Sourcing Setup Step 7: Register Suppliers and Supplier Users (Required)

Supplier companies must be registered with the system to access Oracle Sourcing and participate in negotiations. Once suppliers are registered, they can create profiles that supply detailed information on the products and services they provide. Buyers can search this supplier information to more efficiently target suppliers for negotiations they are creating. 

The system also tracks purchasing information on suppliers which can be used to generate many different reports for performance analysis. The contacts at your supplier companies must also be registered with the system and assigned the Sourcing Supplier responsibility before they can participate in any Oracle Sourcing negotiations.