TradeDash Supplier Network

Everything you need to sell and fulfil orders successfully.

Learn how to set up your supplier account, manage products, prepare orders, handle delivery and pickup, understand payouts, and stay compliant with TradeDash standards.

Supplier support

Need help with an active order?

Contact TradeDash support as soon as possible when an order, pickup, delivery, inventory issue, or technical problem requires immediate attention.

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Supplier Quick Start

Your first five steps after approval

Complete these steps before accepting live customer orders.

1

Complete your business profile

Confirm your business name, address, contact information, operating hours, and primary account administrator.

2

Choose fulfilment methods

Enable supplier delivery, TradeDash delivery, customer pickup, or any combination that your location can support.

3

Set up your order device

Keep a tablet, computer, or approved device signed in, connected, charged, and ready during posted business hours.

4

Add products and inventory

Enter accurate descriptions, pricing, units, images, stock levels, preparation times, and fulfilment availability.

5

Review supplier standards

Read the Supplier Participation and Fulfilment Agreement and make sure staff understand order, pickup, delivery, and customer-service requirements.

Resource Library

Guides for every part of supplier operations

Use these resources to train staff and keep daily operations consistent.

Getting Started

Learn how supplier approval, account setup, employee access, business hours, and onboarding work.

  • Application and approval process
  • Account and staff access
  • Business hours and availability
  • Tablet and notification setup
View getting started guide

Managing Orders

Understand how to receive, confirm, prepare, update, and complete customer orders.

  • Order acknowledgement
  • Preparation times
  • Substitutions and shortages
  • Cancellations and order issues
View order guide

Fulfilment Options

Follow the correct process for supplier delivery, TradeDash pickup, and customer pickup.

  • Supplier-operated delivery
  • TradeDash pickup and delivery
  • Customer pickup procedures
  • Order handoff and proof of release
View fulfilment guide

Products and Inventory

Keep product information accurate so customers can order with confidence.

  • Product names and descriptions
  • Pricing and units of sale
  • Inventory and availability
  • Images, categories, and specifications
View product guide

Payments and Payouts

Review how supplier payments, refunds, deductions, invoices, and account statements are handled.

  • Payout setup and schedule
  • Fees and adjustments
  • Refunds and chargebacks
  • Invoices and account records
View payment guide

Policies and Compliance

Understand the service, safety, privacy, and performance standards required of TradeDash suppliers.

  • Supplier agreement
  • Service and response standards
  • Customer data and privacy
  • Suspension and corrective action
View compliance guide
Guide 01

Getting Started

Once approved, the supplier account administrator should review all business information and make sure the location is ready to receive live orders.

Before going live

  • Confirm the business address, contact details, operating hours, holiday hours, and temporary closures.
  • Add only employees who are authorized to manage products, orders, fulfilment, or account settings.
  • Keep account credentials private and remove access promptly when an employee no longer requires it.
  • Set up at least one approved device near the order preparation or customer-service area.
  • Enable browser or app notifications and test that order alerts can be received.

Suppliers must keep the TradeDash app or dashboard available and monitored during all posted TradeDash business hours.

Guide 02

Managing Orders

Every order should be reviewed promptly and accepted only when the supplier can provide the correct products within the displayed preparation time.

Order workflow

  1. Review the customer’s products and quantities.
  2. Confirm inventory and current pricing.
  3. Accept the order or report a problem promptly.
  4. Prepare, package, and label the complete order.
  5. Update the order status as preparation progresses.
  6. Release the order only to the correct customer, supplier driver, or TradeDash delivery provider.

Inventory shortages and substitutions

Do not substitute a different brand, size, grade, quantity, colour, or product without customer approval through the TradeDash process. When an item is unavailable, report the shortage before completing the order.

Guide 03

Fulfilment Options

Supplier Delivery

Suppliers using their own drivers must dispatch accepted orders within the promised timeframe, provide timely status updates, and use suitable licensed, insured, and safely operated vehicles.

TradeDash Delivery

Suppliers must keep the order device available, confirm the order promptly, prepare it before the assigned pickup time, and release it to the correct TradeDash delivery provider.

Customer Pickup

Suppliers must confirm the order, mark it ready only when complete, verify the customer or pickup authorization, and maintain a safe pickup area.

Order handoff standards

  • Confirm the order number and receiving party before release.
  • Keep materials packaged, secured, and protected from weather or damage.
  • Identify oversized, heavy, fragile, hazardous, or special-handling products before pickup.
  • Assist with loading where required and safe to do so.
  • Never mark an order ready before it is complete and available for immediate release.
Guide 04

Products and Inventory

Product listings must accurately describe what the customer will receive. Suppliers are responsible for keeping listings and inventory current.

Required listing quality

  • Use clear product names and current images.
  • State the brand, size, grade, colour, quantity, and unit of sale where applicable.
  • Enter accurate prices, sale prices, deposits, core charges, and additional fees.
  • Identify products unavailable for delivery or requiring special handling.
  • Update inventory promptly when an item is sold out, discontinued, or temporarily unavailable.
Guide 05

Payments and Payouts

Approved suppliers will receive payout and transaction information through the supplier dashboard. Payout timing and fees will follow the supplier’s commercial terms with TradeDash.

Keep records current

  • Maintain accurate banking, tax, and business information.
  • Review order statements and report discrepancies promptly.
  • Retain invoices, receipts, tax records, and product documentation required by law.
  • Cooperate with refund, chargeback, return, and fraud investigations.
Guide 06

Policies and Compliance

Suppliers must follow TradeDash service requirements and all laws, licences, safety rules, manufacturer requirements, and business obligations that apply to their products and operations.

Performance expectations

TradeDash may monitor acceptance rates, response times, order accuracy, cancellations, preparation times, customer complaints, pickup delays, delivery delays, and other service-quality indicators.

Repeated or serious non-compliance may result in a warning, corrective-action plan, reduced order visibility, temporary suspension, withholding of disputed amounts where permitted, or termination of supplier access.

Support

Help and Support

Contact TradeDash when you need help with an active order, account access, product listing, payout, delivery, pickup, customer complaint, safety issue, or technical problem.

Active order issue

Use the support option inside the order whenever possible so the correct order details are included.

General supplier support

Email:

Technical problem

Include the device type, browser or app version, order number, and a screenshot when available.

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