For procurement teams
More suppliers on PunchOut, without a project for each one
Most of your suppliers already sell online. PunchOut Rocket turns their WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop or nopCommerce store into a PunchOut catalogue for SAP Ariba, Coupa or SAP, usually within 30 days.
For your team
What you get
- Contract prices from the supplier’s own store
- Purchases inside your approval flow
- Standard cXML or OCI, nothing to develop
- No licence cost for your company
In short
PunchOut Rocket is a managed PunchOut gateway for suppliers. It connects a supplier’s existing online store to your procurement system via cXML or OCI, so your users shop the supplier’s catalogue with your contract prices from SAP Ariba, Coupa or SAP and send the cart back for approval. The supplier pays the licence; your team provides the credentials and runs the usual acceptance test.
Why it helps
What changes for your procurement team
More spend under contract
Suppliers that could not afford a custom PunchOut project can now join your catalogue, so more purchases follow negotiated prices and approvals.
Catalogues that stay current
Users shop the supplier’s live store with your contract prices: no static catalogue files to load, check and refresh.
Fewer purchases outside the system
When the supplier is one click away inside SAP Ariba, Coupa or SAP, users have fewer reasons to buy on the side.
Faster supplier onboarding
The supplier installs a plugin and enters the credentials you send. If they are short on time, our team does the setup with Go-Live Assist.
Standard protocols
cXML for SAP Ariba, Coupa and most source-to-pay systems, OCI for SAP S/4HANA, SRM and ECC. Nothing to develop on your side.
The full order cycle, when you need it
With the Premium plan your purchase orders reach the supplier’s store directly; with the OC & ASN add-on you receive order confirmations and ship notices back.
How it works
What your users see
Open the catalogue
From SAP Ariba, Coupa or SAP, the user opens the supplier’s store, already logged in with your company account.
Shop with contract prices
Assortment and prices are the ones agreed with your company.
Return the cart
The cart goes back to your system as cXML or OCI, for the usual approval.
Order
The approved purchase order reaches the supplier: directly in their store with the Premium plan, or through your usual channel.
Your part
What we need from your team
Plugin, catalogue mapping and gateway are on the supplier’s side, with our support.
From you
- Your supplier documentation and the PunchOut credentials for each supplier
- Access to your test environment
- The usual acceptance test (UAT) before go-live
Supported systems
- SAP Ariba (SAP Business Network)
- Coupa
- SAP S/4HANA, SRM and ECC via OCI
- Jaggaer, Ivalua, Oracle, Workday
- Any system with cXML or OCI PunchOut
Invite your suppliers
Tell us which suppliers you want on PunchOut
Send us the list: we contact your suppliers, explain how it works and help them go live. You decide which suppliers and when.
Share with your suppliers
Everything a supplier needs to get started, in plain words.
Prefer to talk?
Call us on +39 0332 239546, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 (CET), or write to info@weblink.it.
FAQ
Questions from procurement teams
Who pays for PunchOut Rocket?
The supplier. PunchOut Rocket is licensed per supplier site: there is nothing to buy or install on your side.
Do we need to change anything in our procurement system?
No. Each supplier is set up like any other cXML or OCI PunchOut catalogue in SAP Ariba, Coupa, SAP or your own system, with the process you already use.
How long does it take to onboard a supplier?
Usually under 30 days. The technical setup takes hours; your test and approval process sets the final date.
Can small and mid-sized suppliers really do it?
Yes. PunchOut Rocket adds PunchOut to the WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop or nopCommerce store they already have, with a native plugin. Custom stores use the REST API.
Which documents can suppliers exchange with us?
PunchOut sessions and cart return in every plan. With the Premium plan, suppliers receive your purchase orders directly in their store; with the OC & ASN add-on they send order confirmations and ship notices back. cXML invoices are available on request.
Is our data secure?
The gateway runs on enterprise cloud infrastructure, credentials are stored encrypted and Weblink provides a DPA with the list of sub-processors.
For procurement teams
Bring your suppliers on PunchOut.
Tell us which suppliers you want to connect and to which system. We take it from there.