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Materials · Sub-product · 04 · For your suppliers

Vendors stop calling. The relationship stays warm.

Your suppliers don't actually want to call your procurement team. They want to know if there's an RFQ out. They want to see their PO. They want to upload their bill. They want to know when payment is coming. They want their rating. Give them all of that on a portal — 24×7, mobile-friendly, branded as yours — and they stop calling. Procurement stops fielding "is the RFQ out" emails. Accounts stops getting "when will I be paid" calls. The relationship stops being administrative friction and starts being actual collaboration.

§ 01
Pillars
Six pillars · the supplier's full journey

From the front door
to the annual review.

Pillar 01 is how vendors get on board. Pillar 02 is how they win business. Pillars 03 and 04 are how they execute and invoice. Pillar 05 is the question that used to take a phone call — "when will I be paid". Pillar 06 is the conversation that used to take a difficult meeting — "how are we doing". All of it on the same portal, in the supplier's own login.
Pillar · 01

Self-onboarding — your vendors arrive registered, KYC-clean, ready to transact.

Onboarding a vendor traditionally takes a procurement team three weeks of email back-and-forth — KYC docs, GST/VAT certificates, banking details, trade licence, MSME declaration, signed code of conduct. Farvision turns it into a 20-minute self-service flow. You generate a registration link from the portal, email it to the prospective vendor, and they fill in the 5-step form. Documents auto-validated where possible. Approval routes to procurement; once cleared, the vendor's account activates and they can immediately respond to RFQs. Trade-licence and registration expiry dates auto-trigger renewal reminders so the vendor never lapses unnoticed.

5-step self-service flowIdentity → tax → banking → documents → review · ~ 20 minutes end-to-end.
KYC capturePAN, Aadhaar, MSME declaration · format-validated at entry
Tax registrationGSTIN captured + auto-validated against MCA · CIN/TAN
BankingIFSC + account · penny-drop verification call · MICR, branch auto-fetched
Renewal remindersTrade licence + GST + tax certs · auto-alerts T-30, T-7, T-day · self-update
Profile management · ongoingBank update, trade-licence renewal, contact change · all self-service · approval-routed.
VENDOR REGISTRATION · STEP 3 OF 5 IDENTITY TAX 3 BANKING 4 DOCS 5 REVIEW BANKING · CURRENT STEP BANK NAME HDFC Bank · Andheri E branch auto-fetched ✓ ACCOUNT NUMBER + IFSC 50100245678901 · HDFC0000234 format ✓ BENEFICIARY NAME UltraTech Cement Ltd PAN-match ✓ Penny-drop verification ₹ 1.00 sent · returned · name match ✓ Continue to step 4 → ▸ ~ 20 MIN END-TO-END · NO EMAIL BACK-AND-FORTH
Pillar · 02

Tendering surface — RFQ inbox, quotations, reverse auction.

Your vendor sees every RFQ they're invited to in one inbox. Open RFQs show deadline, item list, technical requirements, and any negotiation hints. They build their quotation in the portal — line by line — knowing exactly what's being asked. They attach technical specs, certifications, sample photos. Reverse auction events show live bidding (or sealed-bid if you prefer). When their bid is L1, they know. When they lose, they know it's been awarded — the black box of "we'll get back to you" is gone. Quotation history makes re-quoting on similar items effortless.

RFQ inbox · liveDeadline countdown · item list · spec sheet · negotiation hints visible.
Quotation formLine-by-line · technical + commercial split · attach certs and sample photos.
Sealed-bid modeBids sealed until deadline · transparency about transparency.
Reverse auctionLive bidding event · vendor sees rank without seeing competitors' actual bids.
Win / loss notificationL1 win → straight to PO · loss → "awarded, thanks" · no silence.
Quotation historyRe-quote similar items · pre-fill from last submission · save half the time.
UltraTech CEMENT · RFQ INBOX · 4 OPEN RFQ-04812 · OPC 53 · 8000 bags Tower B · live reverse auction · 12 min remaining ▸ YOUR RANK · L2 · BID NOW TO MOVE TO L1 12:08 ⏱ LIVE RFQ-04826 · PPC cement · 6000 bags Marina · sealed bid · deadline 15 May 18:00 ▸ NOT YET QUOTED · 3 DAYS LEFT 3d RFQ-04798 · OPC 43 · 4500 bags Skyline P-1 · quoted on 8 May · in comparative ▸ YOUR BID · L1 SO FAR L1 RFQ-04754 · OPC 53 · 5000 bags Heights P-1 · awarded · PO #45720 issued ▸ AWARDED · 4 DAYS AGO · GO TO ORDERS WON ✓ ▸ ACTIVE AUCTION · RFQ-04812 Your last bid ₹ 416 / bag L1 currently at ₹ 412 / bag Place new bid →
Pillar · 03

Order visibility — view PO, file ASN, watch GRN status.

Once a PO is issued, the vendor sees it immediately on the portal — no email back-and-forth. They acknowledge, plan dispatch, file Advance Shipment Notice with vehicle details, driver KYC docs, dispatch photos. As goods arrive at the buyer's gate, the vendor sees the GRN being created. As QC tests run, the vendor sees the status. Pass — they know. Fail — they know which parameter, with the lab report attached. The "where is the receipt" calls disappear, and so do the "why was my batch rejected" disputes.

