Our suppliers and subcontractors are extremely valued members of SEW’s contracting and procurement functions supporting the company’s strategy and varied service offerings of irrigation, power, transportation and buildings. SEW counts on the quality, consistency and integrity of all services and products delivered by it's suppliers. Jointly we share the common objectives of enhancing our stakeholder value and advancement of our strategic business objectives while conforming to the strict moral code of dignity of labour, equal opportunity, fair competition and respecting mutual business interests.
We continually encourage our suppliers to excel in the mutual goals of on-budget performance, on-time quality delivery, enforcement of safe work environment, fairness in labour compensation and transparency of business practices.
SEW's PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION
Our procurement is conducted from the SEW head office as well as the project sites. Our staff is segmented into experienced specialists for contracting, procuring and materials management. Most are people dedicated to direct support of our projects while others play a more indirect role by providing functional services to our projects.
Each project has its own commercial team responsible for obtaining the correct materials and services, validating capabilities of our prospective vendors, managing the bid cycle, ensuring a fair evaluation of each responsive bidder is conducted prior to award, and monitoring quality and schedule. This team consists of several specific disciplines which include Finance, Contracts, Procurement, Inventory Management, Quality Enforcement and Project Management.
Purchase order requirements and specifications adherence will be checked by the Quality Assurance / Inventory Management team. Equipment and Materials receipt will be provided on the spot when such deliveries are made. Industry codes and standards will be applied non-conforming quality and manufacturing issues will be identified before such issues impact quality of project works.
PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLIER AND SUBCONTRACTOR ENGAGEMENT
SEW maintains the highest standards of integrity in its dealings with suppliers and subcontractors
SEW follows rigorous and transparent procedures to select it's suppliers and subcontractors
Every qualified supplier will be provided equal opportunity and afforded fair treatment
Our expectations will be clearly set and documented
We will be available for a review of our relationship to address performance improvement opportunities
We aim to fully meet our contractual obligations to ensure and protect our joint interests
We will protect the confidentiality of quotations and other 3rd party information entrusted to us
We always will strive to avoid placing our employees in positions of potential conflict of interest
We will always strive to promote fair competition among our suppliers in the interests of SEW, acting in accordance with the law
ETHICS AND SAFETY
We are committed to the highest safety and ethical standards in the industry and expect the same from our suppliers and subcontractors. We seek suppliers and subcontractors who understand SEW's obligations to it's clients and other stakeholders.
SEW seeks to apply high standards of ethics and professional practices in it's supply chain operations. Our practices are governed by the following core principles:
Adherence to the law of the land
- All applicable legal obligations must be observed based on the area of operations
- Bribery and corruption will be strongly dealt with Employee rights & safe working environment
- All Human Rights and labour laws should be observed
- Equal opportunities of employment should be provided regardless of caste, color, gender and religious preferences.
- Respect personal dignity of all individuals employed
- Deal with a sense of fairness and provide access to the judicial system
- Provide all safety equipment and training facilities to employees
Prohibition of child labour
Indian Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 and subsequent rules should be strictly adhered to
Environment sensitivity
We require our subcontractors and suppliers to promote environment sensitivity, be aware of the risks involved and have sound mitigation practices
Information on possible violations should be reported immediately by calling any of the SEW Head Office phones or via the 'contact us' page of this website.
