Collaborate or Die: How Emerging E-Commerce Brands Can Level The Playing Field with Nate Skiver, Founder of LPF Spend Management

Supply Chain Therapy

Sink or swim.

If you ask our guest today, the future of e-commerce survival relies on collaboration. So grab your life jackets and get ready to lock down your shipping strategy. Today’s episode features logistics expert Nate Skiver.

Prior to starting his consulting business, Nate held transportation, management, and fulfillment roles at Abercrombie and Fitch for 12 years, followed by logistics roles at Stella and Dot Family of Brands. Now, through LPF Spend Management, Nate focuses on leveling the playing field so that ecommerce brands can compete in today’s fast shipping environment.

On today’s episode, Nate discusses the importance of locking down your company’s shipping strategy, why investing in the delivery experience is so crucial, what kind of collaborations he sees vital in the future, and more.

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Guest Quote

“Carriers, shipping, and delivery seem to take a lower priority sometimes within the whole experience from a retailer standpoint. And it needs to be at the same level as the front-end experience in my opinion.” - Nate Skiver

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-Time Stamps

*(0:37) Intro to Nate

*(2:01) Intro to LPF Spend Management

*(4:08) How Nate got started in the supply chain industry
*(10:41) Segment 2: Houston We Have a Problem

*(14:50) Nate’s advice for working with carriers

*(18:29) Segment 3: Shit Show Stories

*(22:45) Segment 4: Back to the Future

*(23:20) Share Resources or Suffer

*(27:56): Less Dependence on UPS and Fedex in the future?

*(33:17): Segment 5: Quick Hitters

*(35:42): Where to find Nate

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Links

• Connect with Nate Skiver on LinkedIn
• Connect with Alex Kent on Linkedin
• Check out the Stord Website
• Check out the LPF Spend Management Website