Suppliers in Smart Source
Supplier information is accessed through Smart Source in two locations: the Shopping Dashboard and the Supplier Information Dashboard.
- Shopping Dashboard: Lists all Catalog (punchout) Suppliers. These suppliers have product catalogs accessible through Smart Source.
- Supplier Information Dashboard: An additional list of current suppliers maintained by Procurement Services for Drexel University business use. To order from these suppliers, you will have to initiate your request using a Non-Catalog Item Form, or if appropriate, a sole source justification form or multi-year form.
To access these lists:
- Log in to DrexelOne.
- Under in Employee Tab, select Smart Source.
- Once on your Smart Source homepage, you can switch the dashboard view using a dropdown menu towards the top of the screen. Please see the image below.
Placing Orders
Please log in to Smart Source via DrexelOne to purchase goods from our enabled suppliers.
For purchases from all suppliers for any good or service which is not eligible to be made with the Purchasing Card (P-Card), please log into Smart Source to place your order. There are multiple forms depending on the circumstances of the request: non-catalog purchase, sole source purchase, multi-year purchase, etc. Specific transaction details, such as shipping information, billing address, restrictions, etc., are dependent upon the purchasing method used.
New Suppliers are required to register via the Smart Source supplier portal. If you enter a non-catalog or other order type in Smart Source and you search for a supplier and get no results, please use the enter manual function for the supplier on the form and provide a contact name, email address and phone number.