Roles and permission

Default roles

By default, the following buyer roles are available to all B2B Company location:

Roles
Details

Junior Buyer

Junior Buyers can submit Shopping Lists for approval but are not permitted to complete purchases independently.

This role is ideal for employees who need managerial approval before making business purchases.

Senior Buyer

Senior Buyers (based on "Ordering only" permission) can approve Shopping Lists submitted by other team members or create their own. They are authorized to place orders directly on the storefront.

This role is ideal for managers or team leads who regularly make purchases or supervise purchasing activities within the company location.

Admin

Admins (based on "Location admin" permission) have full control over the Company location. Along with all the permissions of a Senior Buyer, Admins can manage business addresses, invite or remove users.

This role is ideal for individuals responsible for overseeing and maintaining the entire company location.

Junior Buyer

This role is useful for employees/junior staffs that require approval to make purchases for the business.

Permissions

Order history

  • View their own orders for the company location

Shopping list

  • Create, delete, edit

  • Submit shopping list list for approval

  • Create order from approved shopping list

CSV Upload

  • Create Shopping list from CSV upload

  • Create order from CSV upload

Bulk SKU

  • Create Shopping list from bulk SKUs

Senior Buyer

This role can be used for managers that regularly make purchases on behalf of the business, or who oversee a team that creates purchase lists to be approved.

Permissions

Order history

  • View their own orders for the company location

Shopping list

  • View Shopping lists from all members in company location

  • Create, delete, edit

  • Approve shopping lists from junior buyer

  • Create order from any shopping list

CSV Upload

  • Create Shopping list from CSV upload

  • Create order from CSV upload

Bulk SKU

  • Create Shopping list from bulk SKUs

  • Create order from bulk SKUs

Purchase from online store

  • Complete purchases from online store

Admin

This role should be assigned to individuals that manage the entire Company location.

Permissions

Order history

  • View their own orders for the company location

  • View the list of orders that all customers have placed for the company location

Shipping and billing

  • Edit billing and shipping addresses from their account page.

Member management

  • View all members within the company location

  • Create, edit, delete members and roles

Shopping list

  • View Shopping lists from all members in company location

  • Create, delete, edit

  • Approve shopping lists from junior buyer

  • Create order from any shopping list

CSV Upload

  • Create Shopping list from CSV upload

  • Create order from CSV upload

Bulk SKU

  • Create Shopping list from bulk SKUs

  • Create order from bulk SKUs

Purchase from online store

  • Complete purchases from online store

Custom roles

In addition to the default roles, admin can create custom roles with their own set of permissions in the Company members > Role manage from the Customer Account

  • Click on “Create role”

  • Add a role name and select base role (permissions for this custom roles will be based on the selected base role)

  • Customize and select permissions to their needs.

  • Save to update new custom role.

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