · free cancellation up to 4 weeks in advance

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