- Supplier Number or Vendor Number is a number assigned to a supplier by Walmart to identify the company.
- A 6-digit number is the core Supplier Number, also known as Vendor Number.
- The 8-digit number is called the Supplier ID; it is used for and by the Responsible Sourcing Team (for factory purposes).
- A 9-digit number is the 6-digit core number + a 2-digit department number + a 1 digit sequence number.
- It uses the department and sequence number to separate out departments, buyers, and terms.
- The sequence is used for those different terms and for ship points.
- A 10-digit number is called a SAP number; it is only used internally by Walmart.