With labor shortages, increasing costs and shrinking budgets, taking a strategic approach to purchasing packaging and supplies through NCG’s Packaging and Store Supplies Program may help reduce labor and operational costs for your co-op.

Save Time and Money

NCG’s Packaging and Store Supplies Program provides NCG co-ops with a centralized resource to consolidate packaging and supply purchases. Take advantage of the program and benefit from:

• Fewer resources devoted to sourcing and cost negotiation

• Reduction in receiving hours and management of receiving/storage space

• Reduced or no cost deliveries

• Quarterly price audits

• Visibility to spend and usage trends through centralized reporting

• Access to supply contracts that reduce at-risk supply concerns

• Distributor inventory levels managed to meet your needs

Reduce Labor

Collaborating with a primary distributor resource can result in an understanding of your business that can drastically reduce issues and labor hours associated with:

• Managing several supplier relationships

• Invoice management

• Product shortages and backorders

• Multiple in-store staff sourcing from various vendors who may not consider bottom-line expense

Maximize Efficiencies

Designating a packaging contact(s) at your co-op can boost program efficiencies through ensuring:

• The appropriate individuals at each co-op location receive packaging related communication and updates

• Consistent understanding and utilization of the primary supplier by current and new co-op staff in buying roles

• Direct support from NCG’s supplier program manager’s when service, product or program questions and concerns come up

A Nationwide Program with Local Service

The Packaging and Supplies Program is open to all NCG co-ops and offers a comprehensive selection of products through NCG’s distribution partnership with Network Distribution, a nationwide network of independent distributors that provide access to national programming through localized service. NCG partners with a select group of Network distributors that have exclusive distribution rights to NCG’s Co+op branded packaging and contracted supplies and have demonstrated their ability to support NCG co-ops’ combined and independent needs.

Take Advantage of Our Continuous Improvement

The program is managed by NCG’s dedicated supplier programs manager who works closely with NCG’s Network Distribution account management team, distributors and a variety of manufacturer partners to address co-op needs and adapt the program through continual assessment of market trends and factors influencing product availability, costs and sustainable advancement.

Questions?

If you have questions or are interested in learning more about maximizing your co-op’s benefits with NCG’s Packaging and Supplies program, please contact Leslie Kegel.