P08 · Alloy surcharge and base price for 1.4404 bar

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH · goal: Leverage

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Score21deal · accepted · 4 rounds
Opening offer
€1,135,887
Our deal
€1,099,048
Best possible
€960,309

Total cost over the contract. Our alternative (walking away) would cost €1,157,020, worse than the opening offer.

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbHSupplier offerOur offerCeiling
€4.92€5.31€5.69€6.08openR1R2R3ceiling €6.12€5.74€5.38

How our agent negotiated

Who decided
4 by the code engine
Thinking time
0.02 s over 4 decisions
Arguments checked
✓ 4 verified
Timeouts
none

Deal total cost

Price (units × unit price)€544,152
On top of the price
Uncovered need€542,256
Fallback risk€16,268
Payment terms-€3,628

Move by move

Opening quotes

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbHOpening quote
€6.05
Their reasons
  • AS-14404 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
  • PPI-C2431 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
▸Inside the supplier · 1 internal messages
  1. Inside Sales → teamquote attached (quote-offer-70710-0.pdf)
▸Their e-mail

Dear customer,

Thank you for your enquiry. Please find our Angebot below.

We are pleased to submit our offer at a price of €6.05 per unit, with a Zahlungsziel 30 days net, a contract term of 12 months, and no Preisgleitklausel. Please note that this offer remains valid for 30 days.

To give you some insight into our cost environment: AS-14404 rose 5.9 % in twelve months and is 45 % of our cost. Furthermore, LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 5 % of our cost, while PPI-C2431 rose 12.3 % in twelve months and is 38 % of our cost.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Georg Aigner
Inside Sales, Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH

Our agent
Counter at €4.88 with 3 sheetsEngine22 ms
Their price, our terms
€6.10
Our offer
€4.88
Anchor
€4.88
Ceiling
€6.12
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,018,064 / €1,135,887
Arguments picked:Index changeIndex changeDelivery record
TermMain sheetAlt 1Alt 2
Unit price€4.88€4.84€4.83
Index clausenonenonenone
Payment terms90 days60 days45 days
Contract length12 months12 months12 months
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH: Alloy surcharge and base price for 1.4404 bar

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your offer and for explaining your position.

Our data shows a different picture on some points:
Alloy surcharge 1.4404, Isartal Edelstahlwerk (fictional mill, derived) changed -5.5% from 2026-06 to 2026-09 (idx:AS-14404@2026-06, idx:AS-14404@2026-09).
Producer prices DE: cold drawing of bars changed -2.3% from 2026-06 to 2026-08 (idx:PPI-C2431@2026-06, idx:PPI-C2431@2026-08).
Your rolling scorecard shows on-time delivery of 88.0% (sc:70710@2026Q3).

Please find 3 packages below. Each of them works for us; let us know which one suits you best.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 1

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbHCounter-offer
€5.93▼ 2.0 % vs their last+1 alternative
Checked our arguments
Their reasons
  • We checked the delivery record data you cited; it holds, but it does not change our calculation.
  • As to the index change data you cited, that is not our reality: our AS-14404 is covered at fixed prices until March … so that fall does not reach our cost.
  • AS-14404 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • PPI-C2431 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • We have reviewed your data; while the decrease in PPI-C2431 is noted and reflected in our new offer, our AS-14404 supply is secured at fixed prices until March … preventing us from passing on recent index drops.
  • To move forward, we are prepared to accept your proposed 45-day payment terms and offer a revised price of €… per unit.
  • Material accounts for about … of our cost; more detail we do not share.
  • Our standard Zahlungsziel is … days net.
▸Inside the supplier · 2 internal messages
  1. Inside Sales → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Inside Sales → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheets and … cited facts to check; we answer with our offer.
▸Their e-mail

Dear customer,

We have reviewed your offer and can adjust our Angebot as follows. We checked the delivery record data you cited; it holds, but it does not change our calculation. As to the index change data you cited, that is not our reality: our AS-14404 is covered at fixed prices until March 2027, so that fall does not reach our cost. AS-14404 rose 5.9 % in twelve months and is 45 % of our cost. That remains. LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 5 % of our cost. That remains. PPI-C2431 rose 12.3 % in twelve months and is 38 % of our cost. That remains. We have reviewed your data; while the decrease in PPI-C2431 is noted and reflected in our new offer, our AS-14404 supply is secured at fixed prices until March 2027, preventing us from passing on recent index drops. Material accounts for about 45 % of our cost; more detail we do not share. Our standard Zahlungsziel is 30 days net.

