Weetabix outsources spares sourcing

Weetabix has signed a three-year outsourcing contract with Eriks Integrated Solutions, a division of Eriks UK, to take control of its maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) procurement and stores operation at its Burton Latimer site in Northamptonshire.

Key tasks for Eriks will be to take responsibility for the stores, reduce the time engineers spend sourcing products and ensure compliance with purchasing procedure. It will also provide information on how the maintenance budget is spent, which should result in reduced MRO consumption with increased productivity. As part of the deal, Weetabix’s paper-based system for requisitioning engineering spares has been replaced by a computerised stores management system.

To facilitate the contract, a building previously used to house redundant kit on Weetabix’s 75-acre site, which had since been used to house redundant equipment, has been converted into a 10,000 item capacity, purpose-built store and new offices.