In the last decades, organizations have developed towards a decentralized structure with increased emphasis on sustainable business and long-term relationships. This progress has enhanced the role of human resources and contributed to the emergence of the concept of emotional intelligence and interest-based negotiations in organizations. This paper examines the possible relationship between high emotional intelligence and interest-based negotiations. In this quantitative study, the sample consists of 51 purchasers, the data is gathered through a self-completion survey and analyzed through multiple linear regression analyses and a Pearson correlation analysis.  The findings indicate a relationship between high emotional intelligence and the use of an interest-based negotiation, but demonstrate varying correlation between the subcategories of the concepts. This implies that organizations should consider emotional intelligence as a complementary aspect during recruitment processes and in competence development.