For any business, the supplier management process helps ensure that maximum value will be received for the money paid to the suppliers. They play a part in the smooth running of an organization, and it is vital for both the Supplier and your business to engage properly and effectively.
That is exactly what Precoro allows you to do. You can create, edit, and manage your suppliers in one place.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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How to Attach Files to the Supplier’s Profile
- How to Set the Default Options for Suppliers
- Supplier Notifications
How to Add a New Supplier
Provide access to the Suppliers and Items module for the appropriate users. Please note that without access, users will not be able to create new Suppliers or Items in Precoro.
To do that, go to Configuration, open User Management, and choose the users who will be using the module by clicking on Edit.
To give access, tick the Suppliers and Items checkbox and press Update to save the changes.
You can create a New Supplier in Precoro through:
1. The Suppliers and Items section in the left-side menu.
Open the Supplier Management tab and click on the Add Supplier button. Enter the information in the document and click Create to add the new supplier.
2. Immediately in the document.
When creating or editing a document, use the Add New Supplier button in the Supplier field. Enter all the required information and press Yes. The newly created Supplier will be automatically added to the document.
This functionality will be available for your users if you have the Allow Document Creators to Add New Suppliers feature activated in the Basic Settings. Please see the How to Submit a Request for Creating a New Supplier article to learn more.
Find useful information on how to work with the Supplier Approval functionality here.
3. Through the Supplier Import and Update functionality in bulk.
You can use the Supplier Import and Update functions to quickly update your current Supplier list or import the list from scratch (very convenient for those who want to easily transfer a large database).
How to Add Payment Details and Terms to a Supplier
On the Suppliers Management page, open the needed Supplier and press the View More button. You will see an extensive list of fields unfold. There you can specify all the necessary Supplier details.
How to Add Your Payment Terms
To create and add your Payment Terms to Suppliers, follow these detailed instructions.
How to Specify the Legal Address of a Supplier: 2 Options
Option 1. You can set the Legal Address of the Supplier by adding appropriate data to each field of the Address block:
By entering data this way, the Supplier's address will be displayed on the printed documents and document pages in standard order line by line:
Option 2. If you want the address displayed in another order, please write it down in the required format in the Legal Address field and leave other fields (City, State/Province, Postal Code, and Country) empty.
Subsequently, it will be displayed the same way on the printed documents and document pages:
How to Deactivate/Reactivate a Supplier
To deactivate a Supplier:
1. Open the Suppliers Management page.
2. Select the needed Supplier and click the Edit action.
3. Near the Supplier's Name, deactivate the green switch.
4. Press the Update button below.
When made inactive, the Supplier will be hidden from the general list. To search and reactivate it, you would need to use Filters.
To reactivate a Supplier:
1. Open the Suppliers Management page.
2. Press on Show Filters, and in the Active field, choose the No variant.
3. From the list of deactivated Suppliers, select the needed one and click the Edit action.
4. Near Supplier's Name activate the green switch.
5. Press the Update button below.
How to Add Contacts to a Supplier
To add new Contact information:
1. Open the needed Supplier in the Editing mode on the Suppliers Management page.
2. In the Contacts section, fill in the necessary information.
3. Press the Update button below.
You can add as many Contacts as you wish. Press the green plus icon on the right to add a new line.
How to Attach Files to the Supplier’s Profile
To add the documents to a Supplier:
1. Open the needed Supplier in the Editing mode on the Suppliers Management page.
2. In the Attachments section, press the Add Attachments button and select the necessary files from your computer to upload in Precoro.
3. Press the Update button below.
How to Multi-Select Suppliers in Filters
You add as many Suppliers as you need into the filter to get the desired information promptly.
Find more information on How to Use Filters in Precoro in our article guide.
You can check the necessary Suppliers to add them to filtration on the fast filters panel:
Or you can use the advanced set of filters and check the needed options there:
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The general filter on the pages of Purchase Order, Invoice, Request for Proposals, Receipt, and Create Receipt documents.
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The Add Item page in the Purchase Requisition, Request for Proposals, Warehouse Request, and Inventory Consumption documents.
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The default visual charts on the Purchase Order and Invoice documents.
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The default reports on Purchase Order Export by Items and Documents, Invoice Export by Items, and Credit Note Export by Items.
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The custom reports on Purchase Orders, Invoices, Requests for Proposals, Receipts, Credit Notes, and Payments.
How to Set Default Options for Suppliers
In the Supplier card, you can fill in custom default information that will help in standardizing your documentation throughout the system.
Setting the Default Taxes
To set the default Taxes, follow the steps below:
1. Open the Supplier Management section, click Add Supplier, or use Edit Action to revise the one you already have.
2. In the Supplier document, scroll down and click the Show default options button. Then, in the Tax options field, select the previously created taxes from the drop-down list.
You can multi-select as many taxes as you want in one Supplier. More on how to work with taxes in Precoro, you can find here.
3. Create a Purchase Order or Invoice document adding the Supplier with set default taxes.
Supplier Notifications
In the Email Preferences, you can customize the number of notifications regarding Supplier Approval functionality:
Working with Afaxys and Amazon Integrations
If you use Afaxys or Amazon integrations, the default values you have set for the Supplier will be automatically transferred to the Purchase Orders and Invoices.
If your item already has filled-in values in the Catalog, that information will be displayed in the item despite the default information you have set.