Zami
Purchasing

Every purchase, tracked from order to shelf.

Raise orders, track arrivals and receive stock in one connected flow.

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Purchasing that pays for itself.

On the wayOn dock
PO-1284 · FlourOn dock
PO-1290 · Yeast78%
PO-1296 · Salt66%

See what’s on the way

Every open order with expected delivery dates in one view, so the floor knows what’s arriving before the truck does.

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Yeast short 2, flagged to supplier

Receive without surprises

Log stock and flag shortfalls at the dock. Partial deliveries stay open until the balance arrives.

PO-1284

Organic flour · 20$778.00
Dry yeast · 4$96.40
Freight$28.00

Supplier bill

Organic flour · 20$778.00
Dry yeast · 4$96.40
Freight$28.00
Sent to Xero

Reconcile in minutes

Match supplier invoices against purchase orders and sync the result straight to your accounting system.

How it works

One connected purchasing flow.

From the supplier’s price list to your ledger. Every step updates the next.

01

Supplier

Profiles with contacts, lead times and price lists.

02

Purchase order

Raised in seconds from templates or reorder points.

03

Approval

Orders over your threshold route to the right person.

04

Receive

Check stock in at the dock, full, partial or flagged.

05

Inventory

Quantities and costs update the moment stock lands.

06

Accounting

Invoices reconcile against the PO and sync across.

Every supplier, on the record.

Contacts, agreed prices, lead times and full order history live on each supplier’s profile, so reordering is one decision, not a phone tag.

  • Supplier price listsAgreed costs apply automatically to new orders.
  • Lead-time trackingExpected dates set themselves from past deliveries.
  • Order historyEvery PO, receipt and invoice in one thread.
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Valley Wholesalers

Dry goods · 14 orders

3 d

lead time

Organic flour 12.5kg$38.90
Dry yeast 500g$24.10
Sea salt 25kg$62.00
PO-1284 openPO-1271 receivedPO-1265 paid

Catch shortfalls at the dock, not at month end.

Receive against the purchase order line by line. Anything short, damaged or substituted is flagged on the spot, and inventory reflects what actually arrived.

  • Partial receivingThe order stays open until every line lands.
  • Issue flagsShorts and damage are recorded against the supplier.
  • Automatic reconciliationInvoices match against received quantities.
Check-in PO-1284Flagged
Organic flour20/ 20Short 0
Dry yeast2/ 4Short 2
Sea salt1/ 1Short 0

Order stays open · supplier notified

Generate QR labels before your order arrives.

QR labels are generated from the purchase order and sent to your supplier, who attaches them before dispatch. Stock arrives already labelled. One scan shows everything.

  • Generate from the POSend a printable sheet.
  • Supplier labelledAttaches labels before shipping.
  • Scan at the dockProduct, lot and best-before in one scan.
A-2207Flour · BB 19 Aug
Generated from PO-1284 · sent to supplier

Everything purchasing covers.

Purchase order templates

Repeat your regular orders in a couple of clicks, from the last PO.

Expected delivery dates

A clear picture of what arrives on which day, before the truck does.

Approval rules

Route larger orders to the right approver automatically, every time.

Supplier price lists

Agreed costs apply to every new order, with no re-keying from lists.

Partial receiving

Track shorts and back-orders until they’re closed out, line by line.

Invoice reconciliation

Match invoices to orders and sync the result straight to accounting.

FAQs

Questions & Answers

Yes. Purchase orders are created in Zami and sent to your supplier directly, with the order tracked from the moment it goes out.

Yes. Receiving a purchase order updates stock quantities and costs the moment goods are checked in. No separate data entry.

You receive the lines that arrived and the order stays partially open. The shortfall is flagged against the supplier, and inventory only reflects what actually landed.

Purchases and reconciled invoices sync to your connected accounting system. Zami integrates with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks.

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