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What are the key challenges and how do the most successful
companies respond to them?
How can we develop the kind of synergy with our key customers
that will enable the seller and the buyer together to create value in
the market place?
Challenges
Market Maturity
Globalisation
Customer power
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Challenges
Customer Power
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Large
Customer
Sales Level/
Potential
The shrinking
domain for the
traditional
salesforce?
Key/Global
Account
Management
Direct
channels/
Internet-based
sales
Small
Low
High
Customer Service/Relationship Requirements
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(44%)
Purchases
(50%)
Profit (6%)
Other costs
44%
Purchases
(45%)
Profit (11%)
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16
Biscuit
Manufacturer
From: Profitable Customers, Charles Wilson
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Board/
Packaging
t-25
Speciality
Adhesives
18
Metal
Bearings
t.o
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t-15
t.0
t.-15
t.0
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Turnover
Added Value
Potential
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% of
respondents
100
Quality (product)
100
100
Volume related
64
64
Company culture
36
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% of total
company
profits
t-15
17
16
t.o
29
26
15
22
13
20
12
10
1
-3
1
2
Largest 10%
of customers
9
10
Smallest 10%
of customers
1
2
Largest 10%
of customers
-3
3
-3
9
10
Smallest 10%
of customers
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LOVE
HATE
High
Sales
Potential
Low
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27
2001
23
22
2002
2003
2004
21
20
19
19 19
19
18
16
15
15
13
2005
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
8
6 6
6 6
6
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
Not
at all
1 1
9
Totally
From
Sales
Purchasing
D
I
Marketing R
E
Operations C
T
Information O
Systems R
S
Customer
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To
Directors
buying company
Marketing Marketing
Key-Account
Co-ordination
Supplier
Operations
Operations
Information
Systems
Information
Systems
Supplier
Development
Customer
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B
C
Next 30
Next 55
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High
High
Strategic
Large
Star
Account
Attractiveness
Status
Streamline
Low
Medium
Small
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Integrated
Strategic
intent of
seller
Interdependent
Cooperative
Basic
Exploratory
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KA
Mgr
Ops
Board
Selling company
Buying company
Directors
Directors
Purchasing Manager &
Key Account Manager
Inbound logistics &
Order processing/
Customer service?
Production
Co-operative
Production
Accounts
Accounts
Marketing
Service
Marketing
Service
Selling Company
Operations
Focus team
R&D
Focus team
Key Acct
Mgr
Integrated
Environment
Focus team
Buying Company
Finance
Focus team
Market research
Focus team
Joint
Board Meetings
Main
contact
Board
Admin
Ops
Basic
Exploratory
Interdependent
Buying company
Key
Customer
Contact
Admin
Selling company
Sales
140
120
Total
costs
100
80
60
40
20
Cost of
sale
Attributable
overheads
Contribution
-20
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Support Activities
Infrastructure
Human Resource
Management
Procurement
INBOUND
OPERATIONS
LOGISTICS
eg.
eg.
Quality Control Manufacturing
Packaging
Receiving
Production
Raw Material
Control
Control
Quality Control
etc
Maintenance
etc
OUTBOUND
LOGISTICS
eg.
Finishing Goods
Order Handling
Despatch
Delivery
Invoicing
etc
SALES &
MARKETING
eg.
Customer mgmt
Order Taking
Promotion
Sales Analysis
Market
Research
etc
SERVICING
Value
Added - Cost
= Profit
eg.
Warranty
Maintenance
Education /
Training
Upgrade
etc
Primary Activities
Many activities cross the boundaries - especially information based activities such as:
Sales Forecasting, Capacity Planning, Resource Scheduling, Pricing, etc
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Infrastructure
Human Resource
Management
Procurement
RECOGNISE INITIATE
EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE DIALOGUE INFORMATION
POTENTIAL
MONITOR
REDUCING
COST
CREATING
VALUE
CREATING VALUE
75
Increase of expenses
15
5
Potential saving
Design
Industrial prototype
Production
Time
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Strategic Purchasing
SUPPLIER PREFERENCE
A
T
T
R
A
C
T
I
V
E
N
E
S
S
Core
Development
Nurture Client
Expand Business
Seek New
Opportunities
Cosset Client
Defend Vigorously
High Level of Service
High Responsiveness
Exploitable
Nuisance
Give Low Attention
Lose Without Pain
VALUE OF BUSINESS
Source: PMMS Consulting Group
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Type
10
10
Strategic
Suppliers
VP lead
Business strategy driven
A team on both sides
Preferred
Suppliers
Point-to-point solution
Technology access
Operational advantage
Relationship manager
Strategy from CatMan
SLA scorecard
< 1% of
suppliers
20
600
c. 20% of all
suppliers
1, 350
3,000
c. 80% of all suppliers
Business Process
Criteria
Commodity
Suppliers
Cost improvement
Superior service levels
Ease of transaction
Managed locally
Performance monitored
E-enabled
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2.
