What is a VMS (vendor management system)?
A vendor management system is software for the source-to-settle cycle: requisitions, suppliers, candidates, work orders, SOWs, timesheets, and invoices. It is not a CRM and it is not an ERP.
The short definition
VMS means vendor management system. Procurement, recruiting, and supplier-ops use it when work goes through vendors or contingent labour. The point is one record from the first request to the last payment—not a folder of emails.
What a VMS typically covers
- Requisitions and approvals
- Supplier and candidate submissions
- RFx, quotes, and purchase orders
- Work orders and statements of work
- Timesheets against the live engagement
- Invoices matched to commercial terms (settlement)
That full loop is often called sourcing to settlement. See procurement on Auvora.
What a VMS is not
Not a CRM. CRM is customers, pipeline, and often inventory or payments. Aarohii’s product for that is Captverse.
Not a general ledger. Finance still owns the books. The VMS gives finance an invoice that already matches the SOW and time captured.
Longer comparison: VMS vs CRM.
Aarohii’s VMS
Aarohii AI Solution Private Limited designs, builds, and operates Auvora. It is live at auvora.co.in. Topic hub: vendor management system.
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