Smith
Founded in 1984, Smith is an independent global distributor of electronic components, providing sourcing, procurement and supply chain services from offices on four continents.
Smith is an independent distributor of electronic components, sourcing, managing and distributing parts for a global customer base. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Houston, the firm employs more than 700 people and runs regional headquarters in Amsterdam and Hong Kong, with offices on four continents. Its workforce speaks more than 50 languages and dialects.
The company's scale is considerable. Annual global revenue exceeds USD $3.4 billion, and sales over the past five years total more than USD $16 billion. Smith ranks 8th among all distributors worldwide and has been named the number one independent distributor 21 times since 2000. It supplies components into industries including data centres, networking, automotive, mobile phones, personal computing, social media and appliances, and counts Fortune 500 companies among its partners.
Central to its offering is Intelligent Distribution, a proprietary model designed to address problems across the electronic component supply chain. The firm combines procurement services with supply chain management to serve customers facing component shortages and volatility.
Smith is privately held and under stable ownership. The company describes its culture as combining multinational expertise with the personalised service of a local partner, and cites agility and flexibility in adapting to changing market conditions as defining characteristics.