Supplier Management

A supplier or payee is any company or individual, domestic or foreign, with whom you intend to transact. These must be registered with the University prior to the transaction, as outlined below.

Register a Supplier or Payee

Before the University can make a purchase or payment in Prime Financials, a record for the supplier or payee must be created in the University's supplier database. 

  • Search for Existing Suppliers: Before requesting a new supplier/payee, always check to see if we have an existing supplier in place. Review a list of Active University Supplier Agreements. Learn more about how to Search for a Supplier in Prime Marketplace

  • Diverse Suppliers: The Prime Financials Information Warehouse has a report that lists diverse suppliers and the categories of goods and services they provide. Go to Prime Financials > Reporting > Buying and Paying > Supplier Diversity.           
  • Request a New Supplier: New supplier/payee requests and profile updates for existing suppliers are managed through the Prime Marketplace.
  • Notify Your Supplier: The Supplier Registration Notification is a communication that may be used to help prepare suppliers or payees for the registration process.

Supplier/Payee Guides

These guides answer many questions about the registration process. Contact the Financial Service Center at (609) 258-3080 or by email for additional assistance.

Supplier/Payee Tax Forms

In addition to IRS forms, other information may be required to onboard a supplier or payee, such as insurance, visas, and contract copies. Please refer to our Domestic and Foreign Supplier/Payee Quick Reference Cards for more information. 

  • Domestic Suppliers/Payees that have been invited to register through Prime Marketplace are not required to upload a W-9 form. Instead, all relevant information will be collected through the online registration process. 

  • Foreign Suppliers / Payees are now being invited to register through Princeton's Supplier Portal. They will be provided with a link to the Foreign Entity Supplier Management Form or Foreign Individual Supplier Management Form, as well as Visa information when required. For more information please click here for the Global Financial Services page.

Reactivate Inactive Suppliers 

To ensure that supplier information in Prime Financials is accurate and up to date, a record will be marked as inactive if a Supplier/Payee has had no activity in the last 25 months. An inactive record will remain in Prime, but the Supplier/Payee will not be available for a requisition or non-PO payment request. 

To request that a supplier record be reactivated, complete the online Supplier Request Form in the Prime Marketplace, selecting “Update Existing Supplier” as the reason for the request. Procurement Services will work with the Supplier/Payee to update their information as necessary. Once the Supplier/Payee has re-registered and submitted their updated information, the record will be reviewed and reactivated. You can search in Marketplace to view updates for the supplier status.