Onboarding Suppliers
How to onboard and manage your suppliers.
Summary
Step 1 - Invite the Supplier to Axiom
If the supplier you want to onboard on to Axiom does not currently have an Axiom account you must invite them. More information on how to do this can be found here.
Step 2 - Connect to the Supplier
Step 2.1 - The supplier requests access to your store
The supplier must request access to your store, information on how they can do this can be found here.
Step 2.2 - Approve the suppliers access to the store
Once the supplier has sent an access request you will be able to approve it.
Step 2.3 - Set up Punchout Mappings
When purchasing products from a supplier in Axiom and the basket is returned to your source to pay system it contains an identifier which allows you to map the supplier from Axiom to your own master data. More information on how to configure this can be found here.
Step 2.4 - Set up Approval Permissions
To configure which users have the ability to approve products from a supplier you must set up approval permissions. More information on how to do this can be found here.
Step 2.5 - Set up Buyer Permissions
If you only want certain users to have the ability to purchase products from a supplier you can set up buyer permissions. More information on how to do this can be found here.
Step 3 - Approve the Suppliers prices and promotions
Step 3.1 - Approve store specific prices offered by the supplier
Once the supplier has uploaded the price files for the products they want to offer in your store, you must approve these offers. More information on how to do this can be found here.
Step 3.2 - Approve store specific promotions
If you have negotiated pricing or promotions with your supplier then you will need to also accept these prices and promotions. More information on how to do this can be found here.
- Summary
- Step 1 - Invite the Supplier to Axiom
- Step 2 - Connect to the Supplier
- Step 2.1 - The supplier requests access to your store
- Step 2.2 - Approve the suppliers access to the store
- Step 2.3 - Set up Punchout Mappings
- Step 2.4 - Set up Approval Permissions
- Step 2.5 - Set up Buyer Permissions
- Step 3 - Approve the Suppliers prices and promotions
- Step 3.1 - Approve store specific prices offered by the supplier
- Step 3.2 - Approve store specific promotions