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Managing Suppliers

Purpose​

Keep a record of who you buy from, and the details that feed directly into FBA Planning's reorder calculations.

Who this page is for​

Anyone managing purchasing relationships, especially if you source the same products from more than one supplier.

Adding a supplier​

  1. Go to Suppliers → Add Supplier.
  2. Enter the supplier name and contact details.
  3. Set their default lead time in days — this becomes the fallback lead time for any product linked to this supplier that doesn't have its own override.
  4. Optionally set a minimum order quantity (MOQ) — Purchase Planning will round suggested reorder quantities up to respect it.

:::info Screenshot placeholder [Add Supplier form with name, contact, lead time, and MOQ fields] :::

Editing a supplier​

Open any supplier from the Suppliers list to update their details. Changing a supplier's lead time recalculates FBA Planning for every product linked to them on the next planning refresh — it doesn't require re-linking each product individually.

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If a supplier changes their lead time or MOQ, update it here rather than adjusting individual product overrides — that way the change applies correctly everywhere that supplier is used.

Multiple suppliers per product​

A product can be linked to more than one supplier (useful if you dual-source for resilience). Mark one as Primary — that's the one FBA Planning uses for reorder suggestions by default. See Linking Suppliers to Products.

Archiving a supplier​

Suppliers you no longer use can be archived rather than deleted, from Supplier → Actions → Archive. Archiving preserves historical purchase data but removes the supplier from active linking options.

Common issues​

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Deleting (not archiving) a supplier that's linked as Primary on active products will cause those products to lose their lead time until a new primary supplier is set — archive instead unless you're certain.