Matrix SCM is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the contract for Lewes and Eastbourne Borough Council as their Neutral Vendor Managed Service Provider for temporary staffing. We have launched the provision of supply chain management services and from Monday the 5th of August, all requirements for agency staff will be made through our CR.NET technology platform.

Merging Councils and Sharing Neutral Vendor Managed Service:

Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council have merged and began to share services in recent years, with the appointment of Matrix SCM seen as a strategic fit in helping their vision to save money, time and resource as well as ensuring front line services continue to serve the area’s residents.

With Lewes famous for its exuberant annual bonfire night celebrations and being the home to the County’s judicial system, while Eastbourne evokes images of days at the beach and international tennis. Matrix SCM are proud to have arrived in East Sussex and are proud to be supporting these councils to reduce costs and increase hiring efficiency within their communities.

How Matrix SCM are helping:

Matrix SCM was asked to implement our full end-to-end procure to pay service, replacing existing time-consuming purchase order raising and GRN entry processes for hiring managers.

Our technology platform CR.NET will allow the authority to:

• Manage the fulfilment of requirements with full transparency
• Enforce Council policies and required compliances
• Develop and manage a fully accredited and expanding supply chain
• Provide suppliers with better information they need to better candidate match to job roles
• Access a wide selection of fully compliant agency workers in line with the Council’s set requirements
• Download real-time Management information 24/7, 365 days a year