Add suppliers under this tab, these suppliers will be linked to all the items in the items list. MeRLIN allows unapproved and new (pursuit) Suppliers to participate in sourcing events without prior approval. These Suppliers, invited through email with unique URLs, can respond to events and be evaluated, but cannot receive awards until they are fully approved by the Buyer.
More than one supplier can be chosen. You also have the option to bulk upload suppliers using excel template. Moreover, you can change the view of the Supplier list.
In MeRLIN, supplier approval statuses are visually indicated by icons:
- Approved Suppliers are marked with a green check icon, showing they are fully approved for sourcing activities.
- Unapproved Suppliers are marked with a yellow clock icon, indicating they are still in the onboarding process and not yet approved for awards.
- Pursuit Suppliers are indicated by a blue circle icon, signifying they are new suppliers under initial evaluation.
Add New Pursuit Supplier: Provide the Supplier Name, and Email Address for further contacts of the Supplier and the Supplier Country. Click Save.
More than one supplier can be chosen. You also have the option to bulk-upload suppliers using Excel template. Moreover, you can change the view of the Supplier list.
Once all the suppliers are chosen, click on the Save and Continue button.