Many wholesale distributors have successfully implