What to Expect in Onboarding

Onboarding
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Welcome to SimpleConsign!
Learning a new software can be exciting, intimidating, or anywhere in between. No matter where you land on the spectrum, we’re here for you. Our team is here to lend a helping hand and expertly guide you through each step of this transitional phase. Over the next several weeks, we will equip you with the necessary tools, resources, and assistance to ensure your business thrives with SimpleConsign.

To make sure your onboarding experience is a triumph, we’ve laid out a structured framework and clear path to success in the beginning stages of this journey.

What We Need From You

We firmly believe that great communication and collaboration are the keys to a successful onboarding process. To ensure we kick things off on the right foot, we kindly request your assistance in preparing a few important items before our upcoming Settings call. These are the building blocks of a fantastic onboarding experience, and your cooperation will play a huge role in making it a success! 

Who's Involved?

Throughout your onboarding journey, you’ll have the pleasure to engage with several members of the SimpleConsign team. Each individual serves a unique role in this process and will use their expertise to create a smooth experience for your business.

Onboarding Specialist

Onboarding Specialist

Meet your Onboarding Specialist! They’ll be your main point of contact throughout the onboarding process, providing expert training on our software to ensure you’re set up for success from day one.
Customer Success Manager

Customer Success Manager

Say hello to your Customer Success Manager! They’re your long-term partner with SimpleConsign, committed to helping you get the most out of our products and services.
Technical Support Team

Technical Support Team

Need assistance? Our Technical Support Specialists are here to help! Whether it’s hardware or software issues or general product questions, they’re ready to support you from Day One.
Payment Specialist

Payment Specialist

Your Payment Specialist is here to guide you in selecting the best credit card processing terminal for integrated payments with SimplePay, ensuring a smooth and seamless setup.

Onboarding Timeline

Your time to value when joining SimpleConsign is of the utmost importance to our team. We’ve found that 30 days is the ideal timeframe to fully onboard new SimpleConsign customers. This period allows ample time for all parties to coordinate credit card terminal order and delivery, configure your settings, educate your staff on the software, and install all necessary hardware components.  With open communication and mutual responsiveness, we’ll hit this target and have your business reaping the benefits of SimpleConsign in no time!

Below you’ll find a detailed outline of the onboarding process from our calls together to the early steps you and your team will take to get up and running with SimpleConsign. In between each step, we highly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the software and leverage our SimpleConsign Help Center (more detail in the ‘Resources’ section) for how-to’s, best practices, and useful tips.

Company Setup

Your SimpleConsign company is ready to go! Simply navigate to the SimpleConsign Login Page and log in using your Manager Login ID and password you created during sign-up. Feel free to poke around to build up familiarity with the system prior to your settings call. 

Settings Meeting (1 hr)

The settings meeting is designed to lay the foundation for a successful collaboration between you and the SimpleConsign team. In this meeting, you’ll be introduced to your dedicated Onboarding Specialist and the other SimpleConsign folks you’ll interact with throughout onboarding. We’ll set the stage for a successful journey. From there, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through the store-specific settings in SimpleConsign. If you haven’t already, please schedule your Settings meeting here.

Group Manager Training (1 hr)

In this meeting, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through setting up users, account activity and balance management, consignor payouts, dashboards, running the end of day process, reports, and additional settings. If you haven’t already, please schedule your group manager training at either 12pm EST on Tuesdays and Fridays here or 2pm EST on Mondays and Thursdays here.

Group Cashier Training (1 hr)

In this meeting, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through adding consignors and consignment inventory, adding store-owned inventory, inventory statuses, opening/closing a terminal, sales/checkout, inventory purchasing, voiding transactions, returns, quick adds, and finalizing the end of day process. If you haven’t already, please schedule your group cashier training at either 12pm EST on Mondays or Thursdays here or 2pm EST on Tuesdays and Fridays here.

Hardware Setup (1 hr)

During your scheduled Hardware Installation Meeting, a member of our Technical Support Team will assist you with connecting and configuring your credit card terminal(s), along with any label, tag, or receipt printers, to your computer to ensure everything is set up to work properly with our software. Prior to the meeting, please ensure that all devices are unpacked and that the necessary cables are properly connected to your computer. Once setup is complete, we will guide you through a series of tests to confirm that all hardware is operating correctly. If you haven’t already, please schedule your Hardware Installation Meeting here.

