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Field Guide No. 01

Stop improvising.
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24 proven moves top FMCG negotiators run before every deal. Built from thousands of real commercial negotiations. Free.

What you get

Phase 1: 8 preparation moves that decide the deal before you walk in
Phase 2: How to own the process, set the anchor, and kill pressure tactics
Phase 3: The closing moves that protect your margin when pressure spikes
Tactics list: The moves being used on you. Named and neutralized.
The Negotiator’s Field Guide
No. 01
The Deal
Checklist.
The moves that separate good deals from great ones.
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A working document. Not a slide deck.

The Deal Checklist is a 4-page field guide built from thousands of real commercial negotiations. Print it. Mark it. Use it before every deal.

Phase 01

Before you walk in. WAP, target objective, opening position, BATNA, variables map, concession plan, mandate.

Phase 02

Control the table. Process ownership, anchoring, silence discipline, tactic recognition, channel strategy.

Phase 03

Close without capitulating. Rejection calibration, documentation control, walk-away credibility, debrief.

Field Guide
No. 01
The Negotiator’s Field Guide
The Deal
Checklist.
The moves that separate good deals from great ones.
Impact Negotiation Group 01 / 04

Inside the checklist

Three phases. 24 moves. Every deal.

Most commercial negotiations are won or lost before anyone sits down. This checklist gives you the preparation, positioning, and process moves that experienced FMCG negotiators run every single time.

Phase 01

Before you walk in

Preparation is the negotiation. The side that prepares harder almost always outperforms.

Set your WAP: your real floor, written down
Define your target objective, not just your opening
Map all the variables. Price is one of many levers.
Know your BATNA and strengthen it before talks
Plan your concession trajectory in advance
Lock internal alignment and clear mandate first

Phase 02

Control the table

Whoever controls the process controls the outcome. Most negotiators ignore this completely.

Negotiate the process before you discuss price
Open ambitiously. Anchoring shapes the whole range.
Never fill silence after a proposal with a concession
Recognize false urgency and name pressure moves
Choose your channel deliberately. Email vs. face-to-face is a tactic.
Always trade concessions. Never give them for free.

Phase 03

Close without capitulating

The final 10% is where value is destroyed fastest. Most negotiators give back everything they protected.

Calibrate your rejection strength to your real position
Re-anchor after every rejection. Never go silent.
Understand the internal negotiation on their side
Control the documentation. Own the written record.
Know your walk-away and be genuinely willing to use it
Debrief honestly. The next deal depends on it.

Who this is for

Built for senior commercial professionals in FMCG.

If you negotiate with retailers, buyers, or key accounts, this checklist was built from your world. Real FMCG deals. Real stakes. Real pressure.

Key Account Managers

Preparing for annual price negotiations, promotional agreements, and contract renewals with major retail accounts

Sales Directors

Building a repeatable deal-closing system for the full commercial team across markets and accounts

Procurement Leaders

Entering supplier negotiations with clear targets, strong alternatives, and a structured concession plan

CCOs and Commercial Leads

Strengthening negotiation capability across the full commercial organization, one deal at a time

The side that prepares harder almost always outperforms. Not because they are smarter. Because they know where they are going before the other side has started thinking.

IMPACT Negotiation Group. Built from 5,935 trained negotiators and €4.1B in supported deals.

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