This year, AutoZone’s Annual Supplier Awards Dinner was held at The Grillhouse in Rosebank. It is the second year that the event has taken place.
The awards dinner is exclusive to the Top 10 achievers, held in recognition of suppliers’ overall performance and contribution to the AutoZone business.
Suppliers are measured on the following criteria, based on a weighted matrix:
• BBBEE rating;
• EDI;
• Units sales growth;
• Availability;
• Overall Relationships
• Additional predetermined metrics
The winners for the 2011 / 2012 period were:
• 1st Overall – Sabat Batteries, supplied by Powertech
• 2nd Overall – GUD Filters
• 3rd Overall – NGK Spark Plugs
• Most Improved Supplier of the Year – Robert Bosch
• Best Housebrands Supplier – Spirex Batteries, supplied by Powertech
From left to right: Roland Bosse, GM merchandise AutoZone; Wayne Grews, CEO AutoZone; and Sujit Nayak, marketing manager Bosch
Roland Bosse, GM Merchandise AutoZone; Wayne Grews, CEO AutoZone; and John Gibson, managing director NGK Spark Plugs.
Red Shuttleworth, group managing director GUD Filters; Roland Bosse, GM Merchandise AutoZone; Wayne Grews, CEO AutoZone; and Ian Law, sales and marketing director GUD
Roland Bosse, GM Merchandise AutoZone; Wayne Grews, CEO AutoZone; Glenn Geldenhuis CEO Powertech; and Corne Strydom, divisional manager Automotive.
About Autozone
AutoZone is the largest privately owned automotive parts retailer and wholesaler in Southern Africa. AutoZone has a footprint of 10 wholly-owned Wholesale branches, 84 Wholly-owned Retail branches and 48 member-owned franchise branches. These branches are supported by a supplier base of 688 world-class suppliers and an active parts range of 75 000. AutoZone also has presence in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Botswana through a footprint of corporate and member branches. AutoZone’s branches are backed by a well-developed supply chain, merchandising and support services
AutoZone is a powerful brand in the automotive spare vehicle parts market and is well respected by Trade Customers (workshops, engineers, etc), Cash Customers and Independent Spares retailers. The company has a leading presence in the National Accounts (corporate and government contracts) segment and holds the SAPS (South African Police Services) contract to supply all automotive spare parts to the SAPS fleet.
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