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USA delivery of each campus ’ student uniforms , which is also done without traditional orders being placed .
“ We run all of the projections and modelling out of our student record-keeping system , and we ’ re able to place a centralized order to our uniform supplier who deliver all uniforms to campus level ,” Leslie says .
“ We ’ re still delivering all of the supplies and the content , but we ’ re not having to get much involvement from the campus level as far as placing orders , we ’ re able to do that centrally .”
This is also being developed further through the implementation of kits , which will be built for each student , rather than the procurement of single items . These bulk orders will then guarantee long-term savings for ECA and provide longterm advantages for its students .
Moving forward With a focus on providing exceptional procurement , Leslie constantly looks at ways to innovate and provide long-term benefits across ECAs operations . He concludes that this also extends towards its workforce . “ It is vital for each team member to know the business inside and out , and each function inside and out .
“ They are then able to move up the procurement cycle . I want to ensure that the procurement team is able to speak the language of the other business functions and are able to be transformative across the entire organization . We rotate functional assignments to deliver the most experience possible within the team . This will further develop the team into future procurement leaders .
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