Supplier Management

Onboarding Module (OBM) has been renamed and rebranded to Supplier Management (SM). The SM 5.1 release was completed at the end-of-June.

What is Supplier Management?

Supplier Management (SM) focuses on providing the ability to manage vetting and certification of prospective and existing Suppliers. It contains built-in data collection processes and workflows, automated features, and services that allow users to continuously review and make future decisions on supplier relationships.

IMPORTANT! You MUST use a PC and Google Chrome to access the Supplier Management application.

Collect Once – Share Many

Collect Once – Share Many. Suppliers must often complete the same forms for different buyers. Exostar now offers the ability to complete forms ONCE and share it with as many buyers as which the suppliers are associated. For example, if as a supplier completes the NIST 171 form for Buyer 1, and a few months later, Buyer 2 sends a request for the form, Exostar will automatically provide the supplier with the previously completed form to submit to Buyer 2 (given explicit permission). If the supplier needs to edit the form before submission, Exostar will automatically update the previous form to Buyer 1, ensuring all answers remain consistent, and the supplier’s company remains complaint.

Roles and Responsibilities

Supplier Management is separated into Buyer Organizations and Supplier Organizations. Each organization type provide different roles and responsibilities. 

Supplier Organization Roles

Supplier Management provides Supplier Administrator, Supplier Approver, and Supplier User roles. It is important to note, MAG Organization Administrators and MAG Supplier Management Application Administrators are automatically given the Supplier Administrator role within the Supplier Management application, however, the Supplier Approver role must be assigned.

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