Have a preferred supplier, but they’re not connected to Quoter via API? 

What if I told you that Quoter’s new SupplierSync will let you automatically ingest data from any of hundreds of suppliers globally via CSV feeds, allowing you to not only get real-time product pricing and availability, but also pull in descriptions and images from GtK Etilize via Quoter’s Product Cloud?

I would be telling you the truth. Check it out now.

• Get started – here’s a link to Settings>SupplierSync so you can jump right in.
• Want to get into the details? Read the documentation – this Help Center link will give you the specifics on exactly what’s new and how this all works. This is a beta product so there are a few limitations.
• I get it, I get it… we all learn from videos. Here’s not-quite seven minutes in heaven with Ash going through SupplierSync in detail: 

Early feedback from early beta users has been super positive, but we want to hear from you too so please add your comments to this post. 

Read on for more positive truth bombs.

Why should I care about SupplierSync?

If you already get everything you want / need in Product Cloud for real-time pricing and product availability from distributors such as:

• Ingram Micro
• Tech Data
• Dicker Data
• D&H Distributor
• Synnex

Maybe this isn’t for you.

BUT if you’re one of our MSP partners who uses OTHER distributors like:

• Blue Chip 
• Leader Computers 
• Streakwave 
• XIT

You should be very interested indeed, because your Quoter life is about to get a whole lot better.

How does SupplierSync actually work?

If your favourite supplier can generate a CSV file, we’re at the starting line. Custom field mapping will transform and standardize the supplier data you supply,making it instantly usable in Product Cloud once it’s been set up.

📄 Supplier whitelist

We believe there are potentially hundreds of distributors that you might want to use with SupplierSync; so many, in fact, that we’re likely not aware of them all. 

To ensure security, we whitelist domains; if your preferred supplier isn't listed, please let our team know at support@quoter.com – we will add in their domain so you can add your supplier. Apologies for the inconvenience, but we care very much about what data sources get into Quoter.
 

🗺️ Setting up field mapping

There is very, very little that needs to be done to get started, though again, it’s worth reading the Help Center article to get into the details. You'll be asked to enter the required and optional Field Mappings for your feed: 

These fields will be displayed in Product Cloud to show the unit cost and Manufacturer Part Number (MPN). 

🪄✨ The magic happens in Product Cloud

If you weren’t using Product Cloud before, Quoter has recently activated it for all users; it uses the GtK Etilize product catalogues for Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US markets to provide standardized product data feeds for more than 20 million products worldwide.

The MPNs from your distributor are now used in Product Cloud, and when you search, you’ll find your products listed… along with the availability and pricing. You can see that I don’t know how to spell Ubiquiti in my search, but Quoter does!

Pretty cool, eh? No more manual work to quote with confidence from your preferred distributors. Product images and descriptions that can be added right into templates and quotes. 

 The power of templates

With SupplierSync, you can add Product Cloud items to your current templates. 

This means that when you’re creating a new quote using one of those templates, we’ll go out to your now-integrated distributor to get pricing and availability, and help you rapidly source the best / lowest cost available items for the quote for your clients.

We want your feedback

We know that SupplierSync isn’t built for everyone, but for those using regional or country-specific distributors that we weren’t able to connect with before… what do you think?

SupplierSync is in beta because we’re looking to make further improvements to make it even better for you, so please leave your feedback here (and feel free to @ mention legendary Product point man on Quoter, ​@Ash Welsh for attention).

If you’ve read this far, thank you, and we’ll be bringing some enhancements to the UI on our Quote Editor soon too, so watch this space!