Metcash Food & Grocery

Web Portal Instructions

for Charge Through &

Cross Docking

Updated July 2014

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State Business Managers

Business manager – Directs Joe Jasinski 02 9741 3474

NSW Business Manager Directs Mark Smith 02 8822 3707

0400 533 170

Victorian Business Manager Directs Adrian Botten 03 8368 6064

0400 533 172

Sth Australian Business Manager Directs James Zervas 08 8152 8523

0400 533 179

Queensland Business Manager Directs Paul Nicolai 07 3804 4130

0400 355 563

West Aust Business Manager Directs Steve Posthlewaite 08 9311 6733

0419 965 615

Kruno Konyit 03 8368 61020203 8368 61020400 533 172

TBA

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Completing the Cross Docking Inwards Sheet

The Cross Docking Inwards Sheets are now available online via the Metcash website (www.metcash.com).

Goto the Supplier Information dropdown menu and select “Crossdock”. You will require an authorised login

Supplier number and password to access the Charge Through Crossdocking system.

Select the appropriate state from the dropdown menu along with your supplier credentials.

Note* the Supplier ID detail will begin with the prefix “012” signifying Victoria. The supplier prefix will be

different by state.

NB: The state identifier will determine the distribution centre you are servicing.

Only valid retailers that are serviced from this distribution centre will be selected.

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Select 1 of 2 options. Create new Inward sheet or View Previously created Inward sheets.

Enter Details and select the appropriate warehouse for delivery.

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Select the retailer by entering the Customer Number or searching on the customer name. Click on the

customer number to select.

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Enter Inward sheet details and click on “Add Customer Details” when complete.

You can enter multiple customer orders on the one Inward sheet by selecting/searching more customers.

You can preview the Inward Sheet before completing the process by clicking on the “Preview Sheet”

button.

Customer number selection in Victoria has the prefix “62” added. This customer prefix is different in each

state.

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To complete the process, you must click on “Save and Exit” button. Only then, will your Inward Sheet be

finalised.

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You will be presented with print options to generate labels etc to go with your goods. See below samples.

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CARTON LABEL – the adhesive label (with barcodes) that can be placed on ONE of the boxes

supplied with each customer order

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ENVELOPE SLIP – the label (with barcodes) that needs to be printed and placed in the Invoice

Enclosed envelope with each customers order

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It is the responsibility of the supplier to complete ALL details on the Cross Docking Inwards Sheet.

Suppliers must detail the following information on the Cross Docking Inwards Sheet:

Supplier invoice / credit date

Supplier invoice / credit number – MUST BE NUMERIC – NO LETTERS

Supplier invoice / credit value

GST details

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Number of cartons – enter the total number of cartons to be shipped to the customer. If a “ready-

to-ship” pallet is being supplied (a pallet with multiple cartons for a single store that has been

shrink-wrapped) still enter the total number of cartons as they may be off-loaded and consolidated

with another pallet.

Total weight in whole kilos (round up to the nearest kilo) of carton/cartons for that specific

customer – if a “ready-to-ship” pallet is being supplied (a pallet with multiple cartons for a single

store that has been shrink-wrapped) enter the total weight of the goods AND the wooden pallet

(usually around 30 kilos)

The measurements (length, width and height) of the standard sized carton that your are shipping

the goods in (in centimetres). When measuring the carton use the longest side as the length value,

the other side’s measurement as the width and then the height:

eg. this box has the following measurements:

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Therefore a box that has a length of 22 centimetres, a width of 18 centimetres and a height of 12

centimetres will be recorded as follows:

If a “ready-to-ship” pallet is being supplied (a pallet with multiple cartons for a single store that has

been shrink-wrapped) you need to enter the length, width and height of the loaded pallet – the

length and width are a standard 115 centimetres, you need only measure the height of the load

(from the floor to the top of the pallet) eg. a loaded pallet where the top of the stock measures 60

centimetres from the floor will be recorded as follows:

The labels are available through stationery suppliers. The product details are as follows:

Avery General Use Labels (L7165) 99.1mm X 67.7mm – 100 sheets (Avery re-order code – 938207).

Print out the Cross Docking Inwards Sheet as well.

When sending a “ready-to-ship” pallet please ensure that the Invoice Enclosed envelope or the label with

the crossdock information/barcodes on it is on the TOP of the pallet so it can be easily scanned.

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New Functions and interfaces:

The portal system now includes features – Save as Draft – Print all cartons – export to Excel.

Save as Draft:

For some suppliers, keying the manifest and then later picking and amending the manifest this function can

be used.

CHARGE THROUGH CROSS DOCK

Preview Sheet

Save as Draft

Save & Finalise

Cancel

Simply click on save as draft.

You will then be presented screen below:

Your Cross Dock / Charge Through documents have been saved as draft and you can modify it from the

previously created inward sheet listing page.

Click here to return to the Cross Dock / Charge Through home page.

Click to return to home page.

Stores drafts are saved below as per below screen shot.

Draft Inward Sheets

Inward Sheet Name Invoice Date Action

Test sheet 04/05/2012 Modify Inward Sheet

Finalise Inward Sheet

Simply click on your draft and complete your entries. Save the sheet once finalised in the normal manner.

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Print all cartons:

System now provides the option of print all labels and export to excel as below:

CHARGE THROUGH CROSS DOCK

Your Cross Dock / Charge Through documents have been prepared and are available from the links below.

Display and Print Inward Sheet

Display and Print Carton Label

Display and Print All Carton Labels

Display and Print Envelope slip

Export to Excel

When requiring “all carton” labels, simply select this option, prints to the adhesive label guideline. These

labels can be used as all carton identification labels.

Export to excel:

Manifest can be directed to Excel files via the use of this export function.

Metcash State Cross Dock Warehouse details –

Victoria – Perishable Shed only 75-79 Fitzgerald Rd Nth Laverton Vic

Contact number 03 8368 6162 - XDockLavertonPerishables@metcash.com

NSW – Perishable & Grocery 71 Huntingwood Dve Eastern Creek NSW 2766

Perishable Ph 02 8811 7405 Grocery Ph: 8822 3731

QLD Perishable Shed only 111 MAGENSIUM Dve Crestmead QLD 4132

Contact number 0427 758402 XDockCrestmeadPerishables@metcash.com

WA Perishable/Grocery Cnr Baille & Bannister Rd, Canningvale, WA 6155

Contact number 08 9311 6282 - XDockCanningvaleGrocery@metcash.com

Contact number 08 93116265 - XDockCanningvalePerishables@metcash.com