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description: Capture key information about vendor and supplier accounts that supply raw materials or product components to your company. You can also capture information about third-party vendors that provide utilities and services, such as electricity, heating and ventilation, and transportation.
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# Create Suppliers in Automotive Cloud

Capture key information about vendor and supplier accounts that supply raw materials or product components to your company. You can also capture information about third-party vendors that provide utilities and services, such as electricity, heating and ventilation, and transportation.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d150021e63 ">To create suppliers:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d150021e63 ">Automotive Foundation permission set</td>

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Make sure your admin has defined picklist values for the Company Relationship Type field on the Supplier object in Object Manager.

1. From the App Launcher, find and select **Suppliers**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Search for and select an account.
4. Enter a name for the supplier.
5. For Company Relationship Type, select the types of services that the supplier provides, such as Utility Provider, Energy Provider, or Third-Party Services.
6. Save your changes.

![A supplier record.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ind-automotive-264-0-0-production-enus/55098325-b838-4fed-9e79-8cfa2d7b33a3/automotive/images/auto_stakeholder_supplier.png)