Supplier Information

 

Watch the video to see how to create a new Supplier.

A Supplier is an entity that supplies goods and services to your business. A Supplier can be a manufacturer, distributor, trading company or any other entity that you will be interacting with.

The Supplier Common Data section allows you to enter and maintain all your Supplier relevant information related to your business. This means that you only have to enter this data once and it is readily available in other applications within the Ecosystem.

 

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Where is the Supplier data used

• Product Common Data - A product must be linked to a Supplier and all of the Suppliers you have created will be available in the Supplier drop down list.

• Communication application - The communication application allows you to track all your communication with your Supplier.

• SRN creation - In order to create an SRN, a Supplier needs to be selected from the list of Suppliers you have created.

• Purchase Order creation - When creating a purchase order for your Supplier, the details of the Supplier are required on the purchase order. Select the Supplier from the Supplier drop down list.

• SHF Team to liaise with your supplier - The Freight Team will use the details provided on your Supplier information in order to contact your Supplier and organise delivery of your products to the SHF warehouses in China.

The Supplier Common Data Section can be accessed from the Dashboard by selecting Suppliers on the top navigation panel.

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Your list of Suppliers will be displayed and you will be able to view a summary of the details entered for a specific Supplier.

You can also see the status of the Supplier by hovering over the line - the status will be either Active, Potential or Inactive.