What this template is for
An editable supplier audit checklist with automated scoring, grade calculation, and corrective action tracking. This downloadable template helps procurement professionals streamline their audit process — no need to build complex spreadsheets from scratch.
Manual audit scoring wastes hours your quality team doesn't have
A typical supplier audit generates 50+ individual question scores that need to be weighted, summed, converted to section percentages, and rolled into an overall grade. Doing this by hand after every audit consumes 20-30 minutes of calculator work — and introduces arithmetic errors that undermine the credibility of your findings when a supplier disputes the result. Automated scoring eliminates both the time drain and the error risk. Dropdown selects (Pass/Partial/Fail) feed directly into weighted formulas that calculate section scores, overall grade, and letter rating instantly. Your auditor spends time evaluating evidence, not adding numbers.
Audit history that builds institutional memory instead of starting from scratch
Most audit templates are single-use: complete one audit, file it, and pull out a blank template for the next one. This Excel version includes an audit history tab that preserves results across multiple audits of the same supplier, creating a longitudinal record that reveals trends — is the supplier improving, stagnant, or deteriorating? The Corrective Action Request tracker links directly to audit findings, so you can see at a glance which findings from the last audit were resolved and which remain open going into the next one. This transforms the audit from a point-in-time compliance exercise into a continuous improvement management system.
What's included
- Editable audit questions organized by 5 audit dimensions
- Dropdown scoring (Pass/Partial/Fail) with automatic weight calculation
- Section score summaries and overall grade (A/B/C/D)
- Corrective Action Request tracker with due dates and status
- Audit history tab for tracking results across multiple audits
Who should use this
- Quality managers managing a supplier audit program who need automated scoring and tracking.
- Procurement teams that audit suppliers regularly and want to compare audit results over time.
How to use it
- Customize questions in each section to match your specific requirements
- During or after the audit, select Pass/Partial/Fail from dropdowns for each question
- Review auto-calculated section scores and overall grade
- Use the CAR tracker to assign corrective actions with due dates
- Save a dated copy for your audit records