Aldi Supply Chain Management

1. Product is normally supplied on blue Chep euro pallets or heavy-weight stamped euro pallets.

2. All Aldi depots will require deliveries to arrive at their depot between 06:00hrs and 07:00hrs except Aldi Neston which requires deliveries to be made between 15:00hrs and 16:00hrs

3. All pallets must contain one product line and one date code only.

4. Product temperature for chilled products must be below 5 degrees centigrade.

5. Aldi do not operate a pallet exchange scheme but any Aldi suppliers who deliver on Chep pallets may de-hire them into the Oakland pallet de-hire account for Chep or Oakland will record the pallet movements for Chep pallets on Chep’s ‘portfolio’ service which tracks pallet movements to each depot.

6. Deliveries must be booked in with Aldi and will all have a booking in reference, provided by Aldi themselves. This booking reference must appear clearly on all Aldi delivery notes.

7. Pallets must be delivered in good condition, securely wrapped with no overhang.

8. Pallet heights may vary by agreement with the Aldi buyer but are typically between 1.6 and 1.8 metres tall.

9. If the rules of delivery are followed precisely, there will be no rejections at RDC level and suppliers can expect to be paid extremely punctually by Aldi for products supplied – this is another area where Aldi has a very good reputation.

Late deliveries, short deliveries, poorly stacked or wrapped pallets, mis-rotation, short codes and incorrect temperature are all common causes of rejection and potential deal breakers for Aldi if they occur on a regular basis.