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Supplier negotiation email

Draft a firm but friendly email to negotiate price, MOQ or lead time with a supplier.

What you need

  • Supplier relationship context
  • Your ask and fallback
  • Volumes and forecast

The prompt

Draft an email to [SUPPLIER CONTACT] at [SUPPLIER] about [PRICE INCREASE / MOQ / LEAD TIME].

Context: relationship length [X], our annual volume [X], forecast growth [X], their proposal [X], market context [e.g. raw material prices falling].
Our ask: [X]. Our fallback: [X]. Walk-away: [do not reveal].

Write a concise email (max 200 words) that is warm, specific and firm: thanks them, states our position with numbers, proposes a concrete alternative (e.g. longer commitment for lower MOQ), and asks for a call by [DATE]. Then give me 3 likely responses and how I should reply to each.

Replace everything in [BRACKETS]. Use a business or team account with training on your data switched off, and remove customer personal data before pasting.

What you get

A ready-to-send negotiation email and a playbook for three likely supplier responses.

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