Community Buyers may encounter the Get Quote icon within supplier's catalog, during their shopping experience in the Marketplace.
The Get Quote option was assigned to the specific item(s) by the supplier, at the time of creating their catalog for the community.
Submit RFQ From A Supplier Catalog
To submit the RFQ, select Get Quote.
The Request Quote screen will populate. There are 5 section within the Request Quote screen to complete, to submit the RFQ: Header, Suppliers, Attachments, Email, and Confirm.
Header section:
The RFQ header is used to define the buyer's requirements. To complete the Header section, insert required information marked with a red asterisk. Once completed, select Continue.
Suppliers section:
Select +Add Supplier > use the Search field to locate desired supplier(s) or choose supplier(s) from Guided Buying Collections, in Guided Buying field.
Once located, check the box associated with desired supplier(s) > click Add.
Attachments section:
Select Browse, to attach desired documents > click Continue.
Email section:
On the Email section, a standard email message is provided to include in the supplier invitation to submit a quote.
Review > update the message, if desired > select Continue once approved.
Confirm section:
Review the information. If you would like to update information, select Back.
Once completed, select Finish.
The supplier will receive an email invitation to respond with a quote. Once supplier creates a quote in their supplier profile, the buyer (who created the RFQ) will receive an email notification to review the submitted supplier quote.