Material Requisitions from the Site
In Smetter, site supervisors and subcontractors can create Material Requisitions for materials needed on site. Requisitions are created in the mobile app or via app.smetter.com. In the Works section of a Work Package, subcontractors and site supervisors can create a new requisition by selecting items from the list of planned materials or adding any other resource required for the work.
tap Add Other
- To create a requisition, tap + Requisition on the app’s home screen (1), then select the Work Package the requisition relates to.
- Tap + to add materials from the list of items included in the plan (2). The remaining planned quantity is shown in the right-hand column (3).
- To request a specific quantity, set a preferred delivery date, or add a comment, tap the material row and enter the required information. You can also adjust the requested quantity there.
- If the required material is not listed, tap Add Other (4). This creates a requisition for an unplanned material.
- Submitted requisitions, delivery progress, and delivery dates scheduled by the procurement team are shown in the Requisitions section (5).
- To delete a Material Requisition in the mobile app, open the Works tab, open the work table, and scroll the header to the left until you reach Requisitions (6). Select the requisition and tap Delete. A requisition can only be deleted while its status is Queued. Once the procurement team has started processing it and its status has changed, it can no longer be deleted by the requester. In this case, contact the buyer and ask them to stop processing the requisition and reject it as submitted by mistake.
Processing Material Requisitions
All Material Requisitions associated with a Work Package are added to a separate list in the Purchasing tab.The buyer can see that a Work Package has active requisitions from the indicator displayed next to it in the left-hand panel. When a new requisition is submitted, a red indicator also appears on the Material Requisitions button in the Work Package’s Purchasing tab.
- Open the right-hand panel by clicking Material Requisitions.
- Process the requisitions, request information from suppliers, create Payment Requests, update statuses, and schedule deliveries. Smetter keeps the site team informed about the status of each requisition and the planned delivery dates.
- Smetter also records the relevant information in the procurement list by adding details about delivered materials, including comments and information about who requested them and when (6).
Result: Construction sites receive the materials they need quickly and accurately, with fewer unnecessary calls, misunderstandings, and conflicts.