Purchase orders are required before services and or materials are provided and prior to the payment of invoices.
- Only 1 PO number per invoice, multiple PO numbers will cause a delay in the payment.
- Should there be any questions surrounding the PO number to reference, reach out to your Buyer.
- Action Required: POs must be received and acknowledged by your organization in advance of any work performed or material shipped.
Non Ariba enabled suppliers
- Acknowledge the receipt of your PO by replying to the PO email.
- Confirm the quantity requested, unit cost, and expected delivery date for each line item within 2 business days.
Ariba enabled suppliers
- Confirm the quantity requested, unit cost, and expected delivery date for each line item through the Ariba network within 2 business days.
Purchase orders will be sent:
- Via email for non-Ariba enabled suppliers.
- If the non-Ariba enabled PO is not received via email, reach out to your Buyer to confirm the email address on file.
- Via Ariba network for Ariba enabled suppliers. Access managed by suppliers if multiple recipients are required.
- Action required: If your email address changes reach out to your buyer to have the data updated in the GP facility ERP.
Please Note: If the invoice does not match the PO, this will cause delays in payment processing.
*****Communication from suppliers should be sent to Buyer listed on PO*****
Changes to Any Existing POs Require Revised POs
- Communicated from Ga Pacific Buyer to Supplier by email etc.
- Supplier should not act on change order until they receive an updated copy of the PO.
- GP requester should be the individual submitting change order for Services.
For price changes, go to the Price Change Request
Price Change Requests | Georgia-Pacific (gp.com)
For invoicing POs, go to the Georgia-Pacific Invoicing Process