The Vendor Portal provides a single web interface for your suppliers to log-in and view open orders and balances as well as to submit information to you such as electronic invoices, delivery notifications, acknowledgements and more. These communications are sent directly to and from your SAP system thus allowing rapid interaction between you and your vendors.
Vendor Portal allows companies and its vendors to share specific management information for mutual benefit, using low-cost Internet technology. Vendor Portal is a one-stop-shop for all supplier needs, where in each vendor has a tailored view of its data. It allows access to only the specific information the company wants vendors to see. This controlled view provides access for suppliers and security for companies. It is seamlessly integrated with the SAP system.
The Vendor Portal comprises the following components:
- Purchase Coordination
- Purchase Orders and Delivery Schedules
- Order Acknowledgements
- Advanced Shipment Notification
- Invoice and Payments
- Handling of rejected materials
- Vendor Portal Capabilities
- View Purchase Orders (All Types)
- Schedule Vs Supply report
- Post Advance Shipping Note and View status
- Post Invoice
- Goods and Services Receipt Information
- Vendor Account Information
- Details of the Debit Notes Stock status: Displays the stock status based on plant and date range
- Ability to control what vendors see
Reporting Capabilities
- Purchase
- Open POs and Delivery Schedules
- Delivery confirmations pending
- Advanced Shipment Notifications (ASN)
- Pending Goods Receipt against open ASN
- Goods Receipt
- Delivery Schedule
- Schedule v/s Supply
- Accounts
- Payment Details
- Warranty Debit Notes
- Circulars
- Benefits
- Immediate transfer of PO and Delivery Schedules to supplier allowing for a more agile supply chain and reduction in lead times
- Instant receipt of order status allowing better planning
- Reduction in transaction processing time during goods receipt
- Reduction in goods receipt errors due to real-time collaboration
- Elimination of costs associated with transfer of physical documents such as PO, Release Schedules
- Automate and speed up operational and financial processes.
- On line Payment Status reduces the volume of supplier phone calls into AP asking bout payment status by providing them with on line status look-up.
- Vendor Portal based on SAP Netweaver EP References:
- Hero Honda, Hindustan Construction Company