M3 Purchase Manager Workspace

The purchase manager specializes in supplier relationship management. This role uses effective negotiation to source high quality products and services at a price which is reasonable to both the organization and the suppliers. A purchase manager also sets the standards for team ethics, transparency and drives the sustainability goals of the organization. The goal is to contribute success by efficiently managing the supply chain and supporting its growth and profitability.

Widgets

This table shows the widgets that you use to perform the required tasks in the workspace.

Widget Description
My Day Provides a personalized greeting and a productivity summary for the Purchase Manager role to orient users to key workspace functions.
Top Suppliers Displays a prioritized view of principal suppliers based on configured search facets to support supplier performance oversight.
Open PO:s per Buyer Presents open purchase order volumes by buyer to support workload distribution and follow-up on outstanding orders.

Important Links

 Offers a curated menu of procurement related hubs, processes, and reports to support efficient navigation to frequently used applications.
On Your Radar Consolidates live monitors that highlight critical procurement items, such as delayed lines, approvals, and supplier status for proactive management.
On Your Radar - Drilldown Enables detailed drilldown from monitored alerts into specific transactions and records to support investigation and resolution.
Suppliers Provides supplier search and lookup capabilities for quick retrieval of primary supplier data and contact information.
Items Offers item search and lookup capabilities for efficient access to primary item information and descriptions.
Purchase Agreements Displays purchase agreement documents linked to items to support contract and sourcing references.
Where Am I Working Displays the user's current work context and navigation aids to streamline task continuity.
Supplier Creation Facilitates supplier onboarding with configurable templates and controls to ensure compliant supplier record creation.

APIs used in the workspace widgets

This table shows the APIs used in this workspace:

Widget Program Transaction
On Your Radar CRS620MI SearchSupplier
On Your Radar - Drilldown CRS620MI SearchSupplier
Suppliers CRS620MI SearchSupplier
Open PO:s per Buyer FACETMI LstFacetsDescr
Top Suppliers FACETMI LstFacetsDescr
Items MMS200MI SearchItem
On Your Radar PPS200MI SearchHead
On Your Radar - Drilldown PPS200MI SearchHead
On Your Radar PPS200MI SearchLine
On Your Radar - Drilldown PPS200MI SearchLine

Tables used in the workspace

You must activate these tables within M3 Function Search to retrieve data:
  • CIDMAS
  • MPHEAD
  • MPLINE
  • MITMAS