<Beginner> Lesson No.8
Long-term Supply Contract Renewal Negotiation with Overseas Customer / 海外顧客との長期供給契約更新交渉
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
Negotiating contract renewal terms with major overseas customers for long-term supply agreements.
海外主要顧客との長期供給契約の更新条件について交渉する場面です。
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me explain our position(当社の立場を説明させてください)
2.I appreciate your position(貴社の立場に感謝します)
3.Let me share our cost structure(当社のコスト構造を共有させてください)
4.We can offer a ... percent price reduction over ... years if you confirm...(...をご確認いただければ、...年間で...パーセントの価格削減を提案できます)
5.We can guarantee delivery with...(...で配送を保証できます)
6.This approach protects both sides from...(このアプローチは...から双方を守ります)
7.We will prepare a draft contract including...(...を含む契約書案を準備いたします)
1-2 Essential words
1.requirement(要望)
2.improved(改善した)
3.increased(上昇した)
4.share(共有する)
5.account for(占める)
6.continue(続ける)
7.accept(受け入れる)
8.offer(提案する)
9.prepare(準備する)
10.ensure(確保する)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Negotiating contract renewal terms with major overseas customers for long-term supply agreements.
海外主要顧客との長期供給契約の更新条件について交渉する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting today. Our 5-year contract ends in 3 months, and we need to discuss renewal terms. We require a 7 percent price reduction, stronger quality guarantees, and expanded supply responsibility.
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。5年契約が3か月後に終了するため、更新条件について話し合う必要があります。7パーセントの価格削減、より強力な品質保証、そして供給責任の拡大を求めています。)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
I understand your requirements. Let me explain our position. We can offer a 3 percent price reduction over 3 years if you confirm a longer contract period. We improved our quality control system last year, and defect rates decreased by 40 percent. For supply responsibility, we need to discuss specific terms because raw material costs increased recently.
(ご要望は理解しました。当社の立場を説明させてください。より長い契約期間をご確認いただければ、3年間で3パーセントの価格削減を提案できます。昨年品質管理システムを改善し、不良率は40パーセント減少しました。供給責任については、原材料費が最近上昇しているため、具体的な条件を話し合う必要があります。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
A 3 percent reduction is not enough. Our target is 7 percent to stay competitive. Can you provide a detailed cost breakdown? We also need guaranteed delivery even during material shortages.
(3パーセントの削減では不十分です。競争力を維持するため、当社の目標は7パーセントです。詳細なコスト内訳を提供していただけますか?また、材料不足時でも配送を保証していただく必要があります。)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
I appreciate your position. Let me share our cost structure. Material costs account for 55 percent, manufacturing for 30 percent, and development for 15 percent. Material prices increased by 12 percent this year due to global supply issues. We can guarantee delivery with 2 weeks of safety stock, but we need flexibility on pricing if material costs continue to increase. This approach protects both sides from unexpected market changes.
(貴社の立場に感謝します。当社のコスト構造を共有させてください。材料費が55パーセント、製造費が30パーセント、開発費が15パーセントを占めています。世界的な供給問題により、材料価格は今年12パーセント上昇しました。2週間の安全在庫で配送を保証できますが、材料費が上昇し続ける場合は価格設定に柔軟性が必要です。このアプローチは予期しない市場変動から双方を守ります。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see your point about material costs. However, we need a clear commitment. Can you accept a 5 percent reduction with a price adjustment clause for materials?
(材料費についてのご指摘は理解しました。しかし、明確な約束が必要です。材料費の価格調整条項付きで5パーセントの削減を受け入れていただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
Yes, we can accept that proposal. We offer a 5 percent reduction over 3 years with quarterly price reviews based on material cost indexes. We will prepare a draft contract including quality guarantees and supply terms by next week. This arrangement ensures stable supply while managing cost risks for both companies.
(はい、その提案を受け入れることができます。材料費指数に基づく四半期ごとの価格見直し付きで、3年間で5パーセントの削減を提案します。来週までに品質保証と供給条件を含む契約書案を準備いたします。この取り決めは、両社のコストリスクを管理しながら安定供給を確保します。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. Please send the draft contract by next Friday. We look forward to continuing our partnership with these improved terms.
