Adding Vendors Manually on the Vendor Profile Page

Vendor Profiles keep track of information about vendors, the items they sell, and the corresponding account that each location has with that vendor. We use vendor profiles to help create Purchase Orders. If a product is not assigned to a vendor then that product cannot be added to a Purchase Order.

Things to know:

• The ability to create vendor profiles is controlled by the “Manage Inventory Vendors” access control setting.
• For franchise businesses, vendors can be added at both the parent and child levels.
• The same vendor name cannot be used at both the parent and child levels. If you try to add a vendor with a name already in use, an error message will appear. To avoid this, vendors should be managed either at the parent level or at the child level with unique names.

Creating a vendor profile is very easy, simply:

1. Navigate to POS > Inventory
2. Select Vendor Profiles on the left panel
3. Once the page loads, select the Create Vendor button
4. Here you will be able to add the following information:
   • Vendor's name - Name of the vendor
   • Vendor's address - Vendor's complete address
   • Vendor's contact information (email address and phone number)
   • Payment Method - The payment method(s) that will be used to pay the vendor when you submit your purchase orders.
   • Add the account ID for each location.
5. Once you have added all the details, go ahead and save your changes.

Related Articles:

• Global Vendors
• Adding Vendors while Importing Products
• Adding Vendors using the Shipment Button on the Inventory Page
• Importing Vendors on the Vendor Profile Page
• Assign Products to Vendors
• Editing Vendor Profiles
• Email / Print / Export Purchase Orders to Vendor
• Send Purchase Order as a CSV to Vendors