Second Party Audits
A Second Party Audit is an audit conducted by a customer organisation (the second party) on its supplier or potential supplier. RoyalCert conducts second party audits on behalf of purchasing organisations — acting as an independent, qualified extension of your procurement or quality assurance team.
Using RoyalCert to conduct second party audits on your behalf provides several advantages: our auditors are independent and objective, removing the perception of commercial bias; we have the technical expertise to audit across diverse industries and disciplines; and we can conduct audits efficiently at suppliers located anywhere in East Africa.
Types of Second Party Audit
Assessment of a potential new supplier's capability, systems and processes to determine their suitability for approval as a qualified supplier.
Periodic monitoring audit of existing qualified suppliers to verify continued compliance with your requirements.
Assessment focused on identifying areas where supplier capability needs to be developed to meet your current or future requirements.
Targeted audit triggered by quality incidents, customer complaints or other concerns about a specific supplier.
Re-assessment of a supplier following a significant change in their operations, management or quality system.
Assessment of supplier compliance with ethical trading standards, labour practices and human rights requirements.
Process
- Client provides audit criteria, checklist and supplier details
- RoyalCert agrees audit scope, date and logistics with client and supplier
- Qualified RoyalCert auditor conducts on-site audit
- Audit report produced within agreed turnaround time
- Corrective action tracking and close-out (optional)
- Secure online access to audit records and history
Commission a Supplier Audit
Contact RoyalCert to arrange second party audits of your suppliers.
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