Existing suppliers (prior to

Beginning , Northwestern Mutual will transition all suppliers to Zip; a cloud-based company that streamlines the end-to-end procurement process with suppliers. If you already use Zip, now you will be able to invoice through Zip.

If you have not used Zip, you will need to opt into Zip. On , you should have received a message from Zip. Please refer to the Zip Opt-In Process noted in the Resources section below.

New suppliers (after

You will receive a Zip Registration email directly from Northwestern Mutual.

As part of the onboarding process, here is some of the information needed from new suppliers:

  • Company Information (Legal name, Phone, Email, etc.)
  • Federal Tax ID Number (TIN #, W–9)
  • ACH (for direct deposit)
  • DUNS Number (https://www.dnb.com)

  • Diversity Certifications (if applicable)

Supplier Code of Conduct

  1. Northwestern Mutual is committed to maintaining the highest legal and ethical standards. We expect suppliers to adhere to our Supplier Code of Conduct. The Supplier Code of Conduct outlines our requirement that suppliers be committed to principles, culture and values aligning with our own commitment to ethical, responsible, and sustainable business.
  2. Please refer to the Resources section and read the Supplier Code of Conduct.

Resources