Supplier Lists use Categories to organise and group Suppliers on that list. You can manage your selected Categories on any Public Marketplace lists you are registered on. For each list that you are registered on you should select the Categories that are most aligned with your areas of service. You may also need to adjust your Categories to access a specific Public Tender.
For Preferred Supplier Lists, the List Owner determines in the list settings if Suppliers can manage their own categories or not. If Suppliers cannot manage their own Categories then when you view the Categories on the list, you will not have the option to select additional categories. If you need to change the Categories that are on for the list then they will need to contact the List Owner to request changes.
Vendor Admins and Colleagues can manage their own Categories and Regions of Services (Marketplace Lists) within their accounts. Due to this, there are occasions when a Colleague does not have access to a Request/Tender that their Vendor Admin is invited to (and vice versa). This is because that user does not match the Request/Tender’s Category or Region of Service selections.
As a Vendor Admin, you can manage the Categories that your Colleagues are registered on, see more information here: Managing Buyer Groups and Categories a Colleague can service.
Managing Your Categories
You can manage the Categories selected for each list you are registered on by selecting Manage categories under Supplier Lists on the homepage.
Here you will see all of the Supplier Lists you are registered on. You can click on the blue numbered button ( 'x' of 'y' ) to the right of the relevant list to view/manage your categories on that list.
For lists where you cannot manage your own Categories, you will see a single number in the blue numbered button.
On the next page, you will see a list of all Categories on that list and you can check the boxes for the Categories that best align with your areas of service. You will need to click on Update to save your changes.