Solutions / Vendor data & new item setup
SPICE™ vendor data management gives retailers, distributors and brands one governed process to collect, validate, complete and publish supplier product data, so new items reach the ERP and storefront accurately and sooner.
Replace disconnected spreadsheets with a governed supplier submission, validation, approval and synchronization process.
Every new item starts with information from a supplier: an EDI 832, a data pool record, a spreadsheet, an email or a form. When that data is complete and accurate before it reaches the ERP, the purchase order, the ASN, the invoice and the product page all line up. Clean product data is where a perfect order begins.
Merchandising, product data, item setup, suppliers and IT. You define the required controls. Suppliers get the channel, feedback and support to participate.
Takes in supplier product data through EDI 832, APIs, GDSN data pools, spreadsheets, flat files or the SPICE Catalog™ portal, and keeps it current: it fills buyer-specific gaps, cross-references supplier items and GTINs to your SKUs, and publishes approved records.
Shows submission status, outstanding information and exceptions across suppliers.
Can run supplier outreach and onboarding for the program.
SPICE Catalog™ works alongside your PIM, MDM or data pool rather than replacing them, and your ERP stays the system of record. The same product data supports procure-to-pay with your suppliers and order-to-cash with your customers.
The same platform, set up around how your business buys, sells and ships.
SPICE™ gives distributors one governed process to collect, validate and publish item data from the manufacturers they buy from, so the same accurate records support purchasing, branches and customer ordering.
Learn moreSPICE™ gives manufacturers and brands one governed process to collect, validate and publish the product data their suppliers provide, and uses the same approved records when dealers, distributors and retailers order from them.
Learn moreSPICE™ gives retailers one governed process for new item setup: vendors submit product data in the format they use, SPICE™ validates it against your category requirements, and approved items are published to your ERP and e-commerce systems.
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FAQ
Vendor data management is how you collect, check and maintain the product information your suppliers provide. SPICE™ runs it as a governed process: suppliers submit data in the formats they already use, SPICE™ validates it against your category requirements, suppliers correct gaps at the source and approved items are published to your ERP and other systems.
No. SPICE Catalog™ works as the supplier-facing product-data process alongside those systems. It gathers information from suppliers and data pools, fills in the buyer-specific attributes they miss, validates the completed record and synchronizes it with your ERP, PIM and commerce systems.
No. Suppliers can submit through EDI 832, API, third-party data pools, spreadsheets, flat files or the SPICE Catalog™ portal. Every route goes through the same validation, so your team reviews complete records instead of reformatting submissions.
SPICE Connect™ can manage setup, integration, trading partner communication, onboarding and 24×7 production support for the enterprise and its trading partners.
Use the representative process walkthrough, review the relevant product workflows and discuss your actual interface, rule and deployment requirements with the SPICE™ team.
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Map your category requirements, supplier submission channels and approval workflow with the SPICE™ team.