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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.