Plan your transport
Ask the supplier for a shipping reference, the collection address with the dispatch area and the number, dimensions and weight of the packages that are ready. Clarify internal releases or open payment and order questions directly with the supplier. The collection contact must recognise the shipment without having to search your purchasing correspondence. With this information we agree the loading window and take exactly the released packages.
Order confirmation is not a shipping release
Purchasing often receives a date confirmation while inspection, packing or documents are still pending in the warehouse. Ask specifically for the shipping release: are the goods packed in the dispatch area, and under which reference? This question helps avoid failed collections.
What we need for collection
Collection address with gate or ramp, shipping contact, shipping reference, number, dimensions and weight of the packages and possible loading times. Once we have this, we agree the loading window directly with the supplier.
What matters
- Distinguish shipping release from order status
- Deposit the collection reference with the supplier’s shipping team
- Have package data confirmed at the actual collection point
