Balfour Beatty : Digitising supply chain procurement the Balfour Beatty way

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12 April 2021

Balfour Beatty's UK Procurement & Supply Chain Director, Evan Sutherland, has featured inCivil Engineering Surveyor, discussing how the company is removing wasted time and money from supply chain procurement processes through the use of digital tools such as DocuSign and the Jaggaer eProcurement Portal.

In the article, Evan explores how accelerating initiatives and digitising manual processes to improve the way Balfour Beatty works with its supply chain has been a significant means of improving efficiency at all stages of supply chain on-boarding, as well as improving engagement with supply chain partners.

On the subject, Evan said: 'Our digital capabilities, coupled with our lean approach to procurement, has brought benefits for both ourselves and our supply chain. We recognise the important role our supply chain plays in our business and we endeavour to be the construction partner of choice, delivering on our promises and continuously improving for the best combined approach for our customers.'

To learn more about how Balfour Beatty are leveraging digital tools to drive efficiencies and developing more collaborative relationships with its supply chain, read the full articlehere.

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Notes to editors:

• Balfour Beatty (com) is a leading international infrastructure group with 26,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.  
• We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities. 
• Over the last 111 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world including: the £1.5 billion A14 improvement scheme - Britain's biggest road project; Hong Kong's HK$5.5 billion world-class harbour theatre project for the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; and the 12.5 mile $429 million North Metro Commuter Rail line in Colorado, US.
• Our procurement decisions are based on best value and consider whole-life costs and benefits. We consider the environmental, social and economic impact of all our activities. We expect our supply chain partners to support us in achieving best value for money and to improve sustainable outcomes for our customers.
• Balfour Beatty recognises the critical role of its supply chain in helping to make it a more sustainable business. The Group has continued to improve its approach to sustainable procurement in 2018 by working with its supply chain to deliver social value outcomes and agree improvement plans across key categories.
• In support of its commitment to improve sustainable outcomes for its business and customers, Balfour Beatty has partnered with the Supply Chain Sustainability School since 2013 to deliver free practical support, training and networking opportunities for its supply chain. We recently recruited our 2000th supplier to the Supply Chain Sustainability School. For further details visit: https://www.supplychainschool.co.uk/
• Over the past six years, Balfour Beatty has enhanced its efforts to support SMEs and local businesses by focusing procurement strategies on businesses local to project sites and integrating social value criteria into tenders. Each year, an average of £1.3 billion is spent with SMEs. This spend represents 44% of Balfour Beatty's total supply chain spend across all its UK businesses, above the Government's target of 33% SME spend by 2022.