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What’s the difference between an Agent and Consignor?
Agents can submit consignments on behalf of Consignors and Suppliers, and can also view and manage the submissions of any Vendor Profiles or Consignors they are linked to.
Agents can also create Supplier Profiles, allowing them to attribute their submissions to a person or organisation who isn’t set up as a Consignor in your VendorPlus.
Wait, what’s a Consignor?
As a quick reminder, Consignors are users you can invite to join your VendorPlus, they can then submit consignments for your ultimate Approval or Rejection, you can then decide which auction to assign their consignments to as Lots.
Consignors can be your Vendors or colleagues from a different branch or location, anyone you want to be able to submit Lots for your auctions.
With Consignors, you’re in complete control
Unlike Yard Officers, Consignors can’t directly create items, they can only submit their item(s) for your review.
Inviting a Consignor will get them through the door, but you have ultimate control over whether their submissions are approved or rejected, or even if they can submit consignments at all.
Consignors can’t see submissions from other consignors, and at any point, you can pause submissions or outright suspend a consignor from logging into your VendorPlus.
Before we get into the guide, we recommend creating the Vendor Profile your Consignor will be linked to, click on the guide listed below for the steps on creating a new Vendor Profile in the Webtron Dashboard:
The ability to invite new Consignors (and Team Members) to VendorPlus is restricted to Site Managers only.
Inviting a new Consignor
Step 1: Navigating to the Integrations & Settings menu
From anywhere in VendorPlus, look to the top-right of your screen and place your cursor over the pill displaying your Username, then click Integrations & Settings:
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- Click Integrations & Settings
Step 2: Switch to the Vendor Profiles & Consignors tab
Once Integrations & Settings loads, you’ll see 3 tabs on your screen; Your Team, Vendor Profiles & Consignors, and Auctioneer Profiles, click Vendor Profiles & Consignors:
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The Vendor Profiles & Consignors table contains a full list of your Vendor Profiles (created in the Webtron Dashboard) and, once invited, each can house their own list of Consignors.
Step 3: Click Invite new Consignor
To add a new Consignor to a Vendor Profile, click on the blue Invite new Consignor button on the right-hand side of the table:
A panel will appear at the centre of your screen, fill out each of the fields:
- Username *
- Email Address *
- First Name *
- Last Name *
- Business/Company Name (Optional)
Then click the blue Send Invitation button at the bottom-right of the panel:
What your Consignor will see
The Invitation Email
After clicking Send Invitation, your Consignor will receive an invitation email containing a link back to your VendorPlus:
Setting a Password
After following the link, your new Consignor will be asked to set the password for their account:
Logging in for the first time
Once they have set a password, they’ll see the Sign In page and can now log in to their VendorPlus Consignor account:
After logging in, a panel will appear at the centre of their page asking them to set their full account details, such as:
- Business/Company Name or Sole Trader status
- Default Address
- Contact Number
Once complete, they can now submit their first consignment.