Buy and sell on the Supplier Market

The Supplier Market is a public directory of suppliers and their products. Suppliers publish a profile and listings after review; buyers compare offers and request an order. Once both sides agree, the buyer gets one purchase order and the supplier can import the order into Trade.

Before you start

• Your account must be verified. Use an account with access to the whole workspace.
• Listings are free. Linking an order to a purchase order or a Trade order needs Trade & Wholesale switched on.
• You need View supplier workspace, and Manage supplier listings and orders to publish or act on orders.

Steps: publish as a supplier

1. Open Supplier Market (the Supplier workspace).
2. Fill in the Supplier profile: Name, Description, Country, City, Phone, E-mail and Website. Tick the box agreeing to publish these details, and select Save. The profile waits as Awaiting review.
3. Select Add or edit a listing. Type the Name, Product brand, Product barcode (GTIN), Category and Base unit.
4. Type the Unit price per base unit without tax, the Units per pack, Minimum order quantity, Tax rate in basis points (500 = 5%), Delivery fee, Lead time in days, Availability, Price valid until and your Supply and payment terms. Tick the consent box and select Save.
5. When a buyer requests an order, open it and choose Accept submission, Propose new terms or Reject.
6. After the buyer's purchase order exists, select Import into Trade to approve and ship it as a Trade order, and Mark dispatched with a tracking reference.

Steps: buy from the market

1. Open Browse the market. Search by product text and filter by Currency and Base unit.
2. Compare the Price per base unit (excluding tax), Units per pack, Minimum order quantity, Delivery fee and Lead time in days.
3. Open a listing and select Request a purchase order. Type the Quantity, the Receiving contact and the Delivery address, then submit.
4. If the supplier proposes new terms, select Approve revised terms or Cancel.
5. When accepted, open Create linked purchase order, pick your Stock product and Supplier, tick the box confirming the match, and submit. Select Open purchase order to receive the goods there.

Good to know

• Every profile or listing edit needs review again. Withdrawing, suspension, expiry, losing e-mail verification or deleting the account stops publication at once.
• Review is not a check of a supplier's identity, stock or delivery.
• Buyer and supplier agree and settle payment and delivery directly. The market takes no payment and no fee.
• Search reads 100 directory records per page before filtering, so a filtered page can be empty while the next page has results; select More.
• Receiving happens on the purchase order and is not copied back to the market request.
• Submitting a request shares your business contact and delivery address with that supplier only.