Manage Vendors with Square for Retail

Create and manage your vendor list, send and receive bons de commande – your online Square Dashboard is your new Back of House.

Note: Vendor Management is only available with a subscription to Square pour détaillants. If you don’t have a subscription yet, you can sign up for a essai gratuit de 30 jours.

Create Vendors

Set up your vendor list to help you keep track of purchasing and organize your cost with Square pour détaillants. There are a few places you can add a new vendor to your account.

To create a new vendor from the Vendors tab:

1. Log in to your online Square Dashboard > Items & Orders > Items > Inventory Management.

2. Click the Fournisseurs tab.

3. Click Create Vendor.

4. Enter details about your vendor > click Save.

You can also create a vendor from the item creation page:

1. From your Catalogue d’articles > Select Create Item.

2. Click Add Vendor.

3. Add the vendor’s name and cost for the individual item.

4. Click Done.

Visit the Vendors tab to confirm the information you entered saved. The item will also appear in the vendor’s item library.

You can create a new vendor on the spot when you make a Purchase Order.

1. From the Gestion des stocks tab > click Purchase Orders.

2. Click Create Purchase Order > Select Vendor.

3. Instead of selecting an existing vendor, type in the new vendor’s name and press Enter or Return on your keyboard.

Bulk-Import Vendors

You can add a default vendor to multiple items quickly and easily by bulk importing an Excel or CSV file from your item library.

1. Visit Items in your Tableau de bord Square en ligne.

2. Click Actions>Export from the top-right of the page. If no inventory currently exists, you can select the download template.

3. Open the “catalogue-YYYY-MM-DD-XXXX.xlsx or .csv” file saved to your computer in step 4 using Excel (.xlsx) or another spreadsheet program.

4. In the Default Vendor Name column, add the applicable vendor for each item. You can copy and paste an existing vendor name to update the default vendor associated with an item variation*, or create a new vendor on the spot.

5. Save the edited Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file to your computer.

6. Visit Items in your online Square Dashboard.

7. Click Actions>Import from the top-right of page.

8. Select Modify Item Library to add new items and update existing items, or Selecting Replace Item Library to delete all existing items and replace them with your uploaded items.

9. Drag and drop the Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file into the upload area or click “select it from your computer” > Upload.

10. Review your changes and click Confirm Import to upload your new item library.
    
    Note: If the vendor name is removed from a cell, it will delete the associated vendor for the item.

Edit Vendor-Specific Item Library

When you create a purchase order with a vendor, the items added to the order will automatically list under the Item Library in their vendor profile. If you’d like to update or edit the vendor-specific item library:

Under the Onglet Fournisseur > click on vendor’s name.
Select Item Library at the top of their profile.
From here you can edit the unit cost or vendor code for each price point.

Filter by Vendor

When you filter your item library by vendor, only items supplied by or associated with a specific vendor will appear:

1. Head to your Tableau de bord Square en ligne > Items & Orders > Items. 2 Click on All Vendors.

2. Select a vendor from the dropdown.

You can also select Missing Vendors to view items in your library without an associated vendor.

Locate Items by Vendor Code

When you add a vendor code to an item, you can search your item library by vendor code in a couple of different ways:

• Search Bar: Enter the vendor code in the search bar at the top of your item library.

• Column Filter: Click + to add vendor codes to your item library columns.

SKUs Vs. Vendor Codes

Vendor Management also allows you to enter both SKUs and vendor codes.

• SKUs help you search and build your cart from the Retail app, as well as streamline inventory intake.

• Vendor codes are often used by a vendor for internal reference.

Including both SKUs and vendor codes for an item will help you connect the dots between items in your library with the codes vendors use to identify their products. If a vendor code includes a bar code, you’ll be able to Add Stock from the Retail POS app for received orders by scanning the vendor code directly.

Edit or Deactivate a Vendor

To edit an existing vendor’s information, log in to the Onglet Fournisseurs and click the vendor’s name. You can assign an account number, add additional notes or enter their business address and phone number.

You can remove a vendor at any time, by clicking Deactivate Vendor at the bottom of their profile. Deactivating a vendor will remove them from your recipient list when creating a purchase order.

Learn more about bons de commande.