Install on ShopifyEditing a Supplier
Open the Suppliers page and click on the supplier you want to edit. All supplier details are managed from this screen.
Contact Details
- Name — the supplier's name as it will appear throughout Skumo
- Email — used when sending Purchase Orders by email
- Phone — for your reference only
Lead Time
Lead time (days) is how long it typically takes from placing an order to the goods arriving. Skumo uses this when calculating how much buffer stock to suggest in the analysis — a longer lead time means more safety stock recommended.
Skumo also shows you the actual average lead time calculated from your completed Purchase Orders for this supplier, so you can compare it against what you've configured and adjust if needed.
Shopify Vendor Names
This is how Skumo knows which products to include in a Purchase Order for this supplier.
Use the Add vendor field to search for vendor names from your Shopify products. You can link as many vendors as the supplier covers.
If a vendor name you've linked no longer exists in Shopify (because you've changed a product's vendor name, for example), it will appear with a warning. You can remove stale vendors to keep things tidy.
Pre-Barcoded
Toggle Pre-barcoded on if products from this supplier arrive with barcodes already printed on them. This enables the barcode scanning receive workflow for POs with this supplier.
If pre-barcoded is off, POs from this supplier will always use manual quantity entry when receiving.
Analysis Defaults
These settings are pre-filled every time you generate a Purchase Order for this supplier, saving you from configuring them from scratch each time.
- Analysis method — weighted average, simple average, peak period, or year-on-year
- Product tag filter — only include products with specific Shopify tags
- Name filter — include or exclude products whose name contains a specific phrase
Leave these blank if you prefer to set them per-order.
Minimum Order Threshold
Set a minimum order value or unit count that flags when it's time to order from this supplier. The dashboard uses this to highlight suppliers where your suggested order has reached or exceeded the threshold.
- Threshold type — choose between Value (total cost price of suggested order in £) or Units (total unit count)
- Threshold amount — the value or unit count that triggers the flag
This is optional — leave it blank if you don't have minimum order requirements with this supplier.
Special Order Availability
Controls whether products from this supplier can be added to Special Orders.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| All (default) | Products from this supplier can always be added to Special Orders |
| Warning | Products can be added, but staff see a caution message when selecting them |
| None | Products from this supplier are excluded from the Special Order product search entirely |
Use None for suppliers where you know the lead time is too long, the MOQ is too high, or individual item ordering isn't practical.
Default Location
Multi-location stores only.
Set a default delivery location for this supplier. When you create a new Purchase Order for this supplier, this location will be pre-selected in the location picker. You can still change it when creating the PO.
Order History
At the bottom of the supplier page, you'll find:
- Top ordered products — a summary of the most frequently ordered products from this supplier, with fill rates
- Purchase Order history — a list of all POs placed with this supplier, showing status, item count, and total value