Marine purchase order software

Marine purchase order software for ship suppliers

A quote is only half the job. Once it is approved, someone has to raise the purchase orders, chase the suppliers and reconcile what arrives against what was billed. Tidal turns the approved quote into supplier POs automatically and carries the order all the way to a reconciled invoice.

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Marine purchase order software generates and manages the purchase orders a ship supplier sends to its own suppliers, from an approved quote through to a reconciled invoice. Tidal creates POs automatically from approved quote lines, routes them for approval, and matches supplier invoices back to the order.

✓Generates supplier POs automatically from approved quote lines, no re-keying
✓Multi-level approvals by value, supplier or vessel
✓Committed and actual spend visible per vessel and per order
✓Matches supplier invoices to PO and delivery, flags discrepancies

Approved quote to supplier POs, automatically

When a quote is approved, Tidal generates the purchase orders per supplier from the same line data, no re-keying. Each PO carries the IMPA and ISSA codes, agreed cost, quantity and delivery port, so the supplier gets an unambiguous order and your team keeps one source of truth from RFQ to delivery.

Approvals and spend control built in

Set approval thresholds by value, supplier or vessel, and Tidal routes each PO for sign-off before it goes out. Budgets and committed spend are visible per vessel and per order, so nothing is ordered off-catalogue or over budget without a decision.

Port operations where purchase orders turn into delivered ship stores — Approved quote to supplier POs to reconciled invoice, on one set of coded lines.

From PO to reconciled invoice

Tidal matches the supplier invoice back to the PO and the delivery, flags price and quantity discrepancies, and carries the reconciled figures into profit and loss per vessel. Run it as your ship-supply ERP or alongside a finance system by API or CSV. Live in about a week, from $2,500 per month.

See a live RFQ become a quote

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See Tidal turn approved quotes into supplier POs

Leave your work email and the port or company you supply. We will set up a live demo on your own RFQs, no slideware. Live in about a week, from $2,500 per month.

✓ Quotes back in under 30 minutes
✓ IMPA and ISSA matching at over 90% first pass
✓ No spam, a reply within one business day

Frequently asked questions

What is marine purchase order software?

It is software that generates and manages the purchase orders a ship supplier sends to its own suppliers, from an approved quote through to a reconciled invoice. Tidal creates POs automatically from approved quote lines, routes them for approval, and matches supplier invoices back to the order.

Does Tidal support multi-level PO approvals?

Yes. You can set approval thresholds by value, supplier or vessel, and Tidal routes each purchase order for sign-off before it is issued, with committed spend visible per vessel and per order.

Can Tidal reconcile supplier invoices against POs?

Yes. Tidal matches the supplier invoice to the purchase order and the delivery note, flags price and quantity discrepancies, and carries the reconciled numbers into per-vessel profit and loss.

Does it replace our finance system?

It does not have to. Tidal owns the quoting-to-PO-to-invoice workflow and syncs confirmed orders and invoices to a broader finance or fleet ERP by API or CSV, or runs as your system of record for the supply business.