Our Experience Is Bigger Than Our Backyard.
Category Expertise
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Business Products & Services
- Office Supplies
- Commercial Print
- Business Forms, Cards & Stationery
- Custom Labels
- Promotional Items
- IT Peripherals
- Office Furniture
- Quick Print Services
- Web Site Development
Facility Supplies & Services
- Janitorial Supplies & Services
- Safety & Medical Supplies
- Telecom & Utility Audits
Chemicals
- LTL & Bulk Commodity Products
Sourcing Events
- Direct & Indirect Materials
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Packaging
- Corrugated
- Poly Sheeting & Bags
- Strapping
- Stretch Film
- Shrink Film
- Shipping Labels
Industrial MRO
- Electrical Supplies & Lighting
- Bearings & Power Transmission
- Motors
- Industrial Rubber Products
- Fluid Power & Lubricants
- Pipes, Valves, & Fittings
- MRO Consumables & Tools
- Fasteners
Human Capital
- Life Insurance
- AD&D
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Prescription Drugs
- Employee Testing & Retention
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Leadership Team
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Rod Poole, President of United Sourcing Alliance
- 25 years of sourcing, operational, and business development experience.
- Responsible for all business development, overall strategic planning, and is a member of the firm's supplier development team.
- Held purchasing, business development and executive management positions with Alice Mfg Company, Cone Mills, and Hanes Industries.
- Michelin training in LEAN, cost effective manufacturing. Focuses on quickly identifying opportunities for improvement and driving change.
- Earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as an officer in the United States Army.
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Gene Smith, Director of Operations
- 30 years as a purchasing professional.
- Leadership experience in operations, spend analysis, benchmarking, implementation, and supplier management.
- Specific expertise in commodity price trends, RFP development, and contract management.
- Point person negotiating multi-million dollar contracts with national suppliers.
- Specialties: packaging, indirect, and maintenance repair and operating (MRO) supplies.
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Don't Take Our Word For It
“As an organization with over 3,000 completed client audits, we especially appreciate the quality of leadership within the United Sourcing Alliance organization. We share the common values of service, integrity and competence which are critical to the long term viability of a business. Ours is a mutually beneficial relationship which we expect to share for many years to come.”
Randy Lewis, President, Cost Analyst
How We Helped Others
Challenge
Manage the document collection process in order to implement a provider for labels & print for a highly decentralized, geographically dispersed automotive supplier.
Solutions
- Launched successful Document Survey Analysis (DSA) with a focus on individual plants throughout the US & Mexico
- Leveraged spending by consolidating suppliers and using United Sourcing Alliance supplier guaranteed savings
- Implemented a technology platform to manage the work flow
Results
- Hard dollar savings of 19%
- Achieved compliance rates of 80+% within 90 days
- Added more products over time
