Invoicing & Payments

A supplier list with account numbers and payment terms

Every trade business runs on four or five merchants and can never find the account number. Gaffer keeps suppliers as proper records — contact, account number, payment terms and address — so purchase orders, deliveries and expenses all point at the same place.

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How suppliers work in Gaffer

One record per merchant, referenced by everything you buy from them.

Account number to hand

Your trade account number sits on the supplier record, so it is not in a photo of a card in somebody's phone.

Payment terms recorded

Terms are stored against the supplier, which is what makes cash-flow forecasting from committed spend meaningful.

Referenced everywhere

Purchase orders, delivery notes and expenses point at the supplier record, so spend per merchant is answerable.

What you get

Suppliers connect purchase orders, delivery notes, expenses and job costing in one platform.

  • Supplier name, contact name, email, phone and website
  • Full address across two lines, city and postcode
  • Trade account number stored on the record
  • Payment terms recorded per supplier
  • Active flag so dormant merchants drop out of pickers
  • Referenced by purchase orders, delivery notes and expenses
  • Notes for delivery quirks, branch preferences and rep details

Common questions about suppliers

Do I have to set suppliers up before raising a PO?

It is worth it. A purchase order can carry a supplier name directly, but a proper supplier record means the account number, terms and address are reused rather than retyped, and spend per merchant becomes answerable.

Can I see what I spend with each merchant?

Yes — because purchase orders, delivery notes and expenses all reference the supplier record, spend can be attributed per supplier rather than sitting as undifferentiated materials cost.

What are payment terms used for?

They tell you when committed spend actually becomes cash out. Combined with Gaffer's cash-flow forecast, terms are the difference between knowing what you owe and knowing when you owe it.

Can I deactivate a supplier without losing history?

Yes. Suppliers carry an active flag, so a merchant you no longer use drops out of selection lists while its historic purchase orders and expenses stay intact.

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