The procurement flow
Seloria follows the classic source-to-order cycle:- Intake (Purchase Request) — A requestor raises an internal request describing what they need. A project manager reviews it and assigns it to a buyer.
- Sourcing (RFI / RFP / RFQ) — The buyer opens a sourcing request with suppliers. Seloria supports three document types, each for a different stage:
- RFI (Request for Information) — question-based, for early market exploration.
- RFP (Request for Proposal) — sections and weighted evaluation criteria, for comparing structured proposals.
- RFQ (Request for Quotation) — line items with quantities and units, for getting prices. Documents can flow sequentially: an RFI can be promoted to an RFP, an RFP to an RFQ, and an RFP can also go directly to a purchase order.
- Quotes and award — Invited suppliers receive an email and submit their quotes through a dedicated supplier portal — no account required on their side. They can also ask clarification questions, which buyers answer from inside the RFQ. Buyers compare quotes side by side and award the business.
- Purchase order — The award becomes a purchase order. Depending on your approval thresholds, awards and POs above a configured amount require approval before they go out.
Built-in controls
- Approvals — Award and PO approval thresholds let small purchases flow freely while larger ones require sign-off. Approvers can act directly from the email they receive.
- Budgets — Budgets track committed and actual spend against projects and departments. Your organization chooses how strict budget control is: block off-budget purchases entirely, allow them up to a threshold, or just record them.
- SLAs — Configurable deadlines for approvals and intake assignment, with automatic escalation when something sits too long.
- Audit history — Every document keeps a feed of who did what and when.
Roles
Seloria has four roles. Each one sees a navigation tailored to their job:- Requestor — People in the field or in departments who need things. They create and track their own requests under My Requests. They don’t see sourcing, suppliers, or budgets.
- Buyer — The procurement team. Buyers work their assigned requisitions, run RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, manage suppliers, and create purchase orders.
- Project Manager — Reviews and approves incoming requisitions, plus everything a buyer sees, with budgets and reports on top.
- Admin — Full access, including all organization settings, user management, and the initial setup wizard. Only Admins can complete or skip onboarding and configure org-wide settings.
Module map
The sidebar gives you (depending on role):- Home — Your dashboard with KPIs and pending work.
- Requisitions — Intake requests: your assignments (buyers) and approvals (PMs).
- Sourcing — The request History tracker and New Request to start an RFI, RFP, or RFQ.
- Purchase Orders — Order history and PO creation.
- Suppliers — The supplier master, bulk import, and supplier evaluations.
- Budgets — Budget tracking and creation (PMs and Admins).
- Reports — Procurement cycle times, savings analysis, and activity volume (PMs and Admins).
- Settings — Personal preferences for everyone; organization-wide configuration for Admins and PMs.

