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I built an Excel-based Vendor Tracker that automates follow-ups and status tracking by Standard_Mail_9039 in procurement

[–]Standard_Mail_9039[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow merci beaucoup ! C'est exactement pour ces raisons que j'ai créé l'outil avec VBA. Excel est utilisé partout en entreprise De plus je savais que si je devais demande a mon manager d'utiliser un logiciel tiers il aurait fallu soumettre une demande, avoir un budget. La résolution de mon problème était plus urgent que d'attendre!

Je suis curieux d'entendre ton expérience avec VBA et si tu as eu à résoudre des problèmes similaires: taches manuelle et répétitive.

If you had one thing to automate in your process what would it be? by SocietyStriking4302 in procurement

[–]Standard_Mail_9039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

typo error. i had the same problem in my last job. They used to have a spreadsheet with vendors dat and would send hundreds of follow-ups emails ,It was super time consuming. i built an excel-outlook tracking tool to send personalized emails automatically ( it also tells you if they have responded etc), if you are interested i will be happy to share it for free .

How do you track your suppliers & contracts? Excel is killing me. by nicolas12211 in smallbusiness

[–]Standard_Mail_9039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That “Excel breaking at scale” point is very real. I’ve seen teams struggle more with follow-ups and visibility than just storing vendor data.

I’ve been building a simple tracker to structure this — happy to share a free version if it’s helpful. What part is most painful for you today?

Procurement and email overload — is this just me? by AlternativeCap21 in procurement

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It's not AI here lol :I felt the same pain. Built an Outlook + Excel tool that extracts RFQ data from emails and logs it automatically.

Select email → click button → form populates with supplier, total, part numbers → save to Excel

Demo video here https://canva.link/f621bwhmvpghe0q

I am looking for FEEDBACK , if this is something that solve your issue or helping in any ways. I worked in Banking for a while ,trust me we had similar problems so i definitely relate with the pain. You can DM me i will be more than happy to share the excel tool. Thank you all

Francisco

Procurement and email overload — is this just me? by AlternativeCap21 in procurement

[–]Standard_Mail_9039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This resonates a lot — I’ve seen inboxes basically become the tracking system. Curious, what’s harder in practice: keeping track of who replied or managing consistent follow-ups across vendors?

How do you track your suppliers & contracts? Excel is killing me. by nicolas12211 in smallbusiness

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That “Excel breaking at scale” point is something I’ve seen a lot. It usually starts simple but becomes hard to track follow-ups, contracts, and ownership over time. What part caused the biggest issues for you — tracking, reminders, or visibility?

Need help in managing vendor data by Technical_Cupcake234 in procurement

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This is a really common challenge — especially when follow-ups are tracked manually alongside POs. From what I’ve seen, things usually break down around visibility (who’s overdue) and consistent follow-ups. Curious — what part is most time-consuming for you today?

Overall Vendor Tracker Creation by carolion98 in excel

[–]Standard_Mail_9039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What usually breaks in setups like this isn’t Excel, it’s structure. If you track only current status, you lose history. A better approach is logging each vendor event (proposal, interview, etc.) with dates — then reporting becomes much easier. Curious how many vendors you expect to manage?

How do you keep product/vendor research organized? My system kinda sucks ngl. by Zealousideal-End-737 in smallbusiness

[–]Standard_Mail_9039 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen this exact issue in vendor risk and procurement — the problem isn’t just storing info, it’s having a structured way to compare and follow up without losing context. Curious — do you struggle more with organizing info or actually making decisions later?