Tap into the Opportunities in FM Rebecca Stallard.
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Establishing & Qualifying Leads
Who holds the purse strings?
Who has the authority?
Who has the need?
Establishing Leads
Key Contacts to establish – dependant upon the business sector you are approaching these can include:
• Canteen / Restaurant / Kitchen Managers• Occupational Health Managers• Health & Safety Officers• Unions Representatives• Procurement Managers• Building, Facilities and Estates Mangers / Offices• Warehouse / Logistics Managers• Technical Managers• Operations Managers• Commercial / Finance Managers• Laundry Managers • Reception Desk / Office Managers
Qualifying Leads
Annualised Spend
How many in the
Workforce? Blue / White
Collar
Are there a current
contracts in place?
If so, When is the next
tender due? Who is the
incumbent?
Spend by Category
Number of locations? Number of
Buying Points?
Where do they currently
buy from?
Valuing Opportunities
£60
£48
£26
£29
Source: FM Supplies: Martin Wilde Associates Report Oct 2013
Basket spend per employee head per annum
Talk about
Pro-active Account Management
• Investigate current processes & products
• Highlight cost-savings due to efficiency
• Highlight Green alternatives
Consolidated Solution• Less Paperwork• Reduction in Supplier
Base• Order from single source• Fewer deliveries• Reduced Administration• More time to focus on
core business
Integrated Logistics• Stationery & Workplace
delivered together• Reduce Carbon Footprint• Reduced Packaging
where possible
Handling Objections
You are a stationery company – I want a proper Workplace distributor
• Our supply chain partners have been active in the category for the past decade
• Product selection has been made from leading manufacturers• Own brand alternatives provide great way of being able to
demonstrate savings against branded lines
Our Contract Cleaners look after that
• Contract cleaners may well invoice separately for consumable products such as hand towels and toilet tissues with may make high margins. As such you can be competitive in these instances
Case Study Example
Multiple order entries
Multiple suppliers
Multiple invoices
Consolidated Delivery 1 Invoice
95%
Reduction in man hours supplies order
processing