Do you know you have 8 additional people on you staff... Yet they don't add to your payroll costs?
A Purchasing Agent
who buys from many sources and assembles
this inventory in one location for immediate availability to you -
replacing confusion and high cost with efficiency and economy.
A Product Expert
who keeps you informed on new products and
their applications, and assists you in any product-solving needs.
A Warehouseman
whostores the inventory in an organized fashion so it
can be easily obtained when you need it - saving you time and shelf
space.
A Delivery Person
who gathers products from inventory and then
delivers them to you where and when you need them - handling that burden
and the necessary paperwork too.
A Serviceman
who helps keep your products running so
costly down time on the jobsite is held to a minimum.
A Financier
who backs the financing of the buildings
where your inventory is stored and the equipment needed to handle it.
This person also finances the purchase of the inventory itself and
extends you credit.
An Insurer
who takes the risk away from you - the risk
of inventory obsolescence and shrinkage plus other non-predictable
losses - as if you had an insurance policy without the premium payment.
An Executive
who uses a network of national contacts to
bring you the latest in technology, safety, and trends - while also
representing your interests with manufacturers.
You receive the expertise of these eight
“employees” when you do business with your full-service
distributor. Together, they lower your total procurement cost.
Because your distributor does these jobs
for you, the products you purchase come with the added value of
these services – automatically.
It’s good business to do business with your
full-service distributor who is a member of STAFDA.