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People are at the top of John , and Stellar ’ s , agenda
as high-end manufacturing facilities for the aerospace , defense , medical , and automotive industries , among many others .”
Although John cites Stellar ’ s primary objective as bringing the very best solutions to its customers , its second priority is to support its supply chain partners .
Sense of purpose
“ We try to focus our spend as best we can , on our most important suppliers ,” John explains , “ and because we bring them business , they bring it back to us , and we work together . On account of the large presence that we have with these businesses , we get a lot more of their focus than the others who don ’ t exercise our partnering mentality .
“ Stellar is part of Affiliated Distributers ( AD ), which is the largest buying group in North America and serves 850 members with multiple verticals across three countries . AD provides our industrial safety division with an outsized voice around its participating suppliers among many other capabilities . The web content for our items , for example , comes through a program that they developed and offer to members . There ’ s an intrinsic virtue among AD suppliers to heavily invest in R & D to always secure the best solution for customers .”
People are at the top of John , and Stellar ’ s , agenda . This is made blindingly apparent by his huge focus on culture , as his attitude towards external stakeholders is whole- 130