Spyder Active Sports, Inc. has added a new distribution facility in Kent, WA to enhance its service commitment to its North American dealers.

 

 

The objective of the new the new facility is to address challenges in Spyder’s vertical supply chain and set a solid foundation for the company to continue the positive growth it has achieved during the past four years.

 

 

“The new distribution facility in Kent, Washington is going to allow us to make significant strides in how we deliver our products to our dealers in what is tight and challenging delivery cycle,” noted Ellen Welley, Spyder’s VP of sales for North America. “This enhancement to the SDN (Spyder Delivery Network) will allow Spyder to remain cost competitive in our industry while continuing to deliver to the marketplace the premium product assortment for which we’ve become known.”

 

 

The Washington distribution facility has the potential to create valuable improvements in terms of transit times and supply chain associated costs, said Nate Peterson, Spyder’s senior director of outbound supply chain/dealer services.

 

 

“For Spyder, All of these factors are integral to our long term strategy as a company,” Peterson said.

 

Spyder identified three key factors that played into the decision to onboard the new distribution facility in Washington.

 

 


  • First, in a challenging and competitive economic environment, having a facility on the West Coast – geographically the closest place in North America to Spyder’s Far East production hubs – will help control transit costs and ensure the brand’s ability to remain price-competitive;
  • second, having a facility on the West Coast gives Spyder a competitive advantage in transit times from its vendors in the Far East and will expedite the delivery of products to both the U.S. and Canadian Markets; and
  • third, the proven success of the Washington facility and its personnel in dealing in a highly seasonal, high volume environment will bring new confidence to Spyder dealers that tight deadlines will be met during Spyder’s delivery cycle.

 


The Kent, WA facility will be brought online as part of the SDN for the Fall 2013 selling season. The SDN will continue to support additional needs of dealers, sales reps, and Spyder’s corporate office with an existing facility in Aurora, CO.