#159 - EDI 101: Emily Curran, SPS Commerce
The Startup CPG Podcast
Startup CPG
4.9 • 642 Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Startup CPG Podcast, Daniel Scharff sits down with Emily Curran, Senior Manager of Product at SPS Commerce, to talk about the role of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in optimizing supply chain processes. Emily breaks down how EDI automates the exchange of business documents between retailers, distributors, and brands, offering listeners an introductory understanding of its basic concepts and benefits for efficiency and accuracy.
They also cover the necessity of EDI for brands aiming to partner with large retailers, including the costs involved, the setup process, and the numerous advantages it offers. Emily highlights how EDI can save time, reduce manual data entry, and enhance order management, making it a valuable tool for growing brands. This episode is a must-listen for small businesses looking to streamline their operations and strengthen their trading partnerships through the adoption of EDI.
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Listen in as they share about:
- What is EDI
- Importance of EDI for Growth
- EDI Process Overview
- Challenges and Benefits + Cost of EDI
- When to Adopt EDI
- SPS Commerce
- Choosing an EDI Provider
- Tips for Brands
About SPS Commerce
SPS Commerce is the world’s leading retail network, connecting trading partners around the globe to optimize supply chain operations for all retail partners. We support data-driven partnerships with innovative cloud technology, customer-obsessed service and accessible experts so our customers can focus on what they do best. To date, more than 120,000 companies in retail, grocery, distribution, supply, and logistics have chosen SPS as their retail network. SPS has achieved 92 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and is headquartered in Minneapolis.
Episode Links:
SPS Commerce Website
Emily Curran LinkedIn
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, amigos. About four years ago, I got a message from a designer in Colombia who said she'd like to work with startup CPG to build her reputation of the U.S. |
| 0:08.9 | I couldn't believe how affordable her pricing was and the quality looked top-notch. |
| 0:13.6 | I started work with them for startup CPG and then a bunch of my other CPG projects as well. |
| 0:18.6 | Fast forward to today, they are the most beloved agency in our |
| 0:21.4 | startup CBG community. They've got dozens of happy customers like prickly and so many more. |
| 0:27.4 | I recommend them to absolutely anybody who will listen because the combo of top-notch quality |
| 0:31.8 | and very reasonable pricing is exactly what you want as a startup brand. You can hire them for |
| 0:37.2 | branding, packaging, your website, |
| 0:40.2 | or they actually have an awesome startup package that will do all three. |
| 0:44.0 | If you want to learn more, email them at StartupCG at Wagondesign Studio.com or check the show notes. |
| 0:51.3 | You could also post in our Slack for feedback and just be overwhelmed by how many people |
| 0:55.5 | want to sing their praises. |
| 0:57.1 | Grazias, Wegan. |
| 1:16.6 | It's okay to take that crawl, walk, run approach. Get set up with EDI, be able to say yes to those partnerships that are requesting it. |
| 1:22.6 | Get your feet wet, learn how to use it, go grow that business, and then when you're at a point where your business is ready, |
| 1:28.3 | just look at how you can continue to automate and scale. |
| 1:31.3 | You down with EDI? Yeah, you know me. |
| 1:34.3 | Who's down with EDI? |
| 1:35.3 | Oh, the CPG. |
| 1:37.3 | Hello, everybody. |
| 1:38.3 | A lot of us first hear about EDI when a distributor or retailer asks, |
| 1:43.3 | are you EDI compliant? And when that happens, instead |
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