Culture
3.
Impact
4.
Intimacy
5.
Balance
Needs of parties to
KAM relationship
High: collaborative
Integrated
Interdependent
Cooperative
Basic
Low: transactional
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Low
High
Strategic
investment
Key account
attractiveness
Selective
investment
Pro-active Management
maintenance
for cash
Low
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K.A. Attractiveness
Factors
Volume/value
10-7
6-4
3-0
X weight
15
Growth/potential %
30
Profit potential%
40
soft factors
15
100
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National
ID Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
High
11
6
Account Attractiveness
10
Customers on Chart
Maximum Spend
Alexander Smith
$14,000,000
Ash & Williams
$13,000,000
College Group
$12,000,000
Supplementary
F T Group
$9,900,000
Harpers Service Elements
$7,600,000
Parker
$9,400,000
Quality Insurers
$16,200,000
Randsome
$14,500,000
Royal & Co
$6,400,000
Thompson Group
$32,000,000
Tudor Rose
$8,000,000
Woods
$11,500,000
7
12
8
Low
High
Relationship Stage
Exploratory
Integrated
Supplementary
Service Elements
Low
Basic
Interdependent
Customer: College Group Relative Customer Satisfaction: 0.80 Account Attractiveness: 4.40 Spend
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Low
Selective
Strategic
investment investment
Strategic
Star
Account
attractiveness Pro-active Management
maintenance for cash
Status
Streamline
Low
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Category
Strategic Customers
Status Customers
Star Customers
Streamline Customers
Description
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Integrated
Strategic
intent of
seller
Interdependent
Cooperative
Basic
Exploratory
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Market / segment
selection criteria
The Applications
Portfolio Analysis
4
5
Clients objectives
analysis
Strategic
Clients
Gaining
Advantage
Basic
CSF
Analysis
Avoiding
Disadvantage
Process
Key Operational
Competitive analysis
High Potential
Our
objectives,
strategies
and plan
for T + 3
Support
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Creating
Advantage
Avoiding
Disadvantage
Strategic
High Potential
Applications which
are critical to
achieving future
business strategy
Applications which
may be critical in
achieving future
business strategy
Applications upon
which the
organisation
currently depends
for success
Applications which
are valuable but
not critical
to success
Key Operational
Support
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Purpose statement
Financial summary
KA overview
Assumptions
Budget
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Plan element
Overall
Business
issues
Presentation
Reference
sections
Executive
summary
Analyses,
esp market
map
Section A, outline
Section B,
customer
Appendices
Objectives
Section C, your
plans
Strategy
Section C, your
plans
Action
Section C, your
plans
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Excellent
understanding of
KAM
Complete, coherent
Addresses key issues
Appropriate emphasis
Focused and clear
Creative
Comprehensive &
effective use of tools
Valid conclusions
drawn
Deep understanding
of customer
Realistic.
Joined up with
customer situation,
customer and supplier
strategies
Clearly stated.
Targeted.
Added value for
customer
Feasible, clear
resource requirement
Consistent with
objectives
12 month
development
3 year major action
Matched with
strategy
Thorough
measurement
framework
Good understanding
of KAM
Mostly complete,
some visible
coherence.
Addresses key issues
Clear
Acceptable
understanding of
KAM
Essential
components
No significant
contradictions or
omissions
Some use of tools
Elucidates key
issues facing
customer
Weak
understanding of
KAM
Significantly
incomplete or
incoherent
Little or no
understanding of
KAM
Incomplete and/or
includes major
contradictions
Little or no use of
tools
No collusions,
poor customer
understandings
Statement building
from current
situation
Clearly stated.
Targeted.
Added value for
customer
Strategy simply
stated
12 month
development
Limited
measurement
framework
Short-term action
Measurement is
just sales targets
Short-term action
No control
mechanism
Significant &
effective use of
tools.
Illustrates main
points of customer
situation
Realistic
Connects current
situation and
supplier strategies
Clearly stated.
Targeted.
Added value for
customer
Feasible, clear
resource requirement
Consistent with
objectives
12 month
development
3 year major action
Matched with
strategy
Focused
measurement
framework
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Marketing
Sales
Mfg.
IT
Finance &
Accounting
HR
Logistics
R&D
Etc.
KA A
KA B
KA C
KA D
Etc.
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1/9
The customers
friend
9/9
The problem
solver
5/5
Compromise
Method approach
Concern for
customer
1/1
The order
taker
9/1
The pressure
salesman
Low
High
Strategic
investment
Key account
attractiveness
Selective
investment
Pro-active Management
maintenance
for cash
Low
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Significant differences
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Commercial awareness
Business planning/strategy
Finance
Project management
Interpersonal skills
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The enemy
Untrustworthy
Pushy
Aggressive
Manipulative
Unreliable
Devious
Opinionated
Arrogant
Poor Listeners
Big Talkers
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