Auditing plays a major role in offices and companies. It is done to do the required checks. It might be for the operations or it might also be done for the vendors who supply goods.

1. Importance of supplier audits
Auditing plays a major role in offices and companies. It is done to do the required checks. It
might be for the operations or it might also be done for the vendors who supply goods. Usually
manufacturing, factories and industries use suppliers to get there raw materials. These goods
should be of quality and standard. Anything bad cannot be used by the company, because the
end product reaches the customer. If the customer gets bad or damaged product then obviously
they are not going to go ahead and buy it from the company. This way the company’s reputation
goes for a toss. This is the reason why supplier audits are important.
There are different vendors and suppliers who supply goods to companies. A company must
make a thorough check before approaching any vendor for getting the raw materials. It is of
utmost importance that the raw material is of good quality and standard. Once the product is
turned in to finished good and it is circulated in the market, after which no one can change the
fate of the product. So, if the raw material used is bad, then the finished product is definitely
going to face lot of problems and issues. The customer might return the product with
complaints.
There are certification courses that an individual can take to become a supplier auditor. The
certification gives the individual an upper hand over others. The auditor has all the subject
knowledge and practical knowledge of how to check and do the audits for the vendor’s items.
There is a checklist which the auditor should follow and comply with. Supplier audits are very
essential for the organization. This audit makes sure that the product and the goods are of good
quality and also the raw materials are such that it will last for long and will not get damaged
within short period of time.
Vendor evaluation or supplier audits should be done once in a year. In this kind of audit the
vendor’s location, the products and his manufacturing unit should be audited and checked well.
The kind of audit and how many times it should be done depends on the kind of products and
service you are using or buying from the vendor. It also depends on how important is that
vendor and his products for your business. Based on that, one can decide on the kind and times
an audit should be done.

2. In supplier audits the facilities of the vendor should be checked. The auditor should check and
evaluate short shipments, invoice to and fro from the supplier. The deliveries should always be
checked in order to keep the quality standards intact. Auditing is a very crucial job and the
supplier auditor should have the knowledge and capability to fulfil this responsibility with
utmost sincerity. It is not at all easy to check the vendor and his products. There needs to be
smartness, knack and tact and doing this. One should make sure that the vendor does not get
offended and understands the importance of this check. This will make sure that the business
relations remain good and healthy. The vendor also willingly complies with the audit and
checking procedures.
It is the responsibility of any business unit or owner to give importance to quality checks and
audits. If one wants to have growth in the business, then it is always best to do proper checks of
the equipment and raw material that the vendor is supplying for the said business. Like the
saying goes it is better to be safe than sorry. The same applies for business decisions.
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