Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course
The Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course is a 5-day professional training programme delivered in-person or online in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, ending with a TrustGate Corporate Skills certificate of completion.
This Course is an advanced professional programme designed to equip procurement, supply chain and operational leaders with the capabilities required to anticipate, assess, manage and respond to disruptions across increasingly complex supply networks. Organizations today face a...
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Course Overview
Learning Objectives
- Understand the evolving supply chain risk environment.
- Identify critical vulnerabilities and dependencies within supply networks.
- Conduct systematic supply chain risk assessments.
- Assess supplier and third-party risks.
- Develop comprehensive supply chain risk registers.
- Design effective risk mitigation and contingency strategies.
- Integrate supply chain risk management with business continuity planning.
- Develop resilient sourcing, inventory and logistics strategies.
- Establish supply chain early-warning and monitoring systems.
- Lead effective supply chain crisis response and recovery initiatives
Course Content
- Nature and evolution of supply chain risks
- Internal and external supply chain threats
- Interconnected and systemic supply chain risks
- Emerging global supply chain vulnerabilities
- Mapping end-to-end supply networks
- Identifying critical suppliers and materials
- Identifying single points of failure
- Supply chain dependency and concentration analysis
- Supply chain risk identification techniques
- Probability and impact assessment
- Risk scoring and prioritization
- Developing supply chain risk registers
- Supplier financial and operational risk
- Supplier compliance and reputational risk
- Supplier concentration and dependency risk
- Continuous supplier risk monitoring
- Single versus multiple sourcing risks
- Local and international sourcing risks
- Procurement market volatility
- Developing alternative sourcing strategies
- Transportation and freight disruption
- Infrastructure and route vulnerabilities
- Border and international trade disruptions
- Logistics contingency planning
- Business continuity principles
- Identifying critical supply chain activities
- Developing supply chain continuity plans
- Recovery priorities and recovery strategies
- Supplier diversification
- Strategic inventory and safety stocks
- Supply network flexibility and redundancy
- Developing resilient supplier ecosystems
- Crisis preparedness and response structures
- Supply chain incident escalation
- Crisis communication and stakeholder coordination
- Supply chain recovery and stabilization
- Scenario planning and stress testing
- Supply chain early-warning indicators
- Resilience KPIs and dashboards
- Developing a supply chain resilience roadmap
Who Should Attend?
- Supply Chain Directors and Managers
- Procurement Directors and Managers
- Supply Chain Risk Managers
- Enterprise Risk Management Professionals
- Business Continuity Managers
- Procurement and Purchasing Officers
- Strategic Sourcing Managers
- Supplier Relationship Managers
- Logistics and Distribution Managers
- Inventory and Warehouse Managers
- Operations Managers
- Project and Programme Managers
- Internal Auditors
- Compliance and Governance Professionals
- Crisis and Emergency Management Professionals
- Senior Managers responsible for organizational resilience
Training Methodology
- Interactive presentations
- Case studies
- Group discussions
- Practical risk assessment exercises
- Supply chain risk mapping
- Scenario-based exercises
- Business continuity simulations
- Crisis response exercises
- Peer learning and experience sharing
- Action learning
- Use of practical tools, templates and checklists
- Question-and-answer sessions
- 70% practical application, 30% theory
Your facilitators
Dr. Riungu Festus Kinyua, PhD, Mkim
Dr. Riungu Festus Kinyua is an experienced strategic management and leadership consultant, executive trainer, educator and researcher with over three decades of experience in education administration, management, higher education, research and professional training.
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Mr. Eliab Ngotho
Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Expert with over 15 years of experience delivering procurement training, institutional capacity building, and public procurement reforms across Africa. Demonstrates deep technical expertise in procurement systems, e-procurement, PPP frameworks, and supply chain governance.
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Certification
Certificate in Supply Chain Risk Management , Resilience and Business Continuity
Issued by: TRUSTGATE CORPORATE SKILLS
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course training?
The Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course runs for 5 Days. Each day combines expert-led teaching with practical, hands-on exercises so participants can apply what they learn immediately.
Is the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course delivered online or in-person?
This course is delivered in person (scheduled venues include Mombasa, Nairobi, London, Kigali), live online, or in-house at your organisation.
How much does the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course cost?
The fee is US$600 per person online and US$1,400 per person in person. In-person fees depend on the participant's country; the pricing card on this page shows the fee for yours.
When is the next Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course training?
The next scheduled session runs from 16 November 2026 to 20 November 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. You can also request a custom date or an in-house session for your team.
Do I get a certificate after completing the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course?
Yes. Participants who complete the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course receive a certificate of completion from TRUSTGATE CORPORATE SKILLS.
What will I learn in the Supply Chain Risk Management, Resilience and Business Continuity Course?
Key learning outcomes include: Understand the evolving supply chain risk environment; Identify critical vulnerabilities and dependencies within supply networks; Conduct systematic supply chain risk assessments; Assess supplier and third-party risks; Develop comprehensive supply chain risk registers.
