Supplier Management Module

Vendor records and procurement relationships

Module Purpose: Maintain supplier master data used by purchase orders and inventory operations
Primary Users: Procurement staff, Managers, Admins
Last Updated: June 4, 2026

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Overview

The Supplier Management module stores vendor contact details, payment terms, and relationships to products and purchase orders. Suppliers are referenced when creating purchase orders and can be bulk-imported from spreadsheets.

UI Paths

Permissions

Access is controlled by backend permissions on the suppliers resource:

Users without suppliers:list do not see the Suppliers item in the dashboard sidebar.

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Key Features

• Supplier profiles — name, contact, address, and notes
• Integration with POs — select supplier when creating a purchase order
• Bulk import — import suppliers from Excel/CSV/JSON (requires suppliers:import)
• Location context — non-admin users typically work within their assigned location’s data scope

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Common Tasks

Add a supplier

1. Open Suppliers in the sidebar.
2. Click Add Supplier (or go to /dashboard/suppliers/new).
3. Complete required fields and save.

Import suppliers

1. Open the suppliers list.
2. Use Bulk Import (if you have suppliers:import).
3. Download the template, fill rows, upload, and confirm.

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Best Practices

• Keep supplier records unique and up to date before creating purchase orders.
• Use consistent naming to avoid duplicate vendor entries.
• Restrict delete operations to admins or users with explicit suppliers:delete.

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Last Updated: June 4, 2026