Simplify B2B Purchasing with PO Automation
TradeCentric’s Purchase Order (PO) Automation solution replaces the need for manual PO documents, enabling companies to deliver accurate order information into supplier systems. This leads to accelerated order acceptance and processing.
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How does TradeCentric’s PO Automation solution work?
Our PO Automation solution connects buyer eProcurement systems with supplier eCommerce systems to automate the purchase order process. When a buyer submits a PO through their procurement platform, TradeCentric instantly delivers it to the supplier’s system. There’s no need for manual data entry, enabling a seamless flow of purchase data between systems.
Why choose TradeCentric’s PO Automation solution?
Comprehensive
Reporting & Analytics
Gain real-time insights with TradeCentric Analytics. Track purchase order statuses from submission to delivery, flagging errors and exceptions along the way. Monitor high-level transaction statuses or delve into detailed records for deeper analysis and unlock a clear, traceable activity log to facilitate transparency and informed decision-making across your organization. With structured and accessible data, teams can efficiently manage operations and drive continuous improvement.
Effortless
Integration
TradeCentric has built connections for 75+ eCommerce platforms and 220+ ERP/eProcurement solutions. For businesses with unique requirements, TradeCentric also builds custom integrations to ensure seamless connectivity. The platform supports a wide range of data formats, including cXML, EDI, and JSON, for reliable and efficient data exchange. Easily connect buyer procurement solutions to supplier systems to automate purchase order workflows.
Onboarding &
Implementation
TradeCentric provides comprehensive onboarding and implementation services, guiding businesses through every stage of their integration journey. Our proven methodology includes success planning, platform training, and value realization to align technology initiatives with business outcomes. Dedicated account champions offer ongoing support, ensuring a coordinated and trusted experience. We help buyers and suppliers align on PO automation from day one, ensuring fast time-to-value and long-term scalability.
Enhanced PCI
Security
TradeCentric integrates with leading payment providers to offer standardized processes that ensure the security of sensitive PCI data for POs. By automating purchase order transactions, we reduce the risk of manual errors and unauthorized access to payment information. Our platform adheres to stringent PCI compliance standards, ensuring that every PO containing payment-related data is encrypted, validated, and securely transmitted between buyer and supplier systems. This helps organizations maintain trust, meet regulatory requirements, and safeguard financial data at every step of the transaction.
Benefits of PO Automation for suppliers
Our PO Automation Solution increases the speed and accuracy of PO fulfillment, ensuring suppliers get the correct order data into their systems with little or no manual entry. With support for various data protocols and all leading eProcurement solutions, TradeCentric ensures you can offer a connected commerce experience now and at scale as you grow.
- Reduce costs associated with manually processing non-electronic POs
- Decrease order fulfillment errors by ensuring accurate reflection of PO data in eCommerce systems
- Boost revenue from current and potential customers by supporting an automated PO process
Benefits of PO Automation for buyers
TradeCentric’s PO Automation solution allows you to accelerate the PO submission and supplier approval process, so you can get the inventory you need quickly. When combined with Invoice Automation, streamline PO-to-invoice reconciliation, facilitating three-way matching of purchase orders, invoices, and order acceptance.
- Control spend better by ensuring order data is accurately transmitted to key suppliers
- Save time by automatically sending POs and accelerating time to formally submit orders to suppliers
- Expedite the purchasing process and reduce manual input
What you can expect when using TradeCentric’s PO Automation solution
Customers who implement PO Automation can expect faster order cycles, improved accuracy, and greater operational efficiency. By eliminating manual entry and enabling seamless system-to-system communication, you reduce friction in the procurement process and create a more scalable, reliable way to manage purchase orders.
Faster Order Processing
Purchase orders move through the system more quickly thanks to automation that eliminates manual steps.
Error Reduction
By removing the need to rekey data, PO Automation significantly reduces costly order errors.
Improved Efficiency
Teams save time and effort by streamlining procurement workflows and ensuring clean, validated purchase orders every time.
Better Visibility
Automation allows you to rack orders and approvals in real time within your core systems.
”The TradeCentric Platform not only saved Mars Veterinary Health time, but it also simplified our approach with our suppliers as their IT resources are limited.”
Director of Procurement
“We partnered with TradeCentric because we wanted to work with the experts in this space that could provide a scalable solution for our customers.”
VP, Digital Selling & eCommerce
“With the help of TradeCentric, AutoZone can offer our full line of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories to customers on any procurement system.”
Program Specialist, Commercial eCommerce
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PunchOut Catalog
PunchOut seamlessly connects buyer procurement platforms to your online product catalog, making it easy to initiate purchase orders directly from within the buyer’s system. When paired with PO Automation, PunchOut ensures a fully digital transaction flow—from product selection to order submission—eliminating manual entry and reducing errors across the buying journey.
Invoice Automation
Invoice Automation works hand-in-hand with PO Automation to complete the procure-to-pay cycle. Once an invoice is created by the supplier, TradeCentric transforms invoice data into the buyer’s required format and automatically delivers it to the eProcurement system for easy reconciliation. This alignment between purchase orders and invoices speeds up payment, improves accuracy, and strengthens supplier-buyer relationships.
PO Acknowledgement
PO Acknowledgements add a critical layer of communication to the PO Automation process by confirming order receipt and supplier intent. Once a purchase order is received, suppliers can automatically send acknowledgements, such as acceptance, rejection, or proposed changes, directly back to the buyer’s system. This real-time feedback reduces order uncertainty, enables faster resolution of discrepancies, and ensures both parties stay aligned throughout the procurement process.
