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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

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Account growth, renewals and advocacy are difficult for indirect suppliers because procurement focus on spend management. Invested in the relationship and view you as a strategic supplier. Capture more spend away from alternative suppliers. The more your clients rely on you, the more difficult it is to change suppliers.

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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

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As a supplier you need to adjust fast and build a foundation of trust. My old contact has been replaced First things first: find out what they want 10 steps to become a supplier of choice Check these out Quote of the week. Pre-existing relationships with competitors that may jeopardise your current status as a supplier.

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Re-framing Procurement Negotiations: From Buying and Selling to Decision Making

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I’ve also had the good fortune to write a negotiation for buyers book with supply chain management expert Rosemary Coates. they are making a decision. If that is the case (and it is) we need to stop trying to sell them something and start helping them make higher value investment decisions.

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UNDERSTANDING PHARMA CUSTOMER ECOSYSTEMS

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Because the changing dynamics make it more complex day by day. Providers, payers and suppliers, also a distribution supply chain and the patients themselves. Providers, payers and suppliers, also a distribution supply chain and the patients themselves. What does it include? Download our e-book now!

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Value Net Model

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The model identifies 4 key types of players: Customers Suppliers Competitors Complementors Each player type holds strategic implications for organizations, influencing their operational and strategic decisions. FAQs on the Value Net Model: What are the core benefits of the Value Net Model?

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

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An ERP system brings together business processes of an enterprise, which makes it possible to improve performance and enhance project management abilities which, in turn, helps plan, budget, predict and report the organization’s processes and financial status. Improve supplier negotiations backed by analytics. The Sales module.

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Value Grid Analysis

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The Value Grid approach provides a perspective beyond traditional linear progression of activities, where organizations need to balance equilibrium between suppliers and manufacturers aside from concentrating only on reducing lead times. The 2 nd opportunity area involves linking information sharing to influence decision making.

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