Posted 11 April 2017 - 12:02 AM
Kelly, the biggest concern of suppliers in keeping the sources confidential is to prevent you from sidestepping the middle men. This happens quite often in the US, not sure about Australia. Whenever I get providers/suppliers who want to keep something confidential I call them and ask them why. More often than not, a short phone conversation provides a lot of clarity and more comfort.
To be honest, I've never really run into this problem. I'm not sure if it's just the companies I've worked with or if it's an Aussie thing but generally, if you're buying from a distributer it's because they can supply multiple products which typically reduces overall cost as opposed to needing to go to multiple suppliers. Plus, our customers are really appreciative of the fact we can send through all necessary quality docs in one email as again, the alternative is chasing multiple suppliers. It means MY working life is a bit of a pain but we have a pretty significant loyal customer base.
Again, not sure if I've just been lucky with the companies I work for or if it's more of an Aussie thing but I've yet to work for a company where the customer has gone direct after getting the supplier info.
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