Discuss and understand the project
Work with Reps to discover the “pain” and the long-term opportunity
Understand the customer, the decision maker, and their needs
Different than a Project Manager, this person finds then vets the factories (more than 1) who can provide solutions to solve the “pain.”
Handles and arranges 100% Quality and On-Time Delivery guarantees
Independent specialist who looks out for your needs and your customer (not the factory telling us everything is fine)
Training-working directly with Reps
Meeting with Reps and their clients
Flushing out the projects
Negotiating and Closing the Sale with the Reps
Pick up from factory
Arrange delivery to customer’s door
Arranges warehousing and Supply Chain
Payment Terms
Insurance
Refunds (tooling, cylinders, etc)
Guarantees
Understanding the landscape (current market, industry etc)
Introducing specialized packaging, what it is and isn’t.
Identifying and understanding opportunities
Common pain points
How to source and vet cutting edge suppliers
Negotiation
Payment Terms, samples
Guarantees
Manufacturing and delivery dates
Penalties
Negotiation skills for targets
Getting past Betty...finding real decision makers
Find pain and determine true “cost” of that pain
Develop solutions
Capture opportunities
Product specific solutions
Industry specific solutions
Commodity vs Specialized
Supply chain and holding inventory
Creating partnerships
Training and supporting teams
Develop online tools and easy to access guides and support
Develop contacts and new suppliers
Capture process to repeat
Spread the message
Train and retrain message and process
Capture market share!
Chris Stroud PGA TOUR 2006 – 2012
Shaun Hack The Bearded Entrepreneur
Chris Stroud PGA TOUR 2006 – 2018
Shaun Hack The Bearded Entrepreneur
Chris Stroud PGA TOUR 2006 – 2012
Shaun Hack The Bearded Entrepreneur
Chris Stroud PGA TOUR 2006 – 2018
Shaun Hack The Bearded Entrepreneur