Product Overview
Bellwether Purchasing Software, founded in 1985, helps small and mid-sized organizations reduce costs, gain organizational control over spending and improve regulatory compliance through implementation of its Procurement Management Software ( Material Management Software ), Bellwether Purchasing Manager (BPM).
BPM includes e-Procurement Software ( Material Management Software ) components for invoice management, procurement, inventory and material management and vender performance optimization.
Specifications
Automated PO Process
As you grow the manual spreadsheet is prone to error as well as confusion. We eliminate paperwork while reducing errors and saving time through automation. Create POs in seconds, a catalog of products and have confidence that approvals and purchasing are taken care of.
Reduce errors, improve procurement processes, save time and gain greater visibility.
Gain insights of buying patterns, locate strategic cost savings opportunities to position your company with a competitive advantage.
Easily locate a record of all actions taken thanks to the audit trail.
Requisitions
Bellwether automates the requisition process and empowers your team with the insights needed to make business decisions quickly.
Enter item from list, catalog or free-form.
Requisition for purchase or issue from inventory.
Historical reporting, PDF or Excel.
Automated approval workflows and notifications.
Auto 3-way Matching
Free up precious time for your team by enabling three-way matching of purchase orders with invoices and purchase requisitions.
Spend Analytics and Interactive Reporting
Get a complete oversight of your organizations spend. Create reports that analyze trends, track supplier contacts, and manage your budgets and the health of your supply chain.
Inventory and Asset Manager
Gain full control of your inventory with coverage across multiple locations, and with automated integration with your purchasing processes.
Issue items from inventory, return to inventory or vendor, and transfer between locations.
Set reorder points and quantities.
Generate reorder report and convert to Requisition.
Pre-Purchase Approvals
Take control of spending to improve your bottom line. Improve budget compliance to ensure everyone involved with the purchasing process is not spending more than he/she deserves.
Optimize spending practices and ensure all spending is accounted for.
Create transparency and help employees understand the preferred procurement process.
Enable accountability for purchases and safeguard company assets.
Strategic insights for better leadership decision making.
Compare Vendor Pricing
Create a comprehensive product catalog to compare vendors based on price, warranty, and maintenance details, along with any terms that are listed in their contracts.
Improve the purchasing experience for your employees and help increase procurement engagement with stakeholders.
Eradicate purchase order delays and reduce errors with accurate data about items.
Easy-to-use
We can get your team up and running in 10 minutes – that’s how easy it is to use Bellwether’s intuitive cloud platform. Our software is designed and built with your team in mind – so you can focus on what’s important to your organization.
Role-Based Access
Control platform access across your organization and ensure security by assigning permissions and privileges. Provide access to different sections, and choose from a pre-set list, or we can customize access to fit your users’ needs.
Secure Cloud
Store, access, and approve POs seamlessly with centralized storage. This is a cleaner, more productive PO environment without the need to go searching through papers for purchase orders.