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How to Assign Vendors to Products

How to add, edit and manage vendors to your products

Zaid Shahatit avatar
Written by Zaid Shahatit
Updated over a week ago

Assigning products to vendors allows you to quickly generate Purchase Orders for product replenishment. This article will walk you through how to assign a single product to a vendor and how to assign multiple products to a vendor(s).

NOTE:

Before trying to assign a product to a purchase order, please ensure that the vendor has been added and the product has been assigned to a vendor.

Assign Single Product to Vendors

1. Once you have logged into ShipHero, go to Inventory > Products.

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2. On the Products page, find the product listing that you would like to assign a vendor to. Click on that product name.

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3. On the product listing page, scroll down to the Vendors section.

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4. In the search box, begin typing the Vendor's name as it has been entered. The name should auto-populate.

5. Hit Enter, and the vendor name will now be present in the Assigned Vendors table below.

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Assign Multiple Products to Vendor(s)

You can update many products at once either in the ShipHero interface.

Update Products & Vendors

1. Once you have logged into ShipHero, go to Inventory > Products.

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2. Select multiple products by selecting them in the checkbox column.

3. Once you have selected the products you need to assign a vendor to, click Manage Vendors at the top left-hand side of the Products page.

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4. In the pop-up window, choose your vendor from the dropdown menu. You have the option to add or remove that vendor from your selected products.

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5. Click Process.

Update Products & Vendors via CSV

You can also upload a single CSV with products and assigned vendors:

1. On the top menu, go to the Purchase Orders > Vendors

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2. Click the Upload CSV button located on the top right-hand of the dashboard.

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3. Follow the instructions on the Download Vendor Products page to create your CSV.

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4. At the bottom of the page, under Upload Vendor Products CSV file, choose your CSV file and click on Upload.

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How to Add or Edit Vendors

You can easily add, edit and delete vendors from ShipHero.

How to Add a Vendor

1. Once you've logged in, go to Purchase Orders > Vendors.

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2. At the top right-hand side of the screen, click the Add Vendor button.

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3. A dialog box will pop-up. Fill out all of the fields. Click Save.

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How to Edit a Vendor

1. Once you've logged in, go to Purchase Orders > Vendors.

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2. Scroll down to the vendor list. On the right hand side of each vendor listing, you will see buttons to View, Create PO & Delete. Click View.

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3. On the Vendor screen, you will see the current vendor information. On the left hand side, under the Details heading, there are fields where you can make changes. Make changes here.

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4. Once changes are made click Save at the bottom of the screen.

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