Vendor Management
Maintain vendor profiles, purchasing contacts, payment terms, currencies, bank information, and transaction history.
Purchasing & Payables in Business Central
Manage vendors, purchasing approvals, orders, receipts, invoices, liabilities, and payments through one controlled procure-to-pay process.
Connected ERP Capability
Connect Procurement with Finance and Inventory
Business Central links vendor management, purchase documents, approvals, receiving, invoice posting, inventory valuation, and accounts payable. This gives teams a consistent procure-to-pay process with stronger visibility and fewer manual handoffs.
- Shared vendor, purchasing, and finance data
- Configurable approvals and purchasing controls
- Clear visibility from order through payment
Core Functionality
Key Business Central Capabilities
Configure the functionality that supports your operational priorities, controls, reporting, and user experience.
Purchase Quotes & Orders
Create purchase quotes and orders, manage expected receipt dates, and track outstanding quantities and commitments.
Approval Workflows
Route purchase documents and vendor changes for approval based on amount, responsibility, or organisational policy.
Receipts & Invoice Matching
Record full or partial receipts and compare invoices against purchase orders and received quantities before posting.
Item Charges & Landed Cost
Allocate freight, duty, insurance, and other item charges to inventory for more accurate product costing.
Payables & Vendor Payments
Monitor ageing, due dates, payment discounts, payment proposals, and vendor settlements within connected finance processes.
Connected Process
A Controlled Procure-to-Pay Cycle
Standardise how demand is requested, approved, received, invoiced, and paid.
Request
Identify purchasing demand and prepare the appropriate quote, requisition, or purchase order.
Approve
Apply responsibility limits, approval workflows, budgets, and purchasing policies before commitment.
Receive
Record goods or services received, update inventory, and identify outstanding or short quantities.
Pay
Validate and post vendor invoices, monitor liabilities, and process authorised payments on time.
Business Outcomes
What Your Team Can Improve
Business Central combines process control and real-time visibility so users can work more consistently and management can act with greater confidence.
- Better control over purchasing commitments
- Improved vendor and due-date visibility
- Fewer invoice and receipt discrepancies
- More accurate inventory and landed costs
- Faster approval and invoice processing
- Stronger audit trail for procurement
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Strengthen Your Procure-to-Pay Controls
Leaforge can configure Business Central purchasing, approvals, invoice controls, vendor payments, and reporting around your procurement policies.