Vendor Management

Hold suppliers accountable on dates, commitments, pricing, and quality.

Initiate

Fluid RFQ to PO options to support pricing and purchasing alternatives.
Maintenance of lead times by vendor and/or item to set reasonable expectations for all parties.
Confirmation of delivery date vs request date and tracking against.
Authorized confirmation of PO pricing and account before proceeding internally.

Progress

Price control options, including material pricing vs index and historical cost fluctuations by material item or type.
Vendor ISO certification tracking by function and date.
Vendor certification workflow processing.
Detailed quality metrics by vendor.
Alternative vendor options on MRP.

Deliver

Advanced return to vendor and debit memo processing.
Timed, emailed PO reports by vendor, denoting upcoming and past due.
On Time Delivery and Quality/NCMR reporting by vendor.
Power BI vendor performance metrics.
Standard vs actual costing queues to alert to price swings and impact on inventory value.

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