Second-party audits with the ISO 9001

Second-party audits with the ISO 9001

Second-party audits with the ISO 9001 certification has indeed been reducing over time. If the QMS of your supplier is already certified by third-party auditors to be compliant with ISO 9001:2015 requirements, there is no need to perform the same audit by yourself. You should know the elements that ISO 9001;2015 require.

If this is what you expect from the supplier, and there is an independent auditor who confirms that the company meets the requirements, you should not spend a lot of time and money to double-check the same. Auditors from the certification body are experts, and you should allow them to do their work. However, if the audit from third parties is missing, you need to come to Internal Auditing Pros for the best second-party audits. The good news is that we stick to the ISO 19011 requirements when working on any internal audit process. Therefore, you can be sure that you will get an objective evaluation of the processes that the suppliers use.

Therefore, you don’t have to audit all the elements in the QMS of the supplier. The good thing about performing second party audits may come from any elements of implemented procedures that are particular on how you deal with the suppliers. When you check the general quality management requirements of the company, like how the firm carries out its internal audit, may not likely improve the quality of the products or services that you get. It may also not improve the relationship that you have with your customers or suppliers. Thus, what things are important to you; transportation and storage conditions, traceability, testing specifics, and the way the supplier declares conformity.