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RFQ

Getting Started with RFQs

Compose the Email

Getting started with RFQs in Purchaser is as easy as drafting a new email. Start writing the email yourself or let us help jump-start the process.

  • Start with a template — this will provide a table and some suggestions about data to add to your RFQ to get a complete, timely response

  • Start with a document — Have some information about your RFQ that lives in a document somewhere? Upload that into the RFQ and we’ll pull that information into the body of the email.

  • Paste cells from a spreadsheet — we’ll format the information in a table that you can continue to edit if needed

  • Get help writing with AI — describe what you need, but don’t worry about crafting it beautifully. We’ll translate it into a professional sounding email that’s ready to be sent to vendors.

Review and Send

  • We’ll create a punchy subject line for you, so don’t sweat over that.

  • Add at least one vendor email address to receive the RFQ. You can add emails manually or import them from a spreadsheet or your ERP.

  • Review the body content and send it out!

Receive and Review Responses

  • When a response from a vendor comes through, we’ll notify you in an email and in the app.

  • Respond to the vendor right in the application. Notice that all the responses for that RFQ are centralized together for in that RFQ.

  • If a vendor responds with a quote or includes a document, we’ll analyze and summarize it. Go to the Quotes tab to see them.

  • If there are 2 or more quotes received, we will automatically compare the quotes and analyze them for you and call out some points to consider. Go to Quotes > Comparison to see the comparison. Note that this may take a few minutes to generate after a new quote is Received.