Buying better, helping more
13 September 2012
The NSPCC is revolutionising its purchasing - and the resultant savings will be channelled straight back into the society’s main business of helping children. Helen Riley reports
When Belinda Turner was appointed purchasing manager at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), she joined an organisation with a huge and diverse supplier base.
Purchasing was almost completely devolved to myriad regional offices with around 160 companies - ranging from large national companies to one-person businesses - as...