Why? Finding the right supplier can be time consuming and comes with potential risks. If your new packaging line isn’t quite ready, your operations could be negatively affected. So, you need to ensure a smooth change over with a packaging supplier that understands your requirements.
This post will guide you through the process of selecting the right packaging supplier and provide insight on what to consider when making such an important decision.
1. Packaging product range
It’s important to think about both the selection of packaging materials and quality of the products available from the prospective supplier. Do they offer everything you need so you can consolidate suppliers? How often do they restock their products? Are they open to sourcing materials on a requested basis? These are just a few questions you may want to consider asking when completing your research.
You should gain a good understanding of the packaging products you require and ensure the supplier will keep on top of stock levels. This eliminates the potential of delays, which if not challenged, could hinder your production. If you are changing suppliers, make sure the new supplier has an onboarding process in place, so you’ll never run out of stock.
Swiftpak ensure their stock is always up to date by continuously restocking materials. In fact, 2,500 products are kept available in the Swiftpak warehouse ready to be shipped to customers within 24 hours.
