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How to set a vendor as preferred or non-preferred
How to set a vendor as preferred or non-preferred
Updated over 2 months ago

Goal:

  • Add a Vendor to the Preferred Vendor list.

  • Change a Vendor's preferred status.

What is a Preferred Vendor?

A vendor can be classified as a Preferred your organization prefers to work them.

These vendors are displayed in the Preferred Vendor drop-down when creating Order Requests. encouraging requesters to use one of these vendors. Vendors not classified as Preferred are not displayed and must use the Other option to suggest a new Vendor if a preferred vendor is not apply to the item. This option can be disabled.

Steps:

You must be a Purchaser, or have custom access to the Procure module to complete the following steps.

  1. Navigate to Procure β†’ Vendors.

  2. Select the applicable vendor

  3. In the Vendor Info section, click the 3-dot options button and select Edit Vendor

  4. In the pop-up, use the Preferred toggle to change its preferred status.

  5. Click Save

Alternatively you can use our Vendor Import: Importing Vendors via CSV to import vendors in bulk.

Additional Information:

  • Checkout and PunchOut Suppliers cannot be selected as preferred as these vendors are not used for adding order request items manually.

  • Preferred Vendors cannot be assigned to a specific Location

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