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Vendor Management

Manage relationships with food suppliers including ordering, receiving, pricing, and quality issues

Complexity: Moderate | Duration: 15-30m | Category: Operations/Process

Tags: vendors purchasing quality pricing relationships

Workflow Diagram​

Steps​

Step 1: Vendor evaluation​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Track on-time delivery, quality, pricing

Step 2: Order placement​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Submit orders via phone, email, portal

Step 3: Delivery receiving​

Agent: receiving

specialist - Inspect deliveries for quality and accuracy

Step 4: Invoice matching​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Match invoices to orders

Step 5: Quality issues​

Agent: chef

Report substandard products to vendor

Step 6: Credit requests​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Request credits for issues

Step 7: Price negotiation​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Negotiate pricing quarterly

Step 8: Vendor diversification​

Agent: purchasing

specialist - Maintain backup suppliers

Usage​

To execute this workflow:

/workflow operations/process/vendor-management.workflow

See other workflows in this category for related automation patterns.