For sourcing teams
Twelve DCs, twelve vendors, twelve invoices? We have heard.
We run multi-DC pallet sourcing as one engagement. Per-pallet pricing on your existing spreadsheet line item. One PO. One monthly invoice. Vendor disputes, core pickup, BOL chasing, all on us.
5-12%
Mgmt fee on pallet COGS
Depends on grade + volume
2 weeks
MSA to first shipment
Typical onboarding
5.5-9 hrs
Weekly work transferred
About one working day reclaimed
47
Corridors covered
PADD-aligned coverage
Active managed engagements
Multi-DC managed pallet programs
GXO
Multi-facility managed program
Trinity Packaging
Pallet sourcing and management
If a managed engagement is not named here, that is discretion, not a signal that it does not exist.
What the managed program does for your spreadsheet.
Per-pallet pricing on your spreadsheet
Same line item, same format, same purchase-order workflow. We do not ask procurement to invent a new budget category to buy us. We slot in next to every other vendor on the same row.
One PO. One consolidated invoice.
One PO covers every DC in the engagement. One monthly invoice with line-item detail per location, per pallet grade, per delivery. Roll it into your AP cycle without reformatting.
Disputes, BOLs, PODs, core pickup
Vendor coordination, missed-truck escalation, damage disputes, proof-of-delivery tracking, return-core scheduling. Your team gets weekly reports, not vendor email threads.
PSCI-anchored pricing
Every per-pallet number references PSCI, the publicly-reproducible federal-data cost index. When lumber moves, we show our work. No black-box adjustments.
How it works
You send the spec
Per-DC volume, pallet grade (new / recycled / heat-treated / ISPM-15), cadence. Two fields, 30 seconds.
We source the corridor
Local vendors within ~150mi of each DC, priced against the corridor PSCI, verified for the compliance packet your category needs.
You approve the slate
Per-pallet price per DC, sourced vendor names, methodology citation one click away. Approve, reject, or counter on individual lines.
We run the program
POs cut, BOLs tracked, PODs filed, disputes worked, cores picked up, monthly invoice issued. Your reporting dashboard updates every Monday.
What transfers off your team
Typical weekly operational work that moves from your team to ours. Aggregate range: 5.5 to 9 hours per week for a mid-sized multi-DC engagement.
| Task | Hours / week |
|---|---|
| Vendor sourcing and RFQ management | 1.5 - 2.5 |
| PO and BOL coordination | 1.0 - 1.5 |
| Proof-of-delivery tracking | 0.5 - 1.0 |
| Damage and shortage disputes | 1.0 - 2.0 |
| Core (return-pallet) pickup | 0.5 - 1.0 |
| Monthly invoice consolidation | 1.0 |
| Total per week | 5.5 - 9.0 |
Hours scale with your DC count and pallet grade mix. Smaller engagements come in at the bottom of the range; F500-scale programs at the top.
Typical multi-DC engagement
F500 grocer scale: 87 DCs across PADDs 1-3, $60M annual pallet spend.
Engagement structure: blended corridor at a 7% management fee. PS fees come to ~$4.2M/yr on $60M in pallet COGS; total program eliminates ~6 standing supplier accounts (and 6 monthly invoices) and reclaims an estimated 5.5-9 hours per week from the buyer-side procurement team. Three quarters in, PSCI weights re-validated against actual paid prices; the methodology page shows the divergence math openly.
87 DCs
Across 3 PADDs
Single engagement
$60M
Annual pallet spend
Under management
5.5-9 hrs/wk
Buyer-team time saved
Self-reported
Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from a 3PL?
- A 3PL pivots their existing logistics infrastructure to your problem and slots into your spreadsheet alongside every other logistics vendor. We are vertical to pallets only, source from a 7,500-vendor network, and price every line against a published federal-data cost index. We do not move freight, we do not store inventory; we run the pallet category end-to-end.
- Why per-pallet pricing instead of monthly retainer?
- Procurement spreadsheets are line items, not retainers. Per-pallet pricing lands on the same row as Pallet Central, Halwood, 48Forty, Kamps. You can compare us head-to-head against their number.
- What happens when a vendor fails?
- Documented dispute path, alternate vendor within the corridor activated within 24 hours, PS absorbs the price delta against the approved per-pallet number. We carry the risk; you keep your reporting clean.
- Can we start with one DC to test?
- Yes. We onboard the smallest engagement that lets us prove out the corridor; usually that is 1-3 DCs. If it works there, we scale across your network. If it does not, we end the MSA at the next quarter without penalty.
- Where does the data go?
- Anonymized aggregates feed PSPI (price-paid index). Your individual prices, vendors, and invoice details stay yours; we publish only category-level statistics, never your transactions. Full data-use addendum in the security packet.
Scope a corridor
Send your DC footprint. We come back with the slate.
Twenty-minute scoping call. You share your DC list and current pallet spec; we return corridor vendors, per-pallet pricing against PSCI, and a methodology citation. No deck. No procurement consultant. No retainer.