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Request partner access once — the DAT Supply team reviews the request and confirms how referred projects are tracked.
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Partner with DAT Supply — for logistics & 3pl partners
Logistics and third-party fulfilment partners coordinating storage, shipping and destination handling.
Who it's for
Logistics & 3PL partners
Logistics and third-party fulfilment partners coordinating storage, shipping and destination handling.
How it works
Refer or co-manage a client project
Refer or co-manage, once approved
Once access is approved, submit each client project as it comes in. A catalogue order configures straight from the product page; a Formula Adaptation or a Custom Project is started the same way as when a client comes to us directly.
Co-manage through production
Stay in the loop through formulation, packaging and documentation review — or hand off once the project is placed.
Client projects that change the actives, dosage or ingredients of a reviewed catalogue formula are scoped as Formula Adaptation — a fixed-fee development stage, then a production quotation. A genuinely new formula is a Custom Project.
Why partner
Fulfilment reliability starts upstream of the warehouse
A logistics or third-party fulfilment partner is judged on inventory accuracy and delivery reliability, not on how a product was made — but both depend on predictable production and a clean documentation handoff from the manufacturing side. Stock that arrives without the right paperwork, or on a schedule the fulfilment partner learns about late, becomes the fulfilment partner's problem to absorb.
A supply-side relationship treats that handoff as shared ground rather than someone else's problem after the product ships. When storage, shipping and destination handling are coordinated against the same production relationship a client is already using, a fulfilment partner's own planning gets easier because the upstream side of the chain behaves consistently.
That trade-off is where fulfilment planning is most exposed. A shipment that arrives on schedule with matching documentation lets a fulfilment partner plan storage and delivery with confidence, rather than absorbing delays that originated upstream of the warehouse door.
Working together
Receive finished stock, or coordinate the handling plan upstream
Two shapes fit fulfilment work. A referral: the fulfilment partner receives finished, documented stock once production completes, with no involvement in the stages before it. A co-managed project: the fulfilment partner stays coordinated on shipping and destination-handling timing across a client's project, aligning storage and delivery windows with the client's own launch plan rather than reacting once stock lands.
Both shapes follow the same client-side order route: a brief, then samples, then production, with documentation released by order stage. Personalisation choices on an existing formula — flavour, colour and shape inside the personalisation boundary — are settled well before stock reaches a fulfilment stage, and any change touching actives, dosages or claims runs through Formula Adaptation (a fixed-fee change on an existing DAT Supply formula) or, for new claims or new development, a Custom Project first.
Whichever shape a fulfilment partner chooses, partner access is requested once. Every client's shipment planning afterwards is scoped and coordinated on its own, rather than needing repeat approval for each new account.
Before referring
What to settle before the first coordinated shipment
Fulfilment coordination goes smoothly when three things are agreed before the client's first shipment is planned in detail, ahead of any stock arriving.
- The relationship shape. Decide whether the fulfilment partner receives finished stock only, or stays coordinated on shipping and destination-handling timing throughout the client's project.
- Who owns label compliance. Label and market-compliance claims stay the client's responsibility; the fulfilment partner's role is physical handling and documentation-matched storage, not claims review or final sign-off.
- Destination and handling needs. Share destination and handling requirements early, since they shape how storage and shipping are coordinated against the production schedule and the planned delivery window.
- Partner access. Request it once, then coordinate each client's shipment as its own project from there, against that client's own schedule.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions — Logistics & 3PL partners
Does a fulfilment partner coordinate before production, or only once stock arrives?
Either — a referral has the fulfilment partner receive finished, documented stock only, while a co-managed project keeps the partner coordinated on shipping and destination timing throughout the client's project.
Can a fulfilment partner see samples ahead of planning storage for a launch?
Yes — samples precede any production order, giving a fulfilment partner an early physical reference for packaging dimensions and handling needs before stock volumes are finalised.
How do personalisation choices affect a fulfilment partner's handling plan?
Flavour, colour and shape choices made through personalisation are settled before stock reaches fulfilment, so handling plans are built against a finished specification rather than one still in flux.
Who is responsible for label compliance from the fulfilment side?
The client remains responsible for label and market-compliance claims. A fulfilment partner's role is physical storage and shipping matched to the documentation provided, not claims review.
How does a logistics partner start coordinating around a referred client?
Request partner access once. From there, each client's shipment planning is coordinated as its own project, scoped against that client's production schedule rather than a single blanket agreement.
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Ready to partner with DAT Supply as logistics & 3pl partners?
Partner access is reviewed by the DAT Supply team — set up once, then refer or co-manage as many projects as you bring. Commission terms are confirmed at approval; we do not publish a standing rate.