level playing field: a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone
This is hardly a description of the parcel shipping landscape, yet it should be, and it is our goal to create these conditions for our clients. Contact us to find out how.
PARCEL SPEND MANAGEMENT
LPF has directly negotiated and managed dozens of parcel carrier contracts over the past decade, ranging from UPS/FedEx contracts in excess of $100M to six-figure spend agreements with regional and niche carriers, all done from a shipper’s perspective. Bottom line savings of 5%-20%, expense predictability, and service quality have been consistently achieved for ecommerce shippers.
Contract analysis services which promise substantial parcel expense savings, based solely on a templated contract review process, are commonplace and misguided. We are committed to understanding clients’ needs first, as the foundation upon which solutions are designed, iterated, and implemented.
ECOMMERCE SHIPPING STRATEGY
Our process begins with a detailed engagement to understand our clients’ current shipping strategy, the current and desired role of delivery in the customer experience, and how shipping expense is viewed and managed within the organization.
We provide a dedicated focus to delivery predictability in the customer experience, exploration of alternate delivery services, and alignment of the most cost-effective carriers and services to precise transit and delivery times.
PARCEL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Helping companies compete on shipping isn’t contained to solutions delivery. We are passionate about increasing parcel shipping knowledge throughout the ecommerce industry, one shipper at a time. Investing in your team, by developing parcel expertise and expense management processes, can often deliver value which extends far beyond a one-time project savings.
LPF has developed deep parcel expertise, shaped by 15 years of building and managing parcel programs for retail and ecommerce companies spanning a wide range of volume and spend. By sharing our experience with your team through collaborative working sessions, ranging from the basic elements of parcel contracts and rates, to managing hundreds of millions of dollars in parcel spend (and everything in between), we can achieve sustainable value together.