Supplier quality management software that knows which suppliers are actually qualified right now.
One supplier file: qualification, requalification schedule, audits, scorecards, change notifications, document collection, CAPAs against the supplier. Buyers see status before issuing a PO. Auditors see lineage in one screen.
You're shopping for SQM software because supplier qualification has fallen behind.
Supplier qualification folder hasn't been updated in 14 months
Requalification reminders go to a person who left
No one knows which suppliers are due — until the audit asks
Supplier change notifications get lost in someone's inbox
Scorecards live in Excel and nobody updates them
Buyers issue POs to suppliers QA hasn't approved this year
One supplier file. Every fact about that supplier.
Qualification + requalification
Initial qualification workflow, scheduled requalification by risk category, automated overdue alerts.
Supplier audits
Schedule, execute, score, attach evidence — feeds qualification status and triggers CAPAs against the supplier.
Scorecards
On-time delivery, quality acceptance rate, complaint rate, CAPA closure rate. Live data, not month-end PowerPoint.
Document collection
Certificates of analysis, ISO certificates, allergen statements, animal-derived disclosures — collected in a supplier portal.
Change notifications
Supplier change notifications routed to QA, R&D, and procurement automatically. Acknowledged or escalated, never lost.
Buyer guard-rails
Procurement can't cut a PO to an unqualified supplier — the integration won't let them.
What changes when supplier quality has a real system.
- Supplier qualification lapse rate drops to zero
- Audit findings on supplier oversight stop happening
- Scorecards become a buying signal, not a year-end PowerPoint
- Supplier change notifications get reviewed, not lost
- Buyers can see qualification status before issuing a PO
Aligned with supplier-quality requirements across regimes.
21 CFR Part 820.50
FDA QSR purchasing controls — supplier evaluation, agreements, change notifications, all modeled.
ISO 13485:2016
Design controls, DHF/DHR/DMR, risk management hooks (14971), CAPA, post-market — same engine, device-grade controls.
FSMA Preventive Controls
FSVP and Supply-Chain Program — supplier verification activities documented and inspectable.
Supplier quality management software, answered.
What is supplier quality management software?
SQM software is the system of record for qualifying, requalifying, auditing, scoring, and managing changes for the suppliers your regulated company depends on. It connects to procurement so unqualified suppliers can't be transacted with, and to QMS so supplier issues open CAPAs automatically.
Does V5 have a supplier portal?
Yes. Suppliers log in to submit documents, acknowledge change notifications, respond to audits and CAPAs, and view their scorecard. No more emailing PDFs around.
How does requalification work?
Each supplier is risk-categorized at qualification. Requalification frequency follows category — typically 1, 2, or 3 years. Reminders fire 90 days out, escalations at 30, lockout at 0.
Can buyers see qualification status before issuing a PO?
Yes — via the ERP integration. NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics, and others read supplier status directly. Unqualified suppliers can't be transacted with.
Does this cover FSMA FSVP?
Yes — Foreign Supplier Verification Program documentation lives in the supplier file, including hazard analysis and verification activities.
Make supplier oversight a Tuesday task, not an audit fire drill.
Free trial. Real supplier module. No sales gate.