Creating, Inviting and Managing Suppliers

Learn how Supplier Administration works within Unimarket and how you can view and update supplier information.

  • Manage Suppliers

    Users with the Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator role, have comprehensive permissions to manage suppliers within the community.   Key Management ...

  • Automated TIN (US Tax Information) Validation

    Manually validating a high volume of US supplier Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) is often a time-consuming and expensive process. That can lead to compliance issues,...

  • Connecting a Supplier

    Users with the Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator roles, can establish a formal trading connection with a supplier within Unimarket.Once a supplier...

  • Creating Lite Suppliers

    A Lite Supplier record holds the necessary details (e.g. the purchase order email address) for a supplier you intend to purchase from. These details are managed solely wit...

  • Uploading Lite Suppliers

    A Lite Supplier record contains a set of essential details for a supplier you wish to purchase from. These details-including information for the Purchase Order (PO) and em...

  • Convert Lite Supplier to Registered

    Community Administrators and Community Supplier Administrators can manually upgrade a "Lite" supplier profile to a "Registered" profile.The primary goal of this conversion ...

  • Editing a Supplier

    Every supplier in your community (whether Registered or Lite) has individual settings that can be customized. These settings are managed by users with the Community Admini...

  • Disconnecting a Supplier

    Community Administrators and Community Supplier Administrators have the authority to disconnect a supplier from their community. Disconnecting a supplier is a significant a...

  • Sending Messages to Suppliers

    Community Administrators and Community Supplier Administrators can communicate directly with suppliers within Unimarket. All messaging history is archived on the supplier'...

  • How Suppliers Can Access Unimarket Support and Help Resources

    Unimarket provides multiple ways for suppliers to access help resources, product news, tutorials, and contact the Support team via an AI chat assistant. PrerequisitesAudien...

  • Customer Supplier Request Process - for Premium Suppliers

    Unimarket supports its customers by managing the process of onboarding new premium catalog or integrated suppliers, throughout the life of their contract. The Supplier Enab...

  • Inviting Suppliers To Register - Manually

    Users with the Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator role can manually invite individual suppliers to register within Unimarket. This method is gener...

  • Inviting Suppliers to Register - Upload

    For communities needing to invite a larger number of suppliers (three or more) to register simultaneously, the bulk upload method using a CSV file is the most efficient. T...

  • How To Prevent Suppliers From Registering With Foreign Currencies

    Community Administrators and Community Supplier Administrators can enforce compliance by limiting supplier registration to the community's primary country currency. By disa...

  • Update Supplier Invitation/Registration Message

    Unimarket allows communities to customize the messages sent during the supplier invitation process and the introductory text displayed on the supplier registration screen.U...

  • View A Supplier Invitation

    Community Administrators and Community Supplier Administrators can view and track the status and details of supplier invitations sent from Unimarket. Accessing Supplier Inv...

  • Resend, Edit or Cancel a Supplier Invitation

    Once supplier invitations have been sent (either manually or via bulk upload), users with the Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator role have the auth...

  • How to Locate User that Triggered a Supplier Invite

    Users with specific administrative and management roles can easily track and view, which individual within the community initiated a supplier invitation. Eligible RolesThe ...

  • Supplier Self-Registration

    The Supplier Self-Registration feature allows suppliers to register with your community using a personalized link. This action is crucial for defining the minimum requireme...

  • Enabling Supplier Requests

    The Supplier Request feature is an optional community setting that allows standard users to propose new supplier connections. This ensures that while any user can identify ...

  • How to Approve/Decline a Supplier Request

    Managing supplier requests in Unimarket involves a multi-stage workflow handled by Community Administrators or Supplier Request Administrators. Reviewing the Initial Reques...

  • Searching Suppliers in the Unimarket Directory

    The Unimarket Directory is a global database that allows Community Administrators and Supplier Administrators to view all Registered and Premium suppliers available within...

  • Supplier Documents

    As a Community Administrator or Community Supplier Administrator, you have the authority to manage the documentation associated with a supplier's profile. This guide covers...

  • Requesting a Supplier - Browser/Buyer Role

    If the Supplier Request feature is enabled for your community, users with the Browser or Buyer role have the ability to:Request the onboarding of a new supplier.View existi...

  • Tags

    Tags are a versatile feature in Unimarket that provide flexible methods for grouping suppliers, boosting search results, categorizing products, and managing Accounts Payabl...

  • Supplier Search Terms

    Search Terms are keywords assigned to supplier profiles that act as "invisible tags." They ensure that when a Buyer or Browser searches the Marketplace for a specific produ...

  • ISO Country Codes

    ISO Country Codes are internationally recognized shorthand codes used to identify countries and their subdivisions. Established by the International Organization for Standa...