(それは妥当に思えます。来週金曜日までに契約書案を送ってください。これらの改善された条件で、パートナーシップを継続できることを楽しみにしています。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Negotiating contract renewal terms with major overseas customers for long-term supply agreements.
海外主要顧客との長期供給契約の更新条件について交渉する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting today. Our 5-year contract ends in 3 months, and we need to discuss renewal terms. We require a 7 percent price reduction, stronger quality guarantees, and expanded supply responsibility.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
I understand your [要望]. Let me explain our position. We can [提案する] a 3 percent price reduction over 3 years if you confirm a longer contract period. We [改善した] our quality control system last year, and defect rates decreased by 40 percent. For supply responsibility, we need to discuss specific terms because raw material costs [上昇した] recently.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
A 3 percent reduction is not enough. Our target is 7 percent to stay competitive. Can you provide a detailed cost breakdown? We also need guaranteed delivery even during material shortages.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
I appreciate your position. Let me [共有する] our cost structure. Material costs [占める] 55 percent, manufacturing for 30 percent, and development for 15 percent. Material prices [上昇した] by 12 percent this year due to global supply issues. We can guarantee delivery with 2 weeks of safety stock, but we need flexibility on pricing if material costs [続ける] to increase. This approach protects both sides from unexpected market changes.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see your point about material costs. However, we need a clear commitment. Can you accept a 5 percent reduction with a price adjustment clause for materials?
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
Yes, we can [受け入れる] that proposal. We [提案する] a 5 percent reduction over 3 years with quarterly price reviews based on material cost indexes. We will [準備する] a draft contract including quality guarantees and supply terms by next week. This arrangement [確保する] stable supply while managing cost risks for both companies.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. Please send the draft contract by next Friday. We look forward to continuing our partnership with these improved terms.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Negotiating contract renewal terms with major overseas customers for long-term supply agreements.
海外主要顧客との長期供給契約の更新条件について交渉する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting today. Our 5-year contract ends in 3 months, and we need to discuss renewal terms. We require a 7 percent price reduction, stronger quality guarantees, and expanded supply responsibility.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
I understand your requirements. [当社の立場を説明させてください。] [より長い契約期間をご確認いただければ、3年間で3パーセントの価格削減を提案できます。] We improved our quality control system last year, and defect rates decreased by 40 percent. For supply responsibility, we need to discuss specific terms because raw material costs increased recently.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
A 3 percent reduction is not enough. Our target is 7 percent to stay competitive. Can you provide a detailed cost breakdown? We also need guaranteed delivery even during material shortages.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
[貴社の立場に感謝します。] [当社のコスト構造を共有させてください。] Material costs account for 55 percent, manufacturing for 30 percent, and development for 15 percent. Material prices increased by 12 percent this year due to global supply issues. We can guarantee delivery with 2 weeks of safety stock, but we need flexibility on pricing if material costs continue to increase. This approach protects both sides from unexpected market changes.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see your point about material costs. However, we need a clear commitment. Can you accept a 5 percent reduction with a price adjustment clause for materials?
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Representative】:
Yes, we can accept that proposal. We offer a 5 percent reduction over 3 years with quarterly price reviews based on material cost indexes. [来週までに品質保証と供給条件を含む契約書案を準備いたします。] This arrangement ensures stable supply while managing cost risks for both companies.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. Please send the draft contract by next Friday. We look forward to continuing our partnership with these improved terms.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
A 5-year supply contract is ending in 3 months, and the customer requests better terms.
The sales representative must propose balanced conditions that maintain profitability and the long-term relationship.
5年間の供給契約が3か月後に終了し、顧客がより良い条件を要求している。
営業担当者は収益性と長期的な関係を維持するバランスの取れた条件を提案する必要がある。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
We need to finalize the new contract terms today. Can you explain your proposal in detail, including pricing, quality commitments, and supply guarantees?
(本日、新しい契約条件を確定する必要があります。価格設定、品質へのコミットメント、供給保証を含め、貴社の提案を詳しく説明していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1.Explain the cost structure(コスト構造を説明する)
2.Describe the price reduction plan(価格削減計画を述べる)
3.Clarify quality improvements(品質改善を明確にする)
4.Propose flexible supply terms(柔軟な供給条件を提案する)
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
