Before you begin, have Product Management and Sales provide info for template saved here: S:\Sales & Marketing\Customers\HEB\Add Candidate Template.xlsx

Use the Vendor Portal Database for login info.

Login and under the Application Menu select ‘CPS Application’ and it will ask you to login again Hover over ‘Add Candidate’ and select ‘Add New Candidate’

Select ‘Introduce a Product’ from the drop down that appears This screen will appear

Product Type-Sellable BDM– get from Steve Merchandise Type-Basic Commodity– Office Supplies

Sub Commodity– Office Misc

Class– will auto-populate

Product Description– type in info (if item is private label begin product description with GTC, if product is Z label begin description with OL for Office Logic – verify with Sales before submitting)

Brand– type in first letter and use drop down menu to find Z International

UPC Type- if private label, select ‘HEB’. If not, select UPC

Note* All private label items will receive an HEB generated UPCA which will need a corresponding case UPC. Give HEB generated UPC to product manager and they will create the case UPC. Case UPC must match the HEB generated private label UPCA.

Unit UPC- if ‘HEB’ is selected before, it will populate the UPC, write this down from the Product Manager. If UPC is selected before, enter the Advantus UPC- pad the beginning with 2 extra zeroes.

Unit Size- Refer to Macola UOM

Unit of Measure- Refer to Macola UOM

*Enter UPCA or Each measurements in this screen

Size- Refer to HEB definition page

Packaging- Refer to HEB definition page

Customer Friendly Description-Type in ‘pretty’ description

Selling Restrictions- None

Rating- None

Suggested Retail- 1 for $ (Suggested MSRP)

Select ‘SAVE’, then ‘NEXT’ to go to the next screen

Select ‘Add New Case’

Enter Master Carton and Ship (Inner) Pack information.

Case UPC is where you will either enter the Advantus Case UPC OR the Case UPC that corresponds to the HEB generated UPCA from the product manager.

Get Channel info from Sales, all else from Product Management

Save Case

Select ‘Add Vendor’

Vendor- Select Advantus Corp from drop down menu

VPC- Advantus Item Number

List Cost- HEB Unit Cost x Ship (inner) Pack quantity

Unit Cost – Auto populated field – > should equal HEB’s per unit cost

Vendor Tie- Number of cases per layer on a pallet (get from product manager)

Vendor Tier- Number of layers on a pallet (get from product manager)

Country of Origin- select from drop down menu

Cost Owner- Select Advantus Corp from drop down menu Top 2 Top- Select Advantus Corp from drop down menu Order Unit- Each

Expected Weekly Movement- Number of Master Cases we expect HEB to sell weekly. Get this number from Steve. Select ‘Save Vendor’

Select ‘Print Form’

Save the populated PDF in the HEB folder on the S Drive: S:Sales & MarketingCustomersHEB Close PDF & return to CPS screen

Send at least one PDF to Sales for review before submission – there will likely be verbiage that needs to be updated. Select ‘Submit’ to send the product to HEB

Send the link to the PDFs to Steve after all items have been entered.