Email
Beginner
Vendor Introduction Email
Introduce a new vendor to internal teams — context, scope, primary contacts, what's expected from each side.
When to use this
Sent the day a vendor is signed. Saves five 'who do I talk to?' emails per week for the first month.
The template
Subject: Introducing [Vendor] — our new [service] Hello team, I'm pleased to introduce [Vendor name], who as of [Date] is our partner for [service]. **Why we chose them:** [One sentence reason — quality, cost, capability, fit]. **Scope of their work:** - [Service component 1] - [Service component 2] **Out of scope (don't ask them for these):** - [Common adjacent thing] **Contacts:** - Account lead at [Vendor]: [Name, email, phone] - Operational contact at [Vendor]: [Name, email] - Our internal owner of the relationship: [Name] **For day-to-day requests:** please use [system / channel / email] — not direct phone calls or LinkedIn DMs. **Contract and SLAs:** stored at [link]. A short kickoff session is in everyone's diary for [Date] — please come with one question. [Your name]