CLEVELAND (May 11, 2022) – During the Sherwin-Williams annual National Sales Meeting, five companies were honored with a Vendor of the Year award across several categories: Vendor of the Year, Pivot Partner of the Year and Productive Solutions Award, a new category this year. The Sherwin-Williams annual award series highlights esteemed partners and companies who performed at outstanding levels and demonstrated mutual success and an unwavering commitment to customers.
"Our award-winning partners deserve high praise for how they stepped up to provide us strong support and solutions while quickly adapting to changes in demand and in a fluid and challenging environment,” said Tracey Gairing, vice president of marketing and purchasing at Sherwin-Williams. “Their creativity and new, real-time problem solving were more important than ever as we worked together to meet and exceed customer expectations and encourage growing businesses. We sincerely thank them for their drive and engagement along with all our vendors who contributed to our wins in 2021."
2021 Vendor of the Year
The Sherwin-Williams Vendor of the Year Award pays tribute to top achievers in delivering outstanding quality, innovation and value to Sherwin-Williams stores and distribution centers.
Adhesives Technology: The company, a second-time Vendor of the Year winner, experienced double-digit volume growth and achieved extraordinary service level of 100% in 2021 for a fourth consecutive year. These results are underscored by segment-specific selling tools and training for the
Sherwin-Williams field organization to raise understanding of its repair products. They provided dedicated support to national account organization plus new products and a training facility to further product knowledge.
Poly-America: A long-time supplier and four-time recipient of the Vendor of the Year award,
Poly-America’s commitment to service with quality and integrity has never been stronger. During a tumultuous time in the supply chain, the company worked with Sherwin-Williams to fill unexpected product gaps with other categories to support our promotions and maintained a strong instock position. Despite industry challenges, Poly-America never missed a shipment, with a double-digit increase in sales and near-perfect service level.
Warner Manufacturing: Anticipating supply chain challenges, Warner worked alongside
Sherwin-Williams operations team to build additional inventory on key products and alleviate potential stock-outs with a 100% service level. The company introduced new products that increased job site lighting and safety while improving energy efficiency and leveraged insights from Contractors and DIY’ers to ensure resonance with new launches. Warner, with its proactive approach to service, is a four-time winner of the Vendor of the Year award.
2021 Pivot Partner of the Year
Partners with pivotal ideas, creativity and hard work are acknowledged by this award, highlighting companies with a deep understanding of Sherwin-Williams along with expertise that provided an unmatched ability to pivot their business and meet Sherwin-Williams unique needs.
Mi-T-M: A six-time Vendor of the Year winner, Mi-T-M has been a valued partner to Sherwin-Williams for many years. In 2021, the company significantly updated their go-to-market strategy and concentrated on awareness, training and sales, updating its selector guides and selling tools to better present the collective value proposition for Sherwin-Williams and its pressure washers. Mi-T-M’s efforts included successfully holding National Pressure Washer month in June with over 130 events in 57 districts.
Productive Solutions Award
Sherwin-Williams is laser-focused on being a productive partner for the professional painter, providing products and services to aid in its customers’ growth. This new award category was created to honor vendors working alongside Sherwin-Williams toward fulfilling this important goal.
Purdy: The company developed a complete marketing campaign with assets in English and Spanish to articulate the substantiated claim of 55 percent more productivity from its 14” roller line. Its efforts to educate users about an already favorite product worked with a triple-digit increase for the rollers and increased paint sales from purchasers. Purdy is a previous Vendor of the Year award winner.
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