Vendor Direct
- Joseph Averkamp
All vendors that you can purchase from using the Procurement Partners system will be classified as either a Vendor Direct vendor or a Hosted Catalog vendor. This document details how to access the Vendor Direct catalogs in particular.
To see your available Vendor Direct vendors, click the Order tab, then select Vendor Direct. To access a vendor’s catalog, simply click the vendor’s logo on the Vendor Direct page. This will open up a new window or tab that will contain the vendor’s unique catalog website.
Note: If you cannot see or access a vendor catalog that you believe you should have access to in the Vendor Direct tab, check the Hosted Catalog tabs. If the vendor catalogs do not appear there either, check with your leadership team.
Note: Some web browsers may block your Vendor Direct window from opening with its built in pop-up blocker. You will generally receive a message stating that a pop-up was blocked. To bypass this pop-up blocker, click the prompt and select the option “Always allow pop-ups from procurementpartners.com “ or “Trust procurementpartners.com ”. This method will vary by browser. If you need assistance, contact your local IT department, or check out the video below:
At this point you will shop within the vendor’s website to construct your shopping cart. This process will vary from vendor to vendor. Upon completing your order on the vendor’s website, there will be a finalization button that says something along the lines of Place Order, Submit Order, Transfer Shopping Cart, etc. When you click this button on the vendor’s website, your order is not complete. You will see a light blue colored screen with the following:
This indicates your shopping cart has been transferred back to the Procurement Partners system and is ready to be completed. Click Close Window, then navigate to the Shopping Cart tab in Procurement Partners to complete your order.