National Buying, National Customer Interaction & National Supply Chain Management Services
Overview
This team provides support to all users of our National Service systems: National Buying, National Customer Interaction & National Supply Chain Management. These National Service systems, both custom developed and standard software, maintain processes for sourcing and contracting suppliers, category and assortment management, quality assurance and support of peripheral service teams such as: Advertising, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Public Relations and Corporate Responsibility. We work closely with the national business to make improvements to existing solutions and implement new solutions.
Divisional Purchasing
Overview
This team provides support to all users of purchasing and related supply chain systems. The purchasing systems, both custom developed and standard software, support various processes related to ordering, tendering, forecasting, pricing, promotions, EDI and reporting. We work closely with the national business to make improvements to existing solutions and implement new solutions.
Logistics
Overview
This team provides support to all users of transportation planning and freight management solutions. These systems, both custom developed and standard software, support various processes related to transportation management, invoice processing, rate procurement, geographical information systems and reporting. We work closely with the national business to enhance existing solutions and to implement new solutions.
Warehouse Systems
Overview
This team provides support to all users of warehouse systems at our distribution centers. These systems, both custom developed and standard software, support voice selection, shipping, receiving, putaway, quality assurance and inventory, as well as management of wireless devices. We work closely with the national business to enhance existing solutions and to implement new solutions.