# Vendor Management

Here you can find an overview of the Emporix Vendor Management Service, along with its features and benefits.

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* Looking for APIs documentation? Check out the [Vendor Service](/api-references/api-guides/companies-and-customers/vendor-service.md).
* To check how the Vendor Management works in Management Dashboard, see the [Vendor Management](/ce/management-dashboard/vendors.md) guides.
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### Purpose

The Vendor Management feature in Emporix enables efficient management of the relationships with external suppliers. It offers a structured way to onboard, maintain, and govern vendors while ensuring proper access control and data integrity. Vendors and their employees are granted restricted access, allowing them to interact only with their own products, orders, and data.

### Features

The Emporix API Vendor Management Service introduces a set of features that make managing your orders and suppliers easier:

| Feature                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Centralized vendor data**    | All vendor information (legal, contact, and custom attributes) is stored in one secure, unified system.                                                                                                                                            |
| **Controlled access**          | Vendors and their employees can only view and manage their own products and orders ensuring data privacy and integrity. They can manage product media, availability and simple base prices. Additionally, they can publish and unpublish products. |
| **Flexible vendor management** | Update vendor statuses, maintain profiles, and adapt vendor data as business needs to evolve.                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Order Splitting**            | Orders containing products from multiple vendors can be split into suborders by vendor.                                                                                                                                                            |
| **API-Driven Integration**     | Integrates with other systems enabling automated workflows and data exchange.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Secure and compliant**       | OAuth2-based access controls and tenant-specific scoping ensure secure and compliant vendor interactions.                                                                                                                                          |


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