The effect of a change of relative exchange rates will be determined by which currency you pay your supplier in.
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LO 2, AC 2.2

The question requires more detailed answer, it is an example of probing question.
Probing questions are typically follow-up questions, and aim to elicit more detailed information on the back of the answer elicited from the open questions. Probing question are also useful to check that the supplier fully understand their offering, as well as your needs, can also be used to communicate to the suppliers that you know this category well.
LO 3, AC 3.3

Explanation
A useful and simple shorthand for preferred negotiation styles is summarised by four simple descriptor:
'warm', 'tough', 'logical' and 'dealer', which can beapplied to describe individuals' dominant preferred style in most circumstances.
Warm - a people person
Tough - a hard-nosed negotiator
Logic - a numbers person
Dealer - a trader who loves bargaining
Strengths, weaknesses of dealer style are described below:
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LO 2, AC 2.4

If driving greater value and efficiency from your supply base is your end, you should remember that there are many ways to do this without seeking to negotiate lowerprices. Below are 7 types of saving levers:
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Indirect costs are those cost that are not directly attributable to production. Examples of indirect costs including the following:
Indirect labour: This covers every person in the factory who does not directly perform a production operation such as managers, supervisors, engineers, store personnel, clerks, maintenance staff, porters, canteen staff, security and cleaners etc.
Expenses: Included in this element is every fixed and variable expenses incurred in operating the factory, such as rent, rates, utilities, insurance, depreciation, maintenance, air conditioning and the various types of energy generation required by a clothing factory.
Indirect materials: Also known as consumables, this element contains all the materials not directly connected to the makeup of a garment. Some of the typical items involved are office materials, spare parts, marker paper, maintenance materials, chalk & pins.
Direct costs are those costs of a product/service directly attributable/traceable to its production. Examples of direct costs including the following:
Direct Materials: Direct materials are all the materials and trimmings which go into the construction and finish of the garment. Typically, these materials would include cloth, lining, fusible, zips pads, tapes, labels, tickets, hangers and packaging materials.
Direct Labour: This cover the cost of all the labor directly involved in producing the garment and could include cutting, fusing, regular sewing, special machine operations, pressing, finishing, inspection and packing. Labor of all types and grade has a direct overhead which include holiday pay, sick pay, fringe benefits etc and the statutory payments made by the employer for each employee. This is usually expressed as a percentage of salary and when this percentage is added to the employee's wage, it becomes the basis for calculating direct labor costs.