THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
who joined the Legion in 2019 following more than a decade of procurement industry experience in his native South Africa .
The RBL ’ s campaign priority includes : Those We Serve , which ensures prompt , high-quality service provision that makes the best use of donated funds ; Championing Remembrance , which supports the Legion ’ s Remembrance marketing teams to find and work with partners who will raise the organisation ’ s profile , helping them engage younger and more diverse audiences whilst seeking out new opportunities ; Working Together , which engages suppliers as true partners passionate about the Legion ’ s cause ; and , finally , Operational Excellence , which supports stakeholders whilst safeguarding the Legion ’ s expenditure and reducing unnecessary risk .
its procurement procedures take an ethical approach , ensuring fairness and transparency while working with partners who adhere to legislation , including modern slavery and GDPR .
Procurement procedures also compel the RBL to acquire quality goods and services promptly , providing value for money based on a balance of criteria that ’ s specific to each requirement .
The RBL ’ s commitments minimise risk from its supply chain . Though it is not publicly funded – and therefore not subject to public procurement regulations – the organisation reflects best practices in its approach to sourcing all goods and services .
“ Our procurement strategy supports the wider Royal British Legion strategy in supporting all serving and ex-serving personnel , as well as their families , in a reflection of the Legion ' s key priorities ,” says Wayne Bell , the Legion ’ s Head of Procurement and Contract Management ,
New Contract Management System supports RBL managers Contract management has been a particular focus for the RBL . In the past , the organisation has had limited contract visibility , further hindered by a lack of tools to support it . “ Through collaboration with our IT department , we have built our own , fully-functional Contract Management System using SharePoint , which includes push notifications , dashboards , and other functions ,” says Bell . “ Our contract managers will have access to the Contract Management System , and we will be supporting and training them on how to manage contracts effectively .”
Earlier this year , the RBL also addressed issues around spend visibility . Again , it fell short of achieving the live , detailed visibility of supplier spending needed to understand , manage and analyse it . “ On the back of a budgeting and reporting software that was purchased , we can now slice and dice our
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