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Why supplier product mapping matters

Pharmacy procurement is not “one price list” — the same SKU can come from different distributors with different supplier codes, reorder points, and commercial terms. Supplier product mapping is the bridge between your PIMS catalogue and WMS procurement.

What mapping unlocks

  • Faster POs — Load Supplier Products on a purchase order pulls mapped SKUs instead of searching the full catalogue.
  • Vendor-specific terms — supplier SKU on invoices, reorder level per vendor relationship, negotiated discount per line.
  • Margin visibility — cost and retail from the product master, margin calculated per row so buyers spot low-margin lines before ordering.
  • Demand projection — mapped relationships feed which SKUs you expect from which vendor when planning replenishment.
Supplier Products Mapping KPI and margin column.
Mapping ties catalogue economics to a specific vendor context.

Why it is separate from the Suppliers list

The Suppliers directory answers “who do we buy from?” — credit, contacts, status. Supplier Products Mapping answers “what do we buy from them, and on what terms?” Keeping them separate avoids a cluttered vendor profile and lets procurement staff work SKU-by-SKU without opening each supplier record.