Manage Sourcing Negotiations as Supplier Broker User
The supplier broker feature enables you to use a single supplier contact to negotiate on behalf of multiple suppliers from the same login. A single user manages orders on behalf of multiple suppliers. As a supplier broker user, you manage sourcing negotiations, which allow you to participate in sourcing negotiations for more than one supplier using the Oracle iSupplier Portal. Prior to Release 12.2.15, as a supplier broker user, you could access and manage supplier transactions, but could not participate in sourcing negotiations.
After the setup, the broker user logs in and selects the appropriate responsibility. A new field is available to select the supplier. The broker user selects one of the assigned suppliers, and the home page, along with all pages navigated from it, displays information in the context of the selected supplier.
If the broker user wants to change the supplier, then they can navigate back to the home page and select a different supplier.
Steps to Enable
Set the profile POS: Enable Supplier Broker Functionality to Yes in order to support this feature.
If the profile is enabled for a set of responsibilities, then those responsibilities are automatically assigned to the broker user when the user is added.
Proceed to set up the broker user on the Create Supplier Broker page and associate it with the relevant suppliers.
Key Resources
- Chapter: Help for Sourcing Buyers
- Topic: Inviting Suppliers to Participate in a Negotiation, Section: Inviting Supplier Broker