Consumer CPI (All Items)+3.5% YoYProducer PPI (All Commodities)+10.1% YoYSteel & Iron+14.2% YoYAluminum Mill Shapes+52.4% YoYLumber & Wood+5.1% YoYFuel & Petroleum+52.1% YoYPlastics & Resins+17.2% YoYReady-Mix Concrete+1.9% YoYIndustrial Electricity+3.0% YoYPaper & Packaging-8.7% YoYConsumer CPI (All Items)+3.5% YoYProducer PPI (All Commodities)+10.1% YoYSteel & Iron+14.2% YoYAluminum Mill Shapes+52.4% YoYLumber & Wood+5.1% YoYFuel & Petroleum+52.1% YoYPlastics & Resins+17.2% YoYReady-Mix Concrete+1.9% YoYIndustrial Electricity+3.0% YoYPaper & Packaging-8.7% YoY

Screen 05 — Vendor Negotiation

Call out price hikes with data.

Profit Shield scans your tracked vendor inputs, flags increases above FRED PPI benchmarks, shows you the exact math, and drafts a data-backed negotiation email in seconds.

Send negotiation emails from your own Gmail

Each vendor row has an Open in Gmail action that launches a pre-filled draft in a new tab. Vendors see your real address; replies land in your inbox. No connection or login required.

Total unexplained overage

$0.00

above FRED PPI-justified costs

Vendors flagged

0

of 0 tracked materials

Avg excess above FRED

0.0%

across over-priced vendors

No tracked materials yet.

Add cost inputs on the Inputs screen to start tracking vendor quotes.

Vendor rows are populated from your tracked materials. Enter the quoted unit cost received from the supplier — overage vs. live FRED PPI is computed instantly via FRED_API_KEY. Hit Open in Gmail on any row to launch a pre-filled draft in your inbox. Use "Import CSV" or "Flag vendor" to add standalone price hikes that persist across sessions via Supabase.