Networking Credibility
The two principals of NGMC have over 75 years combined experience in credit and collections combined with a staff of an average tenure of 25 years plus. One of the most important tools for today’s credit manager is time sensitive “credit intelligence”. NGMC has been providing its members with the proper legal forum for networking and the exchange of data to help its members make timely informed decisions while minimizing risk.
Our Credit Groups
National Food & HBC Manufacturers
With over 125 members this group has a long history of providing members excellent and timely credit intelligence needed to manage their accounts receivable portfolios risk. In addition to the basic services of reports and daily flash information, the group has 3 general membership meetings that include educational and current topic programs. Generally the group will also have a customer present to the group at its meetings. The primary focus is on the retail and wholesale grocery, drug, warehouse and mass merchandiser markets. The manufacturers in this group are the industry leaders in their category and are all top credit professionals.
William H Koopman
To be a member of this group your company must hold a membership in one of NGMC’s other industry trade credit groups. The members of the Koopman group meet monthly in the local Chicago area. The format of the meeting is strictly an accounts and methods discussion. The cost is a nominal annual fee and a small luncheon charge. This is a great fill-in meeting in between the general membership meetings.
The National Food Service Manufacturer
This group consists of 50 of the nation’s leading suppliers of the Food Service industry. The group provides complete coverage of the food service business on distributors, restaurants as well as those retailers and clubs that sell food service pack items. With the majority of the food service distributors being private, it is very important to have other manufacturers’ experiences and credit insights for references. Meetings are very informative with an educational topic of interest and a full and participative account discussion.
The National Store Door Delivery Manufacturers Group
Members in this group share information not only on the payment practices of their common customers but benchmark of key performance measures, best practices for invoicing & collection, organizational structure, dealing with outsourcing, scan base trading, hiring & training practices as well as many other operational issues key to the DSD business.
Our Share Groups
National Manufacturers
Deduction & Resolution
In the Consumer Package Goods Industry, deductions are a large and heavy drain on resources as well as lost income. “The Deduction Group” consists of over 75 leading manufacturers in the industry and provides its members with a great forum to share best practices and success stories. The Annual Industry Benchmarking Survey is one of the most comprehensive in the industry capturing over 35 key metrics. The 3 meetings a year always has a customer which provides some great collaboration at helping to get at the “core” of deduction causes.