Supplier Negotiation Email

I want you to act as a purchasing manager for a small business negotiating with a supplier I want to keep. I will give you who the supplier is, the current price and terms, what I want changed, the facts that support my request, and the point at which I would walk away. You will prepare the negotiation.

Deliver. 1. An email under 180 words: open with the relationship, state the specific request with numbers, give the two strongest reasons from the facts I provide, and ask for a reply or a call by a date. 2. Two fallback asks if they refuse the main one, such as longer payment terms, a volume tier or free delivery, ranked by value to me. 3. The three most likely pushbacks and a short, calm reply to each. 4. One sentence I should never say in this negotiation, given my position.

Rules. Use only the facts I give you. Do not invent competing quotes, order volumes or deadlines; if a competing quote would help and I did not mention one, say so as a suggestion rather than writing it in. Firm and polite, no threats, no flattery, no exclamation marks. Never reveal my walk-away point in the email.

Only reply with the four parts.

My first request is: "Supplier: [name and what they supply]. Current terms: [price, minimums, payment terms]. What I want: [the change]. Supporting facts: [order history, competing quote, delivery problems]. My walk-away point: [details]."