Add a supplier

Create a supplier with its contact, payment terms and lead time, then fill in currency, tax, banking and contacts on its page.

Where it is

Purchasing → Suppliers — Click + New Supplier.

Settings for this

Settings → Purchasing — Payment reminders watch suppliers whose Payment Terms match (usually COD and Prepaid).
Settings → Currencies — Rates used when the supplier bills in another currency.

Create it

Go to Purchasing → Suppliers and click + New Supplier.
Fill in:

Supplier Name (required) and Trading Name if different.
Type: Local, Import, Manufacturer or Distributor. Local and Import have their own tabs on the list.
Contact Person, Phone, Email and Website. The email is where Send to Supplier emails the PO.
Payment Terms: Net 7, Net 14, Net 30 (the default), Net 60, COD or Prepaid. COD and Prepaid suppliers can get daily payment reminders.
Lead Time (days): how long they usually take to deliver (7 if left blank).
Notes.

Click Create Supplier.

Finish it on the supplier's page

Open the supplier and click Edit for the rest:

Supplier Code and ABN / GST/VAT Number.
Status: Active or Inactive.
Address, City, State, Postcode.
Purchasing & Tax: Currency (AUD, USD, NZD, GBP, EUR; new POs are raised in it, see Order in the supplier's currency), Default Warehouse, Taxable and Tax Rate (%), Min Order Value and PO Cost Distribution Method (by quantity, value, weight or manual).
Banking: Bank Name, Branch, Account.
Reminder: a note for whoever raises a PO for this supplier.

Click Save Changes. Then add people on Contacts and the products you buy on Items (see Suppliers). When you're ready to order, click New Purchase Order under Quick Actions: the New PO window opens with this supplier picked.

Faster ways in

A supplier price file or API links products to the supplier as it imports. See Supplier feeds and price files.
A supplier also on BuildTrack Pro: use Connect my BuildTrack Pro on their dealer portal. See Connect a supplier's API.

If something's not right

The form won't save: Supplier Name is required.
Reminders ignore this supplier: its Payment Terms don't match the terms ticked in Settings → Purchasing.