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Sole-source polymer vendor har quarter price badha raha hai

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Deepika Rao

Category Manager — Chemicals, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

Critical polymer ke liye single approved vendor hai. Requalification 6 months ka process hai aur woh jaante hain. Quarterly hike aa raha hai. Kisne is situation se successfully nikla?

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Vikram Singh

8 days ago·Jul 26, 2026, 3:35 PM

Escalate to their sales leadership with TCO data. Plant-level sellers often have no room.

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Ananya Reddy

9 days ago·Jul 25, 2026, 2:42 PM

Volume commitment in exchange for price freeze worked once for us — temporary relief though.

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Rahul Mehta

10 days ago·Jul 24, 2026, 1:49 PM

Start dual qualification quietly. Once second source is close, pricing conversations improve.

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Priya Sharma

11 days ago·Jul 23, 2026, 12:56 PM

Document alternative suppliers even if not qualified yet. Credible switching threat changes the dynamic.