Order process
2. Select items – Search for the items you wish to order. Further information on searching for items and filtering the search results can be found under ‘search’ at the top of this page. To add a chosen item to your basket, click on ‘add to basket’. Items in your shopping basket are not reserved for you! More information can be found under ‘Are the items in my basket reserved for me?’ which is listed under ‘Frequently asked questions’.
3. Complete order – Click on the basket icon to see the content of your order and click ‘complete order’. On the next page you can preview your billing/shipping address and your preferred method of payment. You can also add a voucher, your PO number and cost center. Check all your information is correct and click ‘send order’.
4. Order confirmation – After submitting the order, you will receive the confirmation of your order to the email address provided. In your order archive of ‘My Mercateo’ you can see the details of your order. Do you see any mistakes? If so, please contact our customer service as soon as possible!
5. Delivery notification – Once your order has left the warehouse, you will receive a delivery confirmation. More information on the delivery process can be found under ‘Shipping & Delivery’.
Cancel an order
Note – In rare cases it is not possible to cancel an order. This is also mentioned on the product detail page of the item.
Using shopping lists
If your company uses a procurement hierarchy, you can also make the shopping list available to other users by clicking ‘purchase list released’.
Applying cost centers/types
Your invoices from Mercateo can be adjusted for your financial records by adding cost centers and types for the items of your order. Just log on to ‘My Mercateo’ and to ‘cost centers/types’. Add your cost centres or cost types manually or by uploading an .xls or .txt file and click ‘Save’. You can apply it to any items on the check-out page of your order.
Select ‘cost centers mandatory’ and/or ‘cost types mandatory’. These fields will then be made mandatory for each order. You can also define a default cost center if needed.
Adding purchase order numbers to your order