Heat treat, plating, and machining sent outside are where jobs go quiet. ShopXpert supplier management software sends RFQs to many suppliers, compares bids, turns the winner into a purchase order, and gives suppliers a portal to bid, update status, and share documents, all tied to your jobs.
Aero Engineering Inc.$1,480 · ships in 5 days · 98% on time
Best valueHoward Aeronautics$1,390 · ships in 9 days · 91% on time
BidDistributed AerospaceNo bid · capacity full this week
No bidSupplier score 88 / 100Quality and on-time delivery from past orders
Outside work is often the least visible part of a job, and the most likely to make it late.
The problemComparing quotes means three email threads and a spreadsheet.
Create an RFQ from the job, attach drawings, and send it to one or many suppliers. Bids, no-bids, prices, and ship dates come back into one list, with internal notes and chat on each line.
Pick the best bid and create the purchase order directly from it. Quote history stays with each supplier for the next time.
The problemNobody can say how much outside work is open, or which suppliers are slipping.
The outsource dashboard shows open orders and the dollar amount open, RFQ-to-placement time, budget, on-time delivery, quality rating, and bids vs no-bids.
Filter risky suppliers by dollar amount, quality, and delivery, so you can act before a late supplier makes a job late. Outsourced work stays tied to its job and operation.
The problemSuppliers call to ask for drawings, and you call them to ask for status.
Suppliers get their own portal with a job board of available RFQs to bid or no-bid. On awarded orders, they update status, upload packing slips, attach invoices, and fill in your supplier forms.
They keep their profile current, including machinery, materials, finishes, certifications with expiry dates, and weekly capacity. Their dashboard shows jobs awarded, quality, delivery, and a success score.
The problemSupplier certs expire quietly, and conversations about orders are scattered across inboxes.
Keep supplier certificates in one list with expiry dates. ShopXpert sends alerts and email notifications before they expire, and you can notify the supplier from the app.
Chat with suppliers per purchase order, per RFQ, or in a general supplier thread, so every answer stays with the order it belongs to. Supplier audits, SCARs, and deviation requests are tracked in the same place.
Each step is recorded, and suppliers update their own part of it.
Send the RFQRequest bids from one or many suppliers.
Compare BidsSee prices, ship dates, and supplier scores side by side.
Place the POCreate the purchase order from the winning bid.
Track and ReceiveSuppliers update status, and on-time delivery is recorded.
Outside work becomes as visible as work on your own floor.
Outside work is tracked against expected dates.
One RFQ, many bids, and a PO in one click.
Certificates with expiry alerts and audit records.
Scores built from real delivery and quality.
Purchasing data feeds quoting, jobs, and quality.
Supplier management software organizes how you source, buy from, and evaluate suppliers. ShopXpert covers RFQs, bids, purchase orders, certificates, scorecards, and a supplier portal. See also supplier relationship management.
Yes. Send an RFQ to one or many suppliers, compare bids side by side, and create the purchase order from the winning bid.
Suppliers bid or no-bid on RFQs, update order status, upload packing slips and invoices, fill in your forms, manage their certifications and capacity, and chat about orders.
Certificates are stored with expiry dates, and ShopXpert sends alerts and email notifications before they expire.
Yes. Outsourced work can be linked to jobs and operations, so you have traceability from RFQ to delivery.
See RFQs, bids, purchase orders, and the supplier portal working together.
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