What tactics would you use when negotiating purchase prices with a supplier?

Firstly try and understand his production cost. Based on the industry arrive at the percentage which the vendor will keep and then based n this price arrive at the purchase price.

Firstly the quality of goods and disponibility, Price and the payment term.

Quality ,price and delivery schedule and compare with similer product pricing range from competitor.OR give supplier our counter offer.

1. Prepare Well 
2. Always Tell the Truth
3. Show Your Potential
4. Ask About Incentives
5. Mention the Competition
6. Find a Fair Compromise
7. Think Long Term
8. Take Your Time
9.  Get it in Writing
10. Create a win win
11. Involve your customers   

Negotiation Do Your Homework. You need to know some important things about the service or product you want to buy before you begin negotiations: 2. Make the Other Side Name a Price First. ... Don't Be Reasonable. ... Know the Limit. ... Be Quiet. ... Ask for Extras. ... Walk Away.

check multiple suppliers

Offer new market opportunity to supplier

negotiate on payment terms

Negotiation is something depend upon if we have the quotations of other suppliers and the knowledge of material to be purchased

I shall first ensure that the required product meets my specs. Having ensured that i would like to assurances in the shape of warranties. By now i would have ensured to evaluate the compatibility of price in the Market. With this in my bag i shall give the offer by keeping some margin in my cuffs, i mplying that i shall be having flexibility in matching the price.

Comparing the features with the same range Products of the other companies

Secondly the quality

Resale Value

After sales services

• Plant/process requirement.
• Detailed understanding about the supplier,his history and his future suppliablity.
• Knowledge about suppliers competitors.
• back up options.
• Purchasing power.
• Effect of speculated buying price and its liabilities.
• Effect on Break even point.
• Yearly targets and supply requirements.
• Market trends.

Research the producers you will be buying from the supplier.

Know quantity and quality.

Ask about incentives 

Find a fair compromise.

mention other competition