Cogent Solutions & Supplies
Steve Cowden has a extensive work experience in the field of purchasing, customer services, and materials management. Steve started their career in 1989 as a Materials Manager at Crent Company. From 1993 to 1996, they served as a Customer Services Manager at Conifer-Crent Company. Steve then joined Unisource Worldwide, Inc. in 1996, where they held the position of Director - Customer Services Center, Unisource Packaging Northern California until 2004. Currently, they are working as the Vice President of Purchasing at Cogent Solutions & Supplies.
Steve Cowden obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of California, Davis. Steve attended this university from 1974 to 1979.
Cogent Solutions & Supplies
About Cogent Solutions & Supplies Oakland Packaging & Supply, a company with a 30-year history in packaging, facility supply, and food service supply, is now Cogent Solutions & Supplies. Our new name reflects the clear, sensible value we offer in helping clients manage their packaging, equip their operations and maintain their facilities with certainty. While our name has changed, our ownership, management and the entire team remains the same. Today, our main locations are in Richmond and Sacramento, and we serve clients throughout Northern California and beyond. We are still the family-run, locally owned business that our customers have come to trust and rely on over the years. In addition to our work as a single-source supplier of packaging and facility supplies, we also provide expert advice and operational support through services in: • Custom packaging • Program consulting and design • Logistics and warehousing • Equipment sales and service We support companies small and large across industries that include: • Agriculture • Beer, wine and beverage • Food processing • Food service • Grocery • Healthcare • Hospitality • Manufacturing and distribution • Retail We strive to deliver more clarity, guidance and expertise in everything we do. We are committed to mutually beneficial relationships based on honesty, integrity and trust.