Note: If you are currently using your hardware with a previous system, we recommend completing the setup just prior to going live with your new system.

Go Live

Once all training sessions have been completed, your hardware has been installed and tested, and you feel confident using the system, you are ready to go live with SimpleConsign—congratulations on reaching this important milestone!

No formal meeting is necessary at this stage, but we’ll follow up to help answer any remaining questions and ensure you have the support you need moving forward.

 

1. Company Setup

Company Setup

Your SimpleConsign company is ready to go! Simply navigate to the SimpleConsign Login Page and log in using your Manager Login ID and password you created during sign-up. Feel free to poke around to build up familiarity with the system prior to your settings call. 
2. Settings Meeting (1 hr)

Settings Meeting (1 hr)

The settings meeting is designed to lay the foundation for a successful collaboration between you and the SimpleConsign team. In this meeting, you’ll be introduced to your dedicated Onboarding Specialist and the other SimpleConsign folks you’ll interact with throughout onboarding. We’ll set the stage for a successful journey. From there, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through the store-specific settings in SimpleConsign. If you haven’t already, please schedule your Settings meeting here.
3. Group Manager Training (1 hr)

Group Manager Training (1 hr)

In this meeting, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through setting up users, account activity and balance management, consignor payouts, dashboards, running the end of day process, reports, and additional settings. If you haven’t already, please schedule your group manager training at either 12pm EST on Tuesdays and Fridays here or 2pm EST on Mondays and Thursdays here.
4. Group Cashier Training (1 hr)

Group Cashier Training (1 hr)

In this meeting, your Onboarding Specialist will walk you through adding consignors and consignment inventory, adding store-owned inventory, inventory statuses, opening/closing a terminal, sales/checkout, inventory purchasing, voiding transactions, returns, quick adds, and finalizing the end of day process. If you haven’t already, please schedule your group cashier training at either 12pm EST on Mondays or Thursdays here or 2pm EST on Tuesdays and Fridays here.
5. Hardware Setup (1 hr)

Hardware Setup (1 hr)

During your scheduled Hardware Installation Meeting, a member of our Technical Support Team will assist you with connecting and configuring your credit card terminal(s), along with any label, tag, or receipt printers, to your computer to ensure everything is set up to work properly with our software. Prior to the meeting, please ensure that all devices are unpacked and that the necessary cables are properly connected to your computer. Once setup is complete, we will guide you through a series of tests to confirm that all hardware is operating correctly. If you haven’t already, please schedule your Hardware Installation Meeting here.

Note: If you are currently using your hardware with a previous system, we recommend completing the setup just prior to going live with your new system.
6. Go Live

Go Live

Once all training sessions have been completed, your hardware has been installed and tested, and you feel confident using the system, you are ready to go live with SimpleConsign—congratulations on reaching this important milestone!

No formal meeting is necessary at this stage, but we’ll follow up to help answer any remaining questions and ensure you have the support you need moving forward.

 

Resources

SimpleConsign Help Center

Get ready to dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to propel you straight into success! Explore our extensive collection of guides, tutorials, and FAQs waiting for you in our Help Center, your ultimate toolkit for mastering SimpleConsign like a pro! We’ve compiled a list of the essential resources needed to get you started.

How to reach Technical Support

Our Technical  Support Team is here to lend a helping hand! They will be your best resource for hardware, software functionality, and billing questions or issues. For training-related inquiries, feel free to reach out to your Onboarding Specialist. Support can be reached in any of the following ways:

  • Help Center: Submit a ticket directly through the help center using the request form found here.
  • Support Widget: Submit a support ticket directly through the SimpleConsign software.
  • Phone Number: 888-860-8094 ext. 2 (Leave a voicemail to create a ticket. An agent will call you back promptly.)
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm CST
  • *Emergency Support Hours: 
    • Weekdays: 5pm-8pm CST
    • Weekends: 10am-2pm CST

*Emergencies include any critical issue that is preventing you from accessing SimpleConsign or is preventing you from making sales. Non-emergencies will be addressed the next business day.