Vendor Management Overview Vendor management covers creating and sending purchase orders to suppliers, tracking goods receipts, running vendor performance scorecards (on-time rate, fill rate, defect rate), and maintaining a supplier portal where vendors can acknowledge POs and provide tracking numbers. For most merchants, QuickBooks/Xero handles POs and vendor tracking, while a supplier portal can be as simple as an email-based workflow for smaller operations. When to Use This Skill - When managing 5+ suppliers and need a centralized system instead of email-based coordination - When your merc…