Private Sector

Rising material and fuel costs together with the potential economic downturn effecting channels to market, means that private sector organisations must manage budgets effectively and keep control of influencable costs. This is a key responsibility for an organisations commercial team and the ever tightening fiscal climate and continued pressure on the economy means that operational efficiencies and cashable savings must be their main focus of delivery. Organisations need to be fully equipped if they are to ensure that value for money is being delivered from all services and that materials are being purchased effectively and efficiently.

These pressures need to be managed and commercial expertise is often too costly for the organisation to employ directly. Finding support is critical if it is to support the effective operational running of a business but a single individual is often not enough to meet these needs. On these occasions finding the right additional support at the right time can be difficult and expensive.

Excalibur has recently launched a new service to meet this challenge which provides a cost effective and efficient solution for private sector organisations.

Excalibur will take on part or all of an organisations commercial function, operating seamlessly within their governance arrangements ensuring that the focus for the rest of the organisation is on core functions and the development of sales opportunities. At the same time they can rest assured that their commercial processes, market development and strategic commercial support are being handled by a team of professionals.

Excalibur’s services are tailored to meet specific need following a review of the organisation’s commercial processes, however each of the following elements are normally included in the package:

• Management and monitoring of all procurement and contract management functions including:
• Tenders
• Specification writing
• Contract management
• Contract monitoring
• Management reporting
• Off-shore sourcing
• Materials management
• Project Management
• Total cost of ownership modelling and continuous improvement of the supply chain through re-engineering on selected services (the number of reviews are dependent on the size and complexity of the organisation)
• Supply chain and market development 
• Lean management reviews
• Six Sigma modelling
• Management and development of commercial policies and procedures to ensure currency of documentation
• Compliance with statutory and organisational governance requirements
• E-commerce
• A minimum of four commercial training sessions per year
• Administration of any purchasing card or travel programmes

Excalibur delivers this service through a dedicated team of professionals supported by a state of the art commercial management tool and a network of specialist associates. Our training services are provided by in-house staff supported by a delivery team made up of recognised training experts.