Conquer your distribution challenges with Sage Business Cloud

Distribution companies, regardless of size, are all striving toward the same goals: profitable growth and cost control. The good news is that rapid growth and adoption of new technologies in distribution are making it easier to achieve these goals. The question for distributors is simple: Are you keeping pace with technology?

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Distribution industry challenges

Distributors face many complexities in their business as a result of intricate product inventories, narrow margins, diverse downstream customer requirements, long lead times, and unpredictable supply. Challenges like these can be overcome when you have visibility and integrated business systems. See where your peers in distribution are making technology investments and seeing big results.

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Business challenges . . . solved

IDG Research asked what goals small and midsized distributors have for their business.
Here’s what they had to say:

Using mobile technology to improve efficiency

Mobile technology is a way to obtain critical data for quick decision making that lets sales teams access real-time customer information to generate quotes and orders on the fly.

Optimizing inventory management and demand forecasting

How well businesses adjust to demand or manage their inventory has a significant impact on working capital.

Business integration for single view of business

Integration offers visibility and flexibility by creating a single, complete system of record for inventory, customer relationship management, finance, and more.

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“We are utilizing technology in ways that reduce the labor required to complete routine yet vital tasks. Our staff can now spend more time on value-adding activities, and we are able to grow the business without adding additional staff.”

John Giczewski, purchasing manager
St. Joseph Paper and Packaging

With flexible and scalable business management solutions, available on-premises or online, Sage can help address your specific challenges to run your distribution business better.

Manage finances:

Perform profitability analysis of products/SKUs
Accurately evaluate risk
Support sophisticated pricing based on marketplace resale/product value
Adhere to regulatory compliance

Manage business:

Ensure working capital
Get new products and services to market quickly
Manage payroll and employee satisfaction
Operate abroad in global markets

Manage customers:

Process orders anywhere and anytime
Track customer orders
Perform customer profitability analysis
Prioritize customers and product-specific relationships

Manage operations:

Accurately forecast demand and plan for capacity
Optimize resources and inventory to minimize cost
Determine what products need to be purchased and when
Enhance collaboration across your company

For more information, read the distribution brochure or call us at 866-530-7243.

Solving the top 4 challenges for Distributors

Solving the top four challenges for distributors

How can you use technology to compete?

Distribution companies that leverage modern technology to run their business increase their visibility around customers, products, and operations and make smarter decisions. They can also increase efficiencies across their business, whether through optimizing their warehouse or going mobile.

Sage has been helping distributors for over 35 years. Let us help you.

“With Enterprise Management, I can sit here at my desk in Minnesota and quote a customer in Germany, and send off that quote in German with the amounts in euros. Even better—I can perform the same task, just as effectively, from my iPad at the coffee shop.”

John Babcock, CFO
Satellite Industries

Manage your entire distribution business

Over the past 30 years, Sage has helped nearly 58,000 small and midsized distribution companies grow their business with comprehensive ERP and business management solutions. Learn more about our solutions.

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HR and payroll

Customer service

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Finance and accounting

Manage cash flow, compliance, profitability, fixed assets, and accounting processes such as general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and sales order processing. Sage accounting and finance solutions give you financial insight to make critical decisions.

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Supply chain

Manage and collaborate with suppliers with multilanguage and global currency requirements. Get data-driven demand forecasting using Sage ERP, inventory, and business intelligence solutions that increase your supply chain visibility and optimize processes to buy and sell products.

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Sales and marketing

Manage contacts, set appointments, monitor a marketing campaign, and get insights into customers and orders anywhere and anytime. Sage combines CRM with the power of mobile to make your sales and marketing efforts more efficient and effective.

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Warehouse and inventory

Managing inventory is the heart of your business. Sage provides solutions that help you understand all aspects of your inventory, product profitability, order to cash, and warehouse operations so that you can stock, pick, and fulfill orders more efficiently.

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HR and payroll

Our industry-leading, customizable human resource management solutions with integrated payroll, benefits, recruiting, employee self-service, and analytics help you maximize every dollar you invest in employees.

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Customer service

Quality customer can keep customers from going to your competitors. Sage offers quick access to shipping and tracking information as well as the power to manage customer requests like order arrivals, lead times, and docking and packing requirements.

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Distribution industry challenges

Business challenges . . . solved

IDG Research asked what goals small and midsized distributors have for their business. Here’s what they had to say:

Using mobile technology to improve efficiency

Optimizing inventory management and demand forecasting

Business integration for single view of business

“We are utilizing technology in ways that reduce the labor required to complete routine yet vital tasks. Our staff can now spend more time on value-adding activities, and we are able to grow the business without adding additional staff.”

Key capabilities for distributors

With flexible and scalable business management solutions, available on-premises or online, Sage can help address your specific challenges to run your distribution business better.

Manage finances:

Manage business:

Manage customers:

Manage operations:

For more information, read the distribution brochure or call us at 866-530-7243.

How can you use technology to compete?

Distribution companies that leverage modern technology to run their business increase their visibility around customers, products, and operations and make smarter decisions. They can also increase efficiencies across their business, whether through optimizing their warehouse or going mobile.

Sage has been helping distributors for over 35 years. Let us help you.

Why distributors upgrade to modern ERP

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ERP tips for wholesale distribution

“With Enterprise Management, I can sit here at my desk in Minnesota and quote a customer in Germany, and send off that quote in German with the amounts in euros. Even better—I can perform the same task, just as effectively, from my iPad at the coffee shop.”

Manage your entire distribution business

Finance and accounting

Supply chain

Sales and marketing

Your distribution business

Warehouse and inventory

HR and payroll

Customer service

Click a circle to explore solutions.

Finance and accounting

Supply chain

Sales and marketing

Warehouse and inventory

HR and payroll

Customer service

Finance and accounting

Supply Chain

Sales & Marketing

Warehouse & Inventory

HR & Payroll

Customer Service

We’re here to help; get a free executive business review.

Call 1-866-530-7243

Additional resources

Get a free executive business review

IDG Research asked what goals small and midsized distributors have for their business.
Here’s what they had to say:

We’re here to help;
get a free executive business review.