Suppliers in Shoporama

Suppliers in Shoporama allows you to keep track of which suppliers deliver your products. You can assign a supplier to each product and use the information for order lists, statistics and dropshipping.

Create a supplier

1. Go to Products → Suppliers in the left menu.
2. Click Create new supplier.
3. Enter the supplier name.
4. Click Save.

You can also create suppliers directly from the product edit page if you haven't created them beforehand.

Edit a supplier

Click the edit icon next to a supplier in the list. Here you can change the following:

• Name - The supplier name that appears on products and in statistics.
• Link to - Link the supplier to a category or landing page in your shop. This gives the supplier a page on the online shop that customers can visit to see all products from that supplier.
• Dropshipping email - If the supplier handles the shipment directly (dropshipping), you can enter an email here. The supplier will then automatically receive a copy of the order confirmation when a customer purchases a product from that supplier. Note that your theme must contain the invoice_dropshipping.html template for this feature to work.

Link supplier to products

When editing a product, you can select a supplier in the product form. Each product can have one supplier. The supplier is typically shown in the product overview in admin, so you can quickly see who supplies what.

Tip: You can also add suppliers to many products at once via bulk editing or CSV import.

Order list

One of the biggest benefits of using suppliers is the order list. It shows you which products are running low in stock, grouped by supplier. This makes it easy to reorder from the right supplier. Read more in Order list and inventory management.

Suppliers in statistics

If you have suppliers associated with your products, you can use Shoporama's statistics tools to analyze sales per supplier. This gives you insight into which suppliers perform best and where your profit margins are highest. See Statistics and analytics in Shoporama for more.

Upload supplier packing slips

When you receive goods from a supplier, you can upload the delivery note as a PDF or image and Shoporama automatically extracts item numbers and quantities via AI. This speeds up inventory updates and reduces errors. Learn more in Upload supplier packing slips for inventory update.

Dropshipping

Dropshipping is a business model where the supplier ships directly to the customer. In Shoporama it works like this:

1. Create the supplier and enter a dropshipping email.
2. Link the supplier to the relevant products.
3. When a customer orders a product from this supplier, an order email is automatically sent to the supplier's email.

The email uses the invoice_dropshipping.html template from your theme. Read more about email templates in Email templates in your theme.

Copy suppliers to other shops

If you have multiple online stores on Shoporama, you can copy suppliers between them. Select the suppliers you want in the list, select the destination shop and click Copy.

Delete suppliers

You can delete suppliers either from the edit page (click Delete) or by selecting them in the list and clicking Delete selected. Products that were associated with a deleted supplier will simply lose the association - the products are not affected.

Tips for good supplier management

• Always associate suppliers with products - This makes the order list and statistics much more valuable.
• Use supplier prices - Set cost prices on your products to gain insight into profit margins per supplier.
• Keep supplier list up to date - Delete suppliers you no longer work with so the list is easy to navigate.
• Link suppliers to pages - Use the "Link to" feature to give customers a dedicated supplier page.

If you have any questions about supplier management, feel free to contact us at support@shoporama.dk.