our services

As a beacon member you'll enjoy a wide range of services and benefits. As well as taking advantage of the volume purchasing power we can achieve through relationships with over 150 suppliers, we can also offer you these fantastic services:

 

Free benchmarking service

Before becoming a member, a beacon account manager will be in touch to arrange a free benchmarking report. We’ll look at your purchasing in detail, ask some questions about your purchasing objectives and make recommendations for money saving opportunities based on the suppliers and prices which you are currently paying.

If we’re able to find significant savings for you and you decide to become a member, we’ll regular carry out benchmarking reports to ensure that your costs continue to stay low, giving you peace of mind that you are always achieving the best prices.

 

Personal account manager

At beacon, we firmly believe in the personal touch - so as a customer you will work with a personal account manager who will be your daily point of contact. Their role is to work closely with you and your team to ensure you get the most out of your beacon membership.
They'll work closely with our buying team and suppliers on your behalf to make sure you get the best prices on our range of products and services.

The beacon membership is divided into 2 geographical regions: Scotland and the North and Central and South. Each region has a customer account team, giving you both office and field based support, dependant on the needs of your business.

The beacon customer account team are here to ensure you're getting the products and service you need, at the right price. The team will help you make the most of the wealth of experience within beacon, saving you time and money and taking the hassle out of your purchasing.

We're committed to providing our customers with all the ongoing, high quality support you need.

 

Central billing

beacon customers benefit from a central billing service, which means you will receive one
monthly statement for all of your purchases through beacon suppliers – dramatically reducing your administration time. This service is free of charge, and further reduces your
bank charges by preventing the need to set up individual direct debits with each supplier – ensuring you remain totally in control.

 

beacon online

beacon online is much more than just online purchasing – it’s a complete ‘procure to pay’ solution, providing a robust platform for driving purchasing compliance and improving business efficiency and profitability. 

beacon online is a simple web based portal through which orders can be placed for a variety of products from multiple suppliers in the form of an online catalogue.  From this one simple ordering process, requests are distributed to the relevant suppliers, invoices are automated and goods checked and receipted.  This will:

  • Reduce administration costs and errors
  • Improve efficiency
  • Provide enhanced, high level information
  • Offer a real time management tool
  • Provide automated invoice management
  • Link to your systems – front & back

This will give you increased control over the purchasing within your business, improved finance control over prices, budgets and margins, and will ultimately maximise your profits.

 

Flexible purchasing solutions

beacon provides a wide range of products and services, combined with the best prices and preferential terms to over 2,000 customers. 

Many of those customers are large organisations or groups of businesses, and those members often have different requirements for the management of their purchasing. For these customers we're able to offer bespoke purchasing solutions, structured to meet specific business needs.

Find out more about beacon's flexible membership and tailored purchasing solutions here.