In plain English
This is the work of getting a new supplier ready to do business with the organization. It means entering the supplier into the organization's business records and putting the needed arrangements in place so the organization can buy goods or services from that supplier.
In context
Here, "vendor onboarding" names the stage where a new supplier is being set up in the organization's records and arrangements so the organization can buy from that supplier.
- Situation
- Running procurement, vendor review, purchase approval, and contract workflow
- What it communicates
- names the stage of processing and setting up a new supplier
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate the outcome, timing, or current status of that setup process.
Examples
“At the charity, vendor onboarding started after the supplier had been chosen, with staff adding the supplier to the business records and putting the purchase arrangements in place.”
“While vendor onboarding was under way, the hospital gathered the new caterer's details for its records.”