Manage Suppliers

The suppliers management page in kolum is your central workspace to add, view, monitor, and maintain all suppliers connected to your organization. This ensures your supply chain data is organized and actionable while keeping control over who shares data with you.

Here, you can:

Add and onboard suppliers individually or in bulk.
Invite or reinvite suppliers anytime to prompt them to join kolum and share the necessary emission data.
Track connection status to see if suppliers have accepted or are pending.
Monitor emission data status to identify suppliers needing to provide data.
Edit or remove suppliers when needed to keep your records up to date.

Manufacturer vs. Trader in kolum

Suppliers are marked as Traders by default when added.
Once a supplier has at least one production facility linked, kolum automatically updates their type to Manufacturer.
This ensures your supplier categorization aligns with your facility data, making reporting and management seamless.

Using the Supplier Table

The supplier table helps you quickly find and manage suppliers with the following columns:

Identifier (internal supplier code for your records)
Name
City and Country
Supplier Type (Trader or Manufacturer)
Connection Status (Pending or Accepted)
Emission Data Status (Missing Data, Data Provided)

Use the filters to sort or search by supplier name, type, or status for efficient updates or monitoring.

Quick Actions

At the top of the page, you can:

Upload supplier files to add suppliers in bulk.
Upload supplier production facilities files to transition traders to manufacturers automatically.
Add new suppliers manually when needed.
Invite All pending suppliers at once, or use individual Reinvite buttons as often as required.