Sustainability and Green Procurement:
We emphasise sustainable and eco-friendly procurement practices by choosing materials and suppliers with strong environmental credentials. Across our diverse customer base, sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue. We are committed to becoming a more sustainability-centred organisation and have taken positive steps to reduce carbon emissions. We have invested in solar energy for our buildings, encouraged the use of hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) across our company vehicle fleet, and signed up to science based targets. We support our customers on their sustainability journey by working closely with them to make positive changes such as removing single use plastics from their supply chain.
Pre-qualification and Vetting
Establish a pre-qualification process for suppliers to ensure they meet certain standards in terms of quality, reliability and financial stability. Our supplier management programme ensures we only appoint quality suppliers who have the appropriate accreditation, capacity, financial stability and technical capability to meet the needs of our customers’ demands. We follow a robust methodology to identify potential suppliers and product which meets the fit, form and function requirement. We select the most appropriate supplier for each product at the outset to mitigate the risk of product quality and service performance issues arising.
Supplier Relationship & Performance Management
We use a supplier scorecard to objectively measure supplier performance against a pre-agreed set of KPIs. We then monitor their performance through a rolling programme of performance, service and quality reviews. We keep in regular contact with our suppliers, holding quarterly meetings to maintain a robust supply chain. We also flow down our use of continuous improvement methodology to the supply chain to drive innovation and better service levels.
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