Supplier onboarding should be a solved problem by now.

In this episode, Ben breaks down why supplier data arrives unusable no matter how hard you push suppliers or your own team, and why the real problem is the gap between how data is collected and how the business actually needs to use it.

Ben also shares the 3 principles that fix it.

If supplier onboarding keeps resurfacing as a problem you thought you'd solved, this will explain why.

Episode Breakdown
00:00 – Why supplier data still isn't a solved problem
03:53 – Where the pain hits hardest: distribution, retail, marketplaces
05:40 – Why it's harder now than it used to be
07:30 – Machines don't guess: why ambiguity no longer survives
09:22 – The 10 to 15 back-and-forths behind every product
13:08 – The three principles: structure, usability, automation
15:17 – Structure: stop forcing suppliers into your template
18:44 – Usability: removing guesswork at the point of entry
20:35 – Automation: focus it, or just break things faster
21:30 – Real examples: how Bowens and RS Group did it
25:38 – Four steps to make onboarding something you can scale

Keywords: product data, supplier data, supplier onboarding, PIM, data enrichment, data quality, automation, marketplaces, e-commerce, digital transformation

Resources
Product Data Weekly Newsletter – https://productdataweekly.com