Take control of your global PO management process
Streamlined processes, upstream to downstream
Effective purchase order (PO) management can streamline processes, scorecard suppliers and boost vendor performance, all at the item level. It’s the perfect solution to turn powerful reporting into added efficiency and savings.
Item-level Solutions can benefit your business
How PO management works
Through automation and increased visibility, PO management makes it easier to control your international delivery activities—from end to end.
Simplify your purchase order managment process
- PO received and PO negotiation and Confirmation
Electronic PO receipt allows for near real–time PO status visibility. Navisphere order confirmation facilitates PO–related communications. Confirmed order details drive shipment planning and optimization. - Supplier transportation request
The online booking portal captures key information to provide visibility to booked items and distribution of shipment documents. - Rules engine validation and exception management
Automation enables validation and compliance with all aspects of the PO and identifies rule violations with action steps to get to a resolution faster. - Shipment execution and inventory receipt
Manage shipments by leveraging shipment tracking and analytics during all lifecycle milestones—from placement to inventory receipt.
Real-world exampleUncover unseen details that impact your cost of goods with PO management
Check the status of any PO at any time all for your suppliers—all within a single, powerful platform.
Streamline your operations by utilising automated shipment execution tools and advanced optimisation strategies to convert orders into cost effective shipments.
Improve your services with total visibility into each supplier’s performance on lead and response times, pricing, quantities, and delivery—down to the individual PO item.
Features
Do more with PO management
Know where your orders are and where they’ll be next.
Streamline workflows and automatically prioritise daily order negotiations, confirmations, change requests, and fulfillment updates from a configurable user dashboard that makes two-way communication simple. Connect with buyers, suppliers, and purchase order data while synchronising order fulfillment requirements and expectations in near real-time using our PO management tool.
Monitor critical order requirements—including locations, dates, and quantities—and gain visibility throughout the fulfillment and shipment lifecycle with full integration to Navisphere, our single, global transportation management system.
Make informed, strategic decisions with actionable insights into order performance metrics, supplier scorecards, and transportation and spend analysis.
Stay ahead of issues on things like booking compliance, document collection, and more with proactive notifications whenever problems occur throughout the supply chain. Review your options for keeping shipments on track and increase your efficiency.
What sets C.H. Robinson PO management apart
Unmatched Expertise
Our streamlined approach to PO management improves your service quality and strengthens relationships with your suppliers, ensuring better outcomes through a deep understanding of performance.
Unrivaled Scale
Rely on our vast network to execute transportation plans generated from your purchase order demand, enabling efficient, scalable management of complex supply chains.
Tailored Solutions
Real-time, item-level inventory tracking across all purchase orders and configurable reporting means you gain a comprehensive understanding of your costs for more informed business decisions.
Achieve more with Navisphere PO Management
Managed solutions
Configure our TMS technology, 3PL managed transportation and 4PL services to tackle your toughest logistics challenges and improve efficiency.
Item-level Solutions
Gain global item-level control. Only C.H. Robinson provides technology and execution at the item level.
TMS technology
Global supply chains deserve a global TMS that helps you see your freight now—and what’s next.