Running now
3- Account at risk· Sundaram Auto Systems1 of 3 · day 64 days late
Next: Founder-to-founder call if the answer is 'sourcing' — Founder Ajay called on the 20th. Answer: 'a new supplier in Aurangabad is being trialled on brackets'. The founder call has not been booked.
- Rate-contract renewal· Meridian Drivetrain Ltd2 of 4 · day 54
Next: Proposal sent — Account owner Meeting held 18 August; the proposal with the price-down answer is due by the 31st and has not gone.
- Quarterly review with a Tier-1· Sundaram Auto Systems4 of 4 · day 49
Complete. July review done. Minutes sent on the 25th.
The playbooks
New account — first 90 days
Starts when: A won deal with a first order
- day 1Kick-off call: schedule cadence, dispatch contact, quality contact · Account owner
- day 7First lot: dispatch coordinator calls their stores on arrival · Dispatch
- day 30First-month review: offtake vs schedule, any NCR, payment terms confirmed · Account owner
- day 90NPS ask, from the purchase head · Account owner
Quarterly review with a Tier-1
Starts when: Every quarter, every rate-contract account
- day -14Pull schedule vs actual, on-time %, open NCRs, payment days · Account owner
- day -7Quality head reviews the NCR list and the corrective actions · Quality
- day 0The review, with their purchase and SQA heads in the room · Account owner, founder
- day 3Minutes and actions to them, in writing · Account owner
Account at risk
Starts when: Health below 45, or a schedule cut two months running
- day 0Owner calls the purchase head the same day: what changed · Account owner
- day 2Founder-to-founder call if the answer is 'sourcing' · Founder
- day 7Written plan: what we fix, by when, who signs · Account owner, quality
Rate-contract renewal
Starts when: 120 days before the contract ends
- day -120Cost sheet refreshed; the price-down we can afford, decided · Finance, founder
- day -90Renewal meeting booked with their purchase head · Account owner
- day -60Proposal sent · Account owner
- day -30Signed, or escalated to the founder · Founder