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AI Negotiation Preparation Tool for Procurement
Walk into every supplier negotiation knowing your BATNA, your leverage, and your walk-away position — calculated before you sit down.
What Negotiation Preparation Does
Most procurement teams negotiate reactively — responding to supplier proposals without a structured position. EXOS Negotiation Preparation changes that. The AI calculates your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), maps the Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA), assesses your buying power using the Kraljic Matrix, and generates tactical recommendations grounded in battle-tested negotiation frameworks. Every output includes three negotiation scenarios — aggressive, balanced, and conservative — so you control the pace of the negotiation, not the supplier.
Key capabilities
- BATNA & ZOPA Calculation — Quantified best alternatives and zone of agreement calculated before you open any negotiation.
- Buying Power Assessment — Kraljic Matrix positioning, spend concentration, and switching cost analysis to determine your true leverage.
- Tactical Recommendations — Battle-tested negotiation tactics from senior procurement experts, injected as few-shot AI grounding.
- Three Negotiation Scenarios — Aggressive, balanced, and conservative negotiation paths with expected outcomes and risk trade-offs.
Who it is for
- Procurement Manager / Category Manager: Needs a structured negotiation position prepared in minutes, not days of manual research and brief-writing.
- CPO: Wants consistent, framework-driven negotiation preparation across the team — not dependent on individual experience.
- CFO / Business Owner: Preparing for a high-value supplier contract renewal without an in-house procurement specialist.
- Mid-market Operations Lead: Negotiating IT, logistics, or services contracts and needs expert-level preparation without consulting support.
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