How do you know if a supplier is financially stable, reliable, and able to deliver what you need? This engaging 2-hour session, for full members of LUPC, will show how to use financial information to make smarter procurement decisions.

We’ll start with a quick recap of the key financial statements, before moving into the practical use of financial ratios. Through interactive exercises, you’ll practise applying ratios and discover what they reveal about a supplier’s performance, stability, and risks.

You’ll also see how financial evaluation isn’t just useful when choosing new suppliers – it plays a vital role in ongoing supplier relationship management, helping organisations avoid disruptions, negotiate better, and build resilience.

By the end of the session, you’ll understand:

• The basics of financial statements and how they link to procurement
• How to calculate and interpret key ratios
• What ratios can (and cannot) tell us about a supplier’s health
• Why financial assessment matters for procurement and organisational success
• How financial evaluation adds real value to procurement decisions

Join us to make financials simple, practical, and directly relevant to your role in procurement and supply.

Trainer: Johannah Mattheus, Senior Tutor and Programme Manager, Central Business School.  

LUPC has committed resources to the delivery of this course for our members, it is an obligation on an attendee that you will keep your camera on during the course and fully participate, to ensure all attendees get the most out of the training.

Joining details will be emailed to you the day before the event. Please contact Suzanne Picken for any queries.