Procter & Gamble presented the „External Business Partner of the Year Award”
We are “External Business Partner of the Year 2024”. We have been recognized by Procter & Gamble with the highest award in the field of feminine hygiene for the third consecutive year, an achievement that is unprecedented at P&G. Katharina Obergruber, Sales Director, Uwe Bernhuber, Head of R&D, and Philipp Ebbinghaus, Board Member & CFO, accepted the award on behalf of the entire Sandler team at a major ceremony on April 25th in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
“Your sustained performance and partnership have enabled our mutual growth. We want to keep strengthening this partnership between our respective companies because we believe it is a source of competitive advantage and leads to growth and value creation”, presented Shailesh Jejurikar, Chief Operating Officer of P&G, during the major ceremony. Ana Elena Marziano, P&G Chief Purchasing Officer, also summarized, “These companies have been among the very best in delivering sustained and exceptional contributions, and we celebrate them for being integral members of our supply ecosystem. The partnership and collaboration with our supply ecosystem is essential to win – we innovate, solve problems, and grow our mutual business interests, together.”
Congratulations to the entire Sandler team
Sandler board member and CCO, Dr. Ulrich Hornfeck, focused on team performance at the Schwarzenbach and Perry, GA, locations, “This is a great achievement that we can all be very proud of. This award has shown us all that despite the very challenging economic situation in 2023, we were able to maintain our level of quality, performance and service and ensure security of supply in all PG plants in North America and Europe. On behalf of my colleagues on the Executive Board, I would like to thank all my colleagues in Schwarzenbach and Perry for their outstanding commitment and team spirit.”
Challenge & motivation in equal measure
Sandler has been a partner of the P&G Company for over 30 years in the fields of feminine hygiene, baby care and wipes. We supply various P&G locations from our headquarters in Schwarzenbach/Saale and the U.S. branch in Perry, Georgia. For us, this award from Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest manufacturer of consumer goods and branded goods, is further confirmation of our outstanding partnership. At the same time, it is incentive to further expand, continuously improve cooperation, and constructively advance future topics.
