A Purchase Order is raised to a supplier by the retailer specifying item name, quantity, price, etc. when there is a requirement for items especially when items reach minimum quantity, or when there is a stock out. Quotations from suppliers are obtained and on comparing various parameters a supplier is finalized and a Purchase Order is placed.
Benefits
Helps in avoiding any sudden surge in prices as Purchase Orders are a form of legal commitment
Serves as evidence for approvals made by Managers on purchasing decisions and are considered as important documents for financial audits
It is also a form of record of what items were purchased, quantity, and price for future reference
RetailEasy on-cloud gives the retailer a provision to create Purchase Order to procure items from suppliers from the Purchase option from the main menu.
Steps to create a Purchase Order
Before creating a Purchase Order ensure you have updated
1. From the Main menu > > Click on Purchase > > Purchase order
2. In the purchase order page click on the Supplier
3. Select the supplier from the pop-up screen and press ENTER
4. Currency and Exchange Rate appears as Indian Rupee and 1.000 respectively
5. Select a Payment Terms from the list to indicate how your payment will reach the Supplier.
Cash - Payment through cash
Credit - Payment through credit
Consignment - If you are getting the goods just to sell in that store based on commission
6. Select a Payment Mode from the list to define when you will pay for the current purchase
Credit - Paying it later
Against delivery - once the goods are delivered the payment will be made
Advance before delivery - If the payment is made before delivery
7. Enter Purchase Type from options local, interstate, consignment, international
Against C-Forms selects No forms if purchase type is local. For other options
both No forms and Against C-Forms options are available
8. Specify the Credit Days within which you will pay the purchase amount, only when Payment Mode is NOT "Advance before delivery
9. Repeat the following until you add all the items that you want to purchase.
Press ENTER to select the item from the Item Selection pop-up.
The price details of the item appear in Cost Price, Sell Price, and the MRP
(Maximum Retail Price)
Specify the PO Qty
If needed, change the prices Cost Price, Sell Price, MRP, Item Discount % or Discount Amount, if any
10. To remove an item added wrongly to the PO,
Click on the PO Qty of the item.
Press DELETE. Delete confirmation appears.
Click OK in the delete confirmation
If you expect any PO level discounts, specify the Cash Dis% (Cash Discount percent) or the Cash Disc Amt (Cash Discount Amount).
The Total payable appears as per the taxes and the discounts applied for the PO.
Total = Sum of Net Amounts + Sum of Tax – Discount Amount |
11. Freight charges if any will be updated based on Formula Configuration
12. Against Round off Amount you can enter a positive or negative value to get the total
amount rounded off. For example, in a Purchase Order, the total amount is 24154.50.
If you enter Round off Amount as -4.50 total amount will be rounded off to 24150
13. Scheme Item Discount Amount, OtherDiscAmt, Total Extra Cess will be updated
based on Formula configuration
The Purchase Order appears as below
14. Click on F6 to Save
The following message appears
Click on OK. The Purchase Order will be saved
Short-cut keys are available at the bottom
With these options, Purchase Order can be edited, viewed, and printed at anytime.
By clicking Shift F3 we can create a Purchase Order from Indents. Indents must be prepared in advance.
PO verification can be done from Reports
Hope you got a clear understanding of why a purchase order is raised, its benefits, and steps for creating a Purchase Order in RetailEasy on-Cloud.