The goal of this guide is to help you fully utilize our posting board. It provides comprehensive instructions for navigating the platform, browsing posted bids and events, and exploring information to ensure you get the most out of your experience.
Accessing the Posting Board
Each ESM Source customer has a unique URL for their own posting board. You can access your individual posting board in the following ways.
Accessing via URL
Please visit the website of the organization you’re interested in and locate the link to their posting board. This will direct you to their bids and events.
Accessing via ESM Supplier Portal
You can also find organizations' posting board by Log into your ESM Supplier Portal.
1. Log into ESM Supplier Portal.
2. Navigate to the Profile Tab > Select Function > Customer List.
3. Set Search Criteria and Search the Customers.
4. Click on View Posting Board to access a customer's posting board.
Navigating the Posting Board
Once you access the posting board, you can start exploring the available bids and events. Please note that you may need to log in with your ESM account to view detailed information about the bids and events.
Current open bids and events are listed under the Current Opportunities tab.
You can view the organization’s past opportunities by clicking on the Past Opportunities tab.
If you’re looking for specific bids or events, please use the Search and Filter options on the posting board. You can search for bids and events using criteria such as Event ID, Event Name, Invitation Type, and Commodity. Enter your keywords in the search box and click the FILTER button to refine your results.
You can also search your events or further refine your search results by selecting a Published Date and/or an Event Due Date. Click on the calendar icon to choose your dates, or manually enter them.
To reset all filters, click on the Reset all.
To change the sorting of events, please click on the arrow next to the column title.
If you already have an ESM account, please enter your email and password to login. If you forgot your password, please click on Forgot Password to reset your password.
More Information on Supplier Login
For guest users, please click on the REGISTER button to register an ESM account. Please note that you may need to log in with your ESM account to view detailed information about the bids and events.
More information on Supplier Registration
You can also register or log in by clicking on the Log In menu at the top right corner of the website. Additionally, you can navigate to ESM Portal by clicking on the Go to the ESM Portal, which will direct you to the ESM Supplier Portal.
After logging in, you’ll see a calendar with Event Due Dates highlighted. Navigate through the calendar to quickly view important dates for each month.
Exploring Events
Event Details
Click on an event in the posting board to view its detailed information. Guest users will receive a prompt reminding them to log in or register to access more event details.
Guest User
Logged-in User
Critical event information, including Event Name, Due Date, Days Left, and Status, is displayed at the top.
Additionally, you can click the VIEW EVENT IN THE PORTAL button to be taken directly to the event response submission page on the ESM Supplier Portal.
More information on Event Response Submission
More event information can be found under the Event Details tab. If the customer has provided a description for the bid or event, it will be displayed there as well.
If the customer has enabled event details downloads, you’ll see a download icon on the Event Details tab. Click the icon to download the event details.
Event Documents
The Event Documents tab displays all files attached to a bid or event, along with details such as the file name, description, format, size, and date created. Depending on customer's setting, logging in with an ESM account may be optional or required to download these files. To download a file individually, click the Download icon.
For bulk downloads, you can either select multiple files by checking the boxes next to the file names or use the Select All option, and then click on the Download icon at the top.
You can change the sorting of these files by clicking on the arrow next to the File Name, Description, File Format, or Date Created.
Commodity Codes
If a bid or event has assigned commodity codes, they will be listed under the Commodity Code tab. ESM utilizes NIGP codes for categorizing commodities. You can sort these codes by clicking the arrow next to the NIGP Code or Description column.
Event Q&A
To view event Q&As, navigate to the Event Q&A tab. This section displays questions submitted by you or other suppliers, along with the corresponding answers from the customer. Depending on the customer's settings, logging in with an ESM account may be optional or required to access the Q&A information.
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