ERP Software for Distributors and Wholesalers

Distributors need to be able to fulfil orders and deliver goods to customers in an efficient manner. Whether it is an off-the-shelf product or a custom-made product, being timely is key to gaining competitive advantage and customer satisfaction. This can be difficult with the increasing popularity of e-commerce both within consumer-facing and B2B environments. Speed and efficiency are now expected of all distribution systems at all times.

Choosing the right distribution software can improve stock management, accuracy of data, time management, and customer and supplier relationships while still providing the scalability and flexibility needed for the company to grow.

WinMan is an extensive supply-chain ERP management system with the ability to be extended to manage other areas of the business such as Human Resources, Customer Aftercare, Finances, and Sales Management.

Key Features of WinMan ERP

Pricing

Set special pricing for individual customer accounts, promotional pricing for every order, or special rebate rates. WinMan ERP can help distributors manage both external and internal sales commissions.

Stock Control

By providing real-time stock levels with visible data of both incoming and outgoing stock and where that stock is specifically located, WinMan can offer 'available to promise' information to the customer at the time of order.

Business Intelligence

Can automate and customize reports i.e. live sales figures, stock deliveries, inventory levels, stock defect rates and much, much more. The extendable 'cubes' provide real time queries of all sales and purchasing related data without the need for any specialist training.

Warehouse Automation

Flexibly control different pick, pack and put away strategies supported by both traditional documents, as well as, real-time paperless PDA and surface devices. Integration to carrier systems eradicates double entry and provides live tracking to the end customer.

Purchase Order & Replenishment

WinMan ERP facilitates forward replenishment using both managed forecasting and average usage data. Orders can be excluded from forecasting as required. MRP then manages order proposals. Specific landed cost and container planning functions enable management of the extended supply chain. The supplier portal and WinMan workflow enable suppliers to directly update WinMan with confirmation or status changes. All purchases can be tracked from the initial purchase order to the point of resale without losing traceability.

Customer Portal

This allows end customers to manage their account details online, place orders, print invoices, track shipments, and log queries. This will help increase the level of self-service and potentially decrease the level of inbound telephone and email enquiries.

EDI

WinMan ERP can automate the exchange of documents such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notes. It can improve accuracy and eliminate the need for users to re-key in data.

Transportation

WinMan will enable the management of pre-defined delivery routes, the allocation of orders within route planning, and the creation of packing lists, delivery notes, etc. The ERP system also integrates with a number of third party courier systems for efficient label printing.

For more than ten years, the highly functional and versatile WinMan ERP system has provided the cornerstone for our successful growth, and we are particularly proud to have grown to become no.1 in the UK marketplace by supplying our acclaimed steel access covers and grilles which are 100% British made. WinMan is as important to us as ever, now that we are aiming our innovative products not only at the home market but also at foreign countries planning serious investment in new infrastructure.

Fabweld Steel Products

The success is daily with knowing that the information is one-hundred percent correct

Spectra Wood

Our WinMan ERP system allows me to directly and quickly access the management information I need to run the business – real-time reporting of key performance indicators such as operating efficiencies and deliveries. Vitally, more consistent pricing gives a truer margin on the work we perform. Meanwhile the system has supported our company’s strategy of investment for growth and its ability to meet delivery promises, hence strengthening its reputation in the marketplace as a reliable and trustworthy supplier. An accurate delivery date to the nearest day can now be assigned by our sales administration staff within half-an-hour of an order being placed. We proudly meet over 99% of those dates.

Westin

As a director of the business it was important to me that the system we implemented not only met our functional requirements, but also came from a supplier that was prepared to take on single source responsibility. Of all of the companies we evaluated, WinMan were the only one that ticked all the boxes.

Herrco

The underlying advantage of WinMan for John Sankey was its flexibility and the ease with which it could be tailored to suit the company’s specific needs.

John Sankey

Our objective was to streamline data processing and substantially reduce keystrokes – a 50% reduction was the minimum target – and a lot of that keystroking was to do with assignment. The more non-value-adding activity we can take out the better.

Thomas Broadbent and Sons

WinMan will give executive management a much easier way to get into the granular data. Give them truer, more accurate information on a timely basis so they can make better decisions.

Crimson Renewable Energy

The ERP software enables us to communicate with all departments from the back office. It covers all aspects of CRM, distribution and stock control, financials and manufacturing;and we are able to access detailed analysis of all aspects of the business.

Thermaset

We have been using Winman since 2009 and it was one of the best decisions we have made within the business, it continues to serve us well and proves to be a very good solution for us.

Shaw Pallet