Wholesale Management

While “Open-to-Buy” may be an essential tool for retail, “Open-to-Sell” is critical for managing wholesale operations effectively. That’s why ChainDrive’s wholesale inventory management software offers real-time visibility into all uncommitted (unsold) inventory at the SKU level. This information is instantly accessible to your internal sales team and external agents, empowering them to act quickly, reduce excess inventory, and boost both turnover and ROI.

With ChainDrive’s Open-to-Sell capabilities, wholesalers can streamline sales cycles, improve inventory allocation, and respond faster to market demand. By ensuring your team always knows what’s available to sell, you eliminate missed opportunities, reduce stock aging, and enhance overall business agility—keeping your wholesale operations lean, efficient, and profit-driven.

ChainDrive wholesale  management system facilitates the intricate task of client order management, giving you total control over order status, payment terms, multiple ship-to locations, special conditions such as labeling and other client specific information. Furthermore, the wholesale inventory management system allows you to automatically link multiple client orders to your manufacturing purchase orders and segregate them upon receipt. Analytical functionality and detailed reporting are all at you fingertips.

By integrating order management with accounting, ChainDrive’s wholesale software allows you to efficiently track financials, manage client accounts, and monitor profit margins. Whether you're handling high-volume B2B transactions or managing specialized client needs, the solution delivers the visibility, accuracy, and control required to boost operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The system empowers you with real-time productivity reporting on all of your sales representatives and/or agents, allowing you to evaluate performance and compensation. The commission engine allows you to define user-specific rules that can be tailored for different sales channels or individuals, giving you full flexibility to adjust compensation based on your unique compensation model. Directly linked to the integrated accounting module, it ensures seamless synchronization between sales and financial data. Additionally, ChainDrive’s robust reporting tools give you the ability to track sales trends, set performance benchmarks, and identify opportunities for improvement.

ChainDrive’s statistical database stores accurate historical data on all of your activities, providing you with reliable, year-over-year comparative analysis. This ensures you're equipped with precise insights to guide strategic decision-making and enhance future sales forecasts. With the ability to access in-depth performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly, ChainDrive helps drive better sales outcomes and align compensation models with business goals.

Directly linked to the fully integrated accounting system, ChainDrive’s credit approval features provide immediate alerts on delinquent accounts and poor credit standing, allowing you to take action before shipment and maintain a healthy accounts receivable. This proactive approach helps mitigate financial risks and ensures better cash flow management. Additionally, the system enables you to set credit limits for clients and include detailed notes for future reference, offering you full control and visibility into each client’s credit status.

By integrating credit alerts with the retail POS system, ChainDrive streamlines your credit management processes and enhances your ability to respond quickly to potential issues. The system ensures that your team has real-time access to critical credit information, allowing you to make informed decisions on sales orders and manage client relationships more effectively. With these safeguards in place, you can prevent costly errors and protect your business’s financial health while ensuring a smoother, more efficient order fulfillment process.

Volume rebates, client-specific discounts, and all selling cost influences are easily managed with ChainDrive’s discount rules. Not only will this feature put you in control, it will also provide the necessary flexibility to manage your retail client accounts, your net gross margin, and ultimately your true bottom line.

ChainDrive’s discount rules allow you to set up customized pricing structures based on various conditions such as order volume, client loyalty, or promotional periods. This flexibility ensures that you can apply the right discounts at the right time, optimize pricing strategies, and enhance customer satisfaction while protecting profitability. With seamless integration across the system, you gain real-time visibility into the impact of these discount structures on your financials, empowering you to make data-driven decisions that maximize your margins.