Download the Quote Comparison Worksheet and use it before the next price-objection conversation. The objective is simple: make the comparison complete enough that the buyer can defend the decision after the meeting.
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Tool of the Month
Tool: Quote Comparison Worksheet
Purpose: Normalize commercial terms, confirm scope equivalence and flag critical
differences before a price concession.
Comparison Method
• Use the same monthly volume and delivery pattern for every supplier.
• Add freight, surcharges, recurring fees and required services excluded from the unit
quote.
• Separate one-time costs from recurring monthly costs.
• Compare specification, grade, delivery, documentation and service obligations.
• Mark uncertain requirements as unclear. Do not invent a risk cost.
• Resolve critical gaps before calling the quotes comparable.
• Choose the response: match, adjust scope, test or walk away.
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