Our offer stands at a price of €5.93 per unit, Zahlungsziel 90 days net, a contract term of 12 months, no Preisgleitklausel. To move forward, we are prepared to accept your proposed 45-day payment terms and offer a revised price of €5.88 per unit, which gives an alternative package at a price of €5.88 per unit, Zahlungsziel 45 days net, a contract term of 12 months, no Preisgleitklausel. This offer is valid for 30 days.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Georg Aigner
Inside Sales, Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH

Our agent
Counter at €5.20Engine0 ms
Their price, our terms
€5.93
Our offer
€5.20
Anchor
€4.88
Ceiling
€6.12
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,048,197 / €1,135,887
Arguments picked:Volume change
TermMain sheet
Unit price€5.20
Index clausenone
Payment terms90 days
Contract length12 months
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH: Alloy surcharge and base price for 1.4404 bar

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your reply and for the step you have taken.

One more point from our side:
Our demand forecast for this part has risen 1.9% (fc:370010@2026-09).

Please find our proposal below.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 2

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbHCounter-offer
€5.79▼ 2.4 % vs their last
Checked our arguments
Their reasons
  • We checked the volume change data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • Thank you for your revised offer.
  • Regarding the increased demand forecast you mentioned, the data is not visible to us; please provide proof so we can properly assess it.
  • To acknowledge your movement, we are prepared to offer a revised price of €… per unit for the 90-day payment term.
  • A binding higher volume would help us and can improve the price.
  • Which volume can you commit to?
▸Inside the supplier · 2 internal messages
  1. Inside Sales → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Inside Sales → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheet and … cited fact to check; we answer with our offer.
▸Their e-mail

Dear customer,

Thank you for your revised offer. We have reviewed your offer and can adjust our Angebot as follows. We checked the volume change data you cited; it holds and we took it into account. Regarding the increased demand forecast you mentioned, the data is not visible to us; please provide proof so we can properly assess it.

To acknowledge your movement, we are prepared to offer a revised price of €5.79 per unit for the 90-day payment term. A binding higher volume would help us and can improve the price. Which volume can you commit to?

Our latest Angebot stands at a price of €5.79 per unit, Zahlungsziel 90 days net, a contract term of 12 months, no Preisgleitklausel. Please note that this offer stays valid for 30 days.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Georg Aigner
Inside Sales, Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH

Our agent
Counter at €5.38Engine0 ms
Their price, our terms
€5.79
Our offer
€5.38
Anchor
€4.88
Ceiling
€6.12
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,065,148 / €1,135,887
TermMain sheet
Unit price€5.38
Index clausenone
Payment terms90 days
Contract length12 months
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH: Alloy surcharge and base price for 1.4404 bar

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your reply and for the step you have taken.

Please find our proposal below.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 3

Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbHFinal offer
€5.74▼ 0.9 % vs their last
Their reasons
  • Thank you for your revised offer and the step towards us.
  • To keep the momentum, we can adjust our price to €… per unit for the 90-day payment term.
  • As mentioned previously, a binding higher volume would help us improve the price further; what volume can you commit to?
  • Which volume can you commit to?
  • Our price follows our main cost drivers: AS-14404, PPI-C2431, LCI-C.
  • A binding higher volume would help us and can improve the price.
▸Inside the supplier · 4 internal messages
  1. Inside Sales → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Inside Sales → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheet; we answer with our final offer.
  3. Inside Sales → teamquote attached (quote-offer-70710-3.pdf)
  4. Inside Sales → teamorder confirmation attached (order-confirmation-offer-70710-3.pdf)
▸Their e-mail

Dear customer,

Thank you for your revised offer and the step towards us. To keep the momentum, we can adjust our price to €5.74 per unit for the 90-day payment term.

Please note that this is our final offer (letztes Angebot). Please decide. As part of this offer, we present a price of €5.74 per unit, Zahlungsziel 90 days net, a contract term of 12 months, and no Preisgleitklausel. Our price follows our main cost drivers: AS-14404, PPI-C2431, LCI-C.

As mentioned previously, a binding higher volume would help us improve the price further; what volume can you commit to? Which volume can you commit to? A binding higher volume would help us and can improve the price.

This Angebot stays valid for 7 days.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Georg Aigner
Inside Sales, Edelstahl-Service Donautal GmbH

Our agent
Accept this offerEngine0 ms

final_offer; C 1,099,048 below the limit 1,135,887

✓ Accepted offer:70710-3