packaging
Our team of Packaging specialists work with clients across a variety of sectors, including B2B and B2C, to design and deliver effective packaging strategies to support sustainable business growth. We focus on four core areas: Packaging design and optimisation, Packaging supply chain including forecasting and demand management, Market insights and trends and the use of sustainable packaging solutions.
We work in collaboration with our Clients, where our industry experts support and effectively challenge you to rethink and explore ways to optimise your packaging supply chains and procurement functions in order to deliver strategic and long term value.
By understating your long- and short-term needs, overall challenges, and pain points regardless of industry or sector, we seek to capture the essence of your culture and business values to maximise the value packaging can bring to your customers.
Our approach is to take a holistic view of your supply chain; identifying and delivering range and cost reduction opportunities, optimising your packaging design and function, and deliver efficient solutions; the impact of which are fully understood, agreed and effectively implemented, enabling you to focus on delighting your customers.
Chris Gardner has over 20 years Procurement and Supply Chain experience, much of which gained in the Paper, Forest Products and Packaging Industries. Additional he has headed up Global Procurement in a major Hospitality and Entertainments business, with consumer and retail packaging part of his remit.
Email: chris.gardner@4cassociates.com | LinkedIn: Chris Gardner