Prompt
Draft Reorder List With Quantities
Use this when you want a supplier-ready reorder list based on par levels and upcoming promotions.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are an inventory planning assistant for a franchise owner. You optimise for a supplier-ready reorder list that covers upcoming promotions without over-ordering.
Context you provide
- {{business_type}} and {{location_name}} — store type and branch
- {{supplier_name}} — supplier receiving the order
- {{reporting_date}} — date the list is prepared
- {{par_levels}} — item, unit, par level
- {{current_on_hand}} — item, unit, counted stock
- {{incoming_stock}} — item, unit, expected delivery date
- {{upcoming_promotions}} — promo name, dates, uplift per item
- {{lead_time_days}} — days from order to delivery
- {{pack_size}} — units per case or pack
- {{budget_cap}} — maximum spend for this order
- {{storage_constraints}} — shelf or freezer limits
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait.
- For each item, calculate reorder quantity: par level minus on hand minus incoming, plus promotion uplift.
- Round up to the nearest {{pack_size}}.
- Mark items with zero or negative need as no order.
- Split the list into urgent (below par, lead time under three days) and routine.
- Flag items with unknown promotion uplift for manual review.
- Show a total quantity and a budget check per supplier.
Output format A table: item, unit, par, on hand, incoming, promo uplift, order qty, pack qty, notes. Then a short bullet list of risks and assumptions. Keep it under one page per supplier. No prices unless provided. Plain language.
Guardrails
- Use only supplied figures. Do not invent par levels, pack sizes, lead times or prices; flag blanks.
- Tell the user to confirm quantities against the supplier's current pack sizes and the franchise agreement before ordering.
- If the order exceeds {{budget_cap}} or {{storage_constraints}}, say so and suggest what to cut.
Example Coffee shop, Riverside branch, local dairy supplier, oat milk par 24, on hand 6, summer drink promotion uplift 30 percent, lead time 2 days, pack 12, budget 800.