How to Start a Cost Submission

This article explains how the specification process for an enterprise retailer commences.

This is the way the buying process is tracked in Loupe:

Stage Buying Activity Activity in Loupe Interest level
Viewed Views a sample Views a sample page Low
Shortlisted Picks a sample in pre-selection Adds to My Samples Moderate
Selected Sample selected from pre-selection Converts to Product High
Confirmed Sample signed-off for SKU

Changes Status to Confirmed

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Once a buyer has selected a vendor product, it is visible in the buying company assortment (Linesheet) and Status will automatically display as Selected:

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After the internal buying team's offline "sign-off" process has been completed, the buyer sponsoring the product for sign-off should change the status to Confirmed:

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If you are changing the status on a master size row then all the sizes associated with this product will also change status automatically for you:

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This change in status by the buyer on the retailer system will trigger a notification to the Vendor of Record advising them that their sample has been confirmed by their customer:

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If your customer is subscribed to the Loupe Enterprise plan when you navigate to Running Lines > Product X > Customer Pricing tab, as the vendor you can now see the orange "Not Submitted" link to initiate the Cost Submission process:

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Click once on this link to create the Cost Submission specific to your customer and start the submission process. All data saved in this form will be both unique & private to this customer

 

⚠️ Warning: Supported Currency

Vendors can only start a Cost Submission if their quotation currency (Home Currency) is supported by the retailer's Sourcing Metal Locks - even if the Cost Submission is for a non-precious product.

Don't worry, if your currency is not supported by your customer, you will be automatically guided to request the currency you need from them.