Creating a vendor order is step one in the purchasing process. Most vendors are set up to receive orders from the Net-Chef system so in the following process you are actually placing your order directly with the vendor.
- Hover over the Purchasing menu and select Create Vendor Order. If you have your vendor order date and delivery schedule configured, you can simply click on the task on your Today's Tasks on the Dashboard.
- Select the Vendor, the Expected Delivery Date, and the number of Consumption Days you need the product ordered to last you. Then select Continue.
- Type in the quantity that you would like to order under the Quantity
- Other useful information included on this page are the amount on the Last Order, your 4 Week Average, the Unit Price, Suggested Order amount, Vendor Conversion, and the Inventory Unit.
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Ordering Shortcuts
- Click the Use Last Order icon to order the same quantities used the last time these products were ordered.
- Click the Use 4-Week Average icon to order the average order quantity for each product based on reconciled orders over the past 28 days.
- Click the Use Suggested Order icon to use the recommended order quantity for each product, calculated based on the location’s settings.
- Individual product quantities can be edited after selecting any of these options. The Zero Order Quantities icon above the "Quantity" column, will reset all of the quantities to zero.
- Select Next once you have entered the order quantities.
- Review the order quantities for accuracy.
- Review one final time for accuracy and select Submit to place the order.
- For vendors receiving orders directly from Net-Chef the order will be transmitted to the vendor at that point. You should confirm receipt with the vendor after placing the order in the first few orders placed from Net-Chef to ensure it was received and is accurate. Be sure your pop-up blocker is off in this step.
- You can print a copy of the PO on the next screen if you would like. Otherwise select Exit.