A strong supplier network is critical to maintain a healthy envelope supply, meet demand spikes, navigate unexpected disruptions, and prepare for emergencies. Unfortunately, many organizations rely on inadequate suppliers that lack commitment and customer service. Those fleeting relationships give way to inconsistent, unpredictable, and unreliable supply.
A far better option is to partner with an envelope supplier that has a strong manufacturing network and diverse capabilities. Here’s why.
Quality Supply
Working with knowledgeable suppliers who are known for quality ensures your customers will receive fresh, crisp envelopes that command attention and reinforce a positive brand image. Quality envelopes are also highly insertable so they prevent insertion issues that could waste investment or delay production and mailing.
Priority Envelope, for example, boasts some of the industry’s best technology and produces easily insertable envelopes that create operational and manufacturing efficiencies.
Multiple Facilities and Extended Networks
Suppliers with multiple facilities and extended networks ensure you always have the envelopes you need, when you need them. If they don’t have the required stock at one facility, they most likely will have it at another location.
For example, one of Priority Envelope’s customers needed 100,000 sheets but we only had 60,000 at our Kansas facility. However, we were able to quickly send 40,000 sheets from our Minnesota facility to Kansas to meet our customer’s demand. In fact, we stock millions of envelopes between three facilities that boast diverse capabilities to prevent shortages, supply chain issues, and lead time delays.
It’s also important for your supplier to have a strong transportation network and, where possible, local delivery to enable quick supply.
Experience and Expertise
Strategic suppliers can leverage their experience and expertise to identify cost efficiencies for inventory management. For example, they can assist with demand planning and advise on which envelopes to stock to take advantage of USPS price breaks.
Experienced suppliers can also leverage economies of scale to increase your buying power and access to unique and various envelope stocks that help your mailers stand out.
Reliable, Predictable Service and Support
When your business relies on strategic partnerships, it’s critical to partner with responsive suppliers. Some suppliers can take days to respond, for example, but Priority Envelope prides itself on rapid response. We treat all customers’ needs as urgent regardless of their organization or order volume.
Work with a supplier that doesn’t think “can we do this?” but instead think “how can we do this?” to expand your capabilities and meet your unique business needs. Your business will benefit significantly when you choose a supplier that provides consistent, reliable service and handles everything behind the scenes to deliver what you need, as promised, and on time.
