Vendor Relations
Vendor Partnerships with Printpack
At Printpack we adhere to a high standard, we understand that communication is the key to an effective partnership — we take our partnerships seriously. All relationships require a little give-and-take, so we made a list of expectations ensure a positive experience on both sides.
WHAT PRINTPACK EXPECTS OF OUR SUPPLIERS
- Maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity and adhere to the Printpack Supplier Code of Conduct.
- Abide by the terms and conditions of our purchase orders and our Master Supply Agreement.
- Present new and innovative ideas and materials that can help us make better products, create new markets, reduce costs, or otherwise improve our operations.
- Meet all our specifications and be able to demonstrate such compliance through an effective quality management and process control system.
- Reply promptly and accurately to our inquiries, correspondence, and other communications.
- Provide a safe workplace for your employees and abide by our health and safety rules when on our site.
- Conduct your operations in a manner that respects basic international principles relating to labor standards, and protect the environmental quality of each community in which your does business.
- Meet your commitments, or notify us in advance.
- Cooperate with us in all respects with our supplier evaluation process.
- Respect the confidentiality of our business dealings.
WHAT SUPPLIERS SHOULD EXPECT FROM PRINTPACK
- Maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.
- Negotiate for our requirements in the spirit of fairness and mutual respect and with a view towards loyal long-term relationships.
- Establish the environment and working relationship that will encourage the development of new ideas and their utilization for the mutual benefit of both companies.
- Provide accurate specifications, reasonable lead-times and, where available, demand forecasts that allow suppliers to meet their commitments.
- Provide feedback on the performance of your products in our processes.
- Commit to provide a work environment that strives to protect the health and safety of our associates, our customers, and our suppliers.
- Promote fair labor practices and maintain environmentally sound business practices in how we treat our associates and manage our business and our supply chain.
- Fulfill our commitments and obligations.
- Evaluate suppliers against measurable business objectives, and to reward those who provide us greater value through continuous improvement.
- Respect the confidentiality of our business dealings.
