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We recognize purchasing as a critical management function
that has a significant impact on the future success of Summit
and our customers. We have strengthened our Purchasing Team
which includes a Director of Purchasing and Category Managers
with a staff of over twenty teammates. Our Purchasing personnel
have extensive experience within the industry and at Summit.
Subsequent to our acquisition of Magnafoods, we have evolved
to a category management approach allowing us to maximize
our purchasing power. We have structured our purchasing responsibilities
to capitalize on the experience of the Category Managers in
London and Ottawa. Each Purchasing Category Manager buys for
all Summit's locations. In addition, all branches are integrated
from a systems perspective with online inventory levels. We
transfer inventory between branches as required. This allows
us to be cost effective while supporting the product requirements
of each individual branch.
Our goal is to continue working with our supplier partners
to improve their fill rates to Summit and to help us "deliver
value" to our customers.
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