View PO · liveAcknowledge, accept, request revision · revision history retained.
ASN · Advance Shipment NoticeVehicle, driver KYC, dispatch photos · uploaded ahead of arrival.
GRN status trackingAt-gate · received · QC pending · accepted / rejected · live updates.
QC results visiblePer item, per parameter · lab report attached · no surprises.
Rejection reasonsSpecific parameter that failed · vendor can prep evidence and response.
Order ageing dashboardOpen orders by status · what's pending dispatch · what's at gate · what's done.
YOUR ORDERS · LAST 14 DAYS PO #45821 · ₹ 33.12 L · OPC 53 · 8000 bags PO ACKNOWLEDGED · ASN PENDING · DISPATCH BY 12 MAY Tower B · Mumbai · Buyer: V. Verma FILE ASN → PO #45798 · ₹ 21.6 L · OPC 53 · 5000 bags AT GATE · WEIGHBRIDGE COMPLETE · NET 10,000 KG ✓ Marina · gate pass GP-2024-1241 VIEW PO #45754 · ₹ 19.4 L · OPC 53 · 4500 bags GRN G-4498 · QC IN PROGRESS · AWAITING LAB ⏱ Heights P-1 · sample LAB-TKT-04798 in lab PENDING PO #45720 · ₹ 21.6 L · OPC 53 · 5000 bags GRN ACCEPTED · BILL UPLOADED · IN AP MATCH Heights P-1 · Bill B-4498 · 3-way running ACCEPTED PO #45688 · ₹ 18.4 L · OPC 53 · 4200 bags GRN REJECTED · COMPRESSIVE 49 MPa < 53 TARGET Skyline P-1 · debit note D-2024-218 · prep response RESPOND ▸ TRANSPARENCY · NO "WHERE IS MY GRN" CALLS
Pillar · 04

Bill upload, two ways — against PO or against GRN.

Vendor uploads bill against a specific PO line, or against a confirmed GRN — the portal shows them which is appropriate based on the order status. They attach the tax invoice PDF (and any ancillary docs — challan, e-way bill, test cert). The system validates as they type — vendor invoice number unique? Tax format correct? PO line still open? Quantity matches GRN? Tax breakdown reasonable? Anything off, flagged before submission. Once submitted, they see status in real-time: matched, in 3-way check, in approval, posted. The AI Doc Scan add-on auto-extracts everything from the uploaded PDF.

Upload against POFor consolidated billing across multiple GRNs · vendor picks open lines.
Upload against GRNFor one-receipt-one-bill · pre-populated from accepted GRN.
Multi-doc uploadInvoice + delivery challan + e-way bill + test cert · all attached together.
Field validation · liveGSTIN format · IFSC valid · invoice number unique · tax math reasonable
Pre-match previewQuantity, rate, tax against PO/GRN · highlights mismatch before submit.
Real-time submission statusMatched → 3-way check → approval → posted · vendor sees each transition.
UPLOAD BILL · AGAINST GRN Against PO Against GRN ✓ SELECTED GRN GRN G-4521 · accepted · 12 May PO #45821 · OPC 53 · 8000 bags · QC PASS Tower B · Mumbai · ready to bill YOUR INVOICE NUMBER UC-2024-04812 unique ✓ INVOICE DATE 12 May 2026 TOTAL ₹ 33,12,000 ▸ PRE-MATCH PREVIEW Qty 8000 ✓ · Rate ₹412 ✓ · Tax HSN ✓ 3-WAY MATCH WILL CLEAR · NO MANUAL REVIEW NEEDED ATTACHMENTS · 4 FILES tax-invoice.pdf · challan.pdf · eway-bill.pdf · test-cert.pdf Submit bill →
Pillar · 05

Outstanding bill-wise — predictability replaces hope.

The vendor's most asked question: "when will I be paid". Now answered on the portal. They see every open invoice, ageing bucket, and where each bill currently sits in the buyer's approval workflow — Accountant Review, AP Approval, Treasury, Payment Run. They see their Vendor Ledger entry-by-entry. They see Payment Details bill-wise — what's been paid, when, and which bills it cleared. The "where's my payment" email becomes obsolete. WhatsApp and email notifications fire when a bill changes status or a payment lands.

Creditor Outstanding · liveBill-wise · ageing bucketed · running total · downloadable PDF.
Ageing buckets0–30 days · 30–60 · 60–90 · 90+ · drives priority-payment requests.
Pending Approval TrackerWhere exactly each bill sits · Accountant → AP → Treasury → Pay run.
Vendor LedgerEntry-by-entry · downloadable · audit-grade · reconcile against your books.
Payment Details · bill-wiseWhich payment cleared which bills · UTR / reference captured · printable.
NotificationsEmail + WhatsApp · status changes + payment landings · multi-language
CREDITOR OUTSTANDING · LIVE TOTAL OUTSTANDING ₹ 1.84 Cr across 14 open bills NEXT PAYMENT · ETA 14 May ₹ 32.6 L · 1 bill clearing AGEING · BILL-WISE 0–30 days · 8 bills ₹ 1.08 Cr 30–60 days · 4 bills ₹ 56 L 60–90 days · 1 bill ₹ 18 L 90+ days · 1 bill · escalated ₹ 2 L PENDING APPROVAL · BILL B-4521 RECEIVED AP REVIEW TREASURY PAY RUN CLEARED Currently with treasury · ETA 14 May ▸ THE "WHEN WILL I BE PAID" QUESTION · ANSWERED
Pillar · 06

Vendor evaluation — they see their score. They want to improve.

Your procurement team has long had vendor scorecards — quality, delivery, responsiveness, compliance. The vendor never saw them. They got a phone call when something went wrong, no signal when things were fine. Now: vendor sees their own scorecard on the portal. Quality 4.8/5. Delivery 98% on-time. Responsiveness — fast. They see how they trended over quarters. They see (anonymized) how they compare to peer vendors in the same category. The signal becomes "here's how you keep our business" instead of "we're unhappy with you". Behaviour follows. The annual review stops being a difficult meeting.

Quality ratingFrom your QC pass-rate · sample reject % · 5-quarter trend.
Delivery ratingOn-time-in-full · ASN promptness · dispatch reliability.
ResponsivenessRFQ turnaround · query response time · ASN file lag.
ComplianceKYC currency · trade-licence validity · GST/VAT registration status.
Peer percentileAnonymized · "you're in the top 12% of cement vendors on Farvision tenants".
Improvement suggestionsData-driven · "your delivery delay is QC-rejection driven" with specifics.
UltraTech CEMENT · Q4 SCORECARD OVERALL · WEIGHTED 4.8/5 ▲ 0.2 QoQ top 12% · cement category peer percentile · anonymized QUALITY 4.8/5 Reject % 0.4 · vs 1.8 cat. avg DELIVERY 98% OTIF vs 89% cat. avg RESPONSIVENESS 4.6/5 RFQ reply 4h median COMPLIANCE 100% GST + PAN + trade lic. current 5-QUARTER TREND Q4-23 4.4 Q1-24 4.5 Q2-24 4.6 Q3-24 4.6 Q4-24 4.8 ▸ KEEP THIS UP · QUALIFIES FOR PREFERRED VENDOR Q1
§ 02
You get back
When vendors stop calling, your teams stop fielding

What you get back
when the portal does the talking.

Self-service for your vendors is also self-service for your teams. Procurement stops fielding "is the RFQ out" emails. Accounts stops getting "when will I be paid" calls. The Procurement Head's vendor scorecards finally have data instead of opinions. Cash-flow gets predictable. Vendor loyalty deepens — because the relationship is no longer administrative friction.
Procurement team

40% fewer "where's my RFQ" emails.

~ 9h / wk

Per buyer. Reclaimed from status-update emails and vendor-side chasing. Used for actual procurement — better RFQ design, sharper comparatives, vendor development.

Accounts team

60% drop in "when will I be paid" calls.

~ 7h / wk

Per accountant. The portal answers the question without a phone call. Time goes back into exception handling, AP reconciliation, and audit prep.

Procurement Head

Vendor scorecards have data, not opinions.

5quarters

Of objective vendor performance. Quality, delivery, responsiveness, compliance — measured continuously, visible to both sides. Annual reviews become productive conversations.

CFO · cash flow

Bill-to-pay cycle predictable.

4days

Median bill-to-pay (vs 18 industry baseline). Vendors submit faster on the portal. AI matching auto-clears 94% (with the AI Doc Scan add-on). Treasury plans accurately.

▸ What vendors actually say · anonymized · Farvision tenants
I get my PO instantly. I file ASN once. I see when my bill matched. I stopped calling the buyer for status — there's no status to ask about, it's all on the screen. — Cement vendor · 5 yrs · Mumbai
The outstanding bill-wise on the portal. That alone changed how my finance team works. We stopped the daily "any update" emails to their accounts team. We saw 90+ ageing drop because we knew what to escalate. — Steel vendor · 8 yrs · Pune
Knowing my score made it possible to improve my score. Last year I was 4.4. Now 4.8. The portal showed me my QC reject % was the issue, not delivery as I'd assumed. — Paint vendor · 4 yrs · Bengaluru
9 / 10Vendors prefer Farvision tenants
4.3/5Vendor satisfaction · ▲ 0.4 YoY
47%Drop in payment-status calls
100%Audit-trailed · vendor + buyer side
The portal didn't just save my accounts team time. It changed which vendors keep doing business with us. The good ones — the ones who care about being good — now choose us because they can see our process is fair. Vendor loyalty became a strategic asset.
— Procurement Head · Top-15 Indian developer
Next step

See it from your vendor's side.

30 minutes. We'll set up a sample vendor account with one of your real POs and walk you through their experience — what they see when an RFQ lands, when they submit a quote, when they upload a bill, when they ask about payment status. Bring your procurement and accounts heads. They'll recognise the calls and emails the portal is going to remove from their week.