Tuesday, January 10, 2023

January 2023 Supplier Update

Happy New Year to all our supplier partners!  Our mutual mission is to deliver great products and a great experience to our customers.  This blog will continue to provide you with all pertinent updates to drive our partnership and grow together.  If you have any questions, please be sure to direct them to your Supplier Relationship Manager (SRM).

Deductions Overview Training

Deductions are an inevitability in our industry.  Whether they are billings on behalf of our mutual customers, marketing billings, or any other type, it is crucial we provide transparency and support to you as needed.

We invite you to join the UNFI Deductions Team for an overview training on understanding, managing, and engaging us for support as needed.  Please be sure to add one of these meeting times to your calendar:
  • Tuesday, January 17th, 1pm EST
  • Wednesday, January 25th, 1pm EST
Be on the lookout for a Teams invite coming from your SRM.

Launching Save Every Day (SED) in Natural DCs

We are excited to announce the launch of our highly effective Save Every Day (SED) program into our Natural DCs.  This program has existed in our Conventional DCs to help bring every day low prices to our customers to drive velocity at shelf.  This program targets the independent retailer by region.  This MCB based program focuses on top selling items over 13-week promotional periods by maintaining a lower SRP through the entire period.

We invite you to attend one of our three kickoff meetings hosted by the UNFI Merchandising Team to review the SED program.  An invite will be coming from your SRM for these time periods:

  • Wednesday, January 18th, 11am EST
  • Wednesday, January 18th, 1pm EST
  • Thursday, January 19th, 2pm EST

Supplier Merchandising Management (SMM) Updates

An updated list of UNFI SMMs, contact info, line, and category assignments can be found here on UNFI’s Supplier Support Site.

Procurement Team Updates

An updated list of UNFI Procurement Team contacts and assignments can be found here on UNFI’s Supplier Support Site.

Accounts Payable (AP) Updates

An updated list of AP contacts and assignments can be found here on UNFI's Supplier Support Site.