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Purchasing Reports

Purchasing Reports give you visibility into your buying activity — how much you're spending, with which suppliers, across which products and categories. Use these for supplier reviews, spend analysis, and category-level purchasing insights. All reports include a client (3PL) selector. Filters marked with * are required.

 

Purchasing By Supplier Summary

Best used for: A month-by-month breakdown of purchasing activity with a specific supplier — how many POs were created, how many were completed, and the total value. Use this for supplier reviews or to track spend over time.

Output: PDF | Required filters: Supplier

When running the report, you can tailor it to exactly what you need:

  • Supplier* — Select the supplier you want to review, or choose All Suppliers to see a breakdown across every supplier.
  • Date From — The start of the date range you want to review.
  • Date To — The end of the date range. Defaults to today if left blank.
Columns included
Date Required, Supplier, Items, Value, Orders, Completed

Purchasing By Supplier Detail

Best used for: Expands on the supplier summary by listing the specific items and individual PO dates for a supplier. Use this when you need the full item-level detail behind a supplier's purchasing history.

Output: PDF | Required filters: Supplier

When running the report, you can tailor it to exactly what you need:

  • Supplier* — Select the supplier you want to review, or choose All Suppliers to see detail across every supplier.
  • Date From — The start of the date range you want to review.
  • Date To — The end of the date range. Defaults to today if left blank.
Columns included
Date Required, PO Num, Supplier, Items, Value, Completed, SKU, Category, Description, Quantity, Uom, Cost, Vendor Code

Purchasing By Category

Best used for: Seeing purchasing activity broken down by product category and supplier over a period. Use this to understand spend by category or identify which suppliers you buy from most for a given product type.

Output: PDF | Required filters: Category

When running the report, you can tailor it to exactly what you need:

  • Category* — Select the product category you want to review, or choose All Categories to see a breakdown across every category.
  • Date From — The start of the date range you want to review.
  • Date To — The end of the date range. Defaults to today if left blank.
Columns included
Date Required, Supplier, Items, Value, Orders, Completed

Purchasing By Item

Best used for: Reviewing all purchases of a specific SKU broken down by month and supplier. Use this to track purchasing history for a product or compare how buying patterns have changed over time.

Output: PDF | Required filters: SKU

When running the report, you can tailor it to exactly what you need:

  • SKU* — Search for the specific item you want to review. This is the only required field.
  • Date From — The start of the date range you want to review.
  • Date To — The end of the date range. Defaults to today if left blank.
Columns included
Date Required, Supplier, Items, Value, Orders, Completed

Supplier Catalog By Client

Best used for: Exporting the full supplier item catalog including pricing, lead times, minimum order quantities, and contact details. Use this to share supplier data with external systems or run a complete supplier audit.

Output: CSV | Required filters: None — exports all suppliers by default.

When running the report, you can tailor it to exactly what you need:

  • Supplier — Select a specific supplier to export only their catalog, or leave blank to export all suppliers.
Columns included
Name, Client (3PL accounts only), Address 1, Address 2, City, State, Zip, Country, Office Phone, Office Fax, Website, Main Contact Name, Main Contact Phone, Main Contact Email, Alternative Contact Name, Alternative Contact Phone, Alternative Contact Email, Account Number, Term, SKU, Vendor Code, Unit Cost, Default Lead Time (Days), Min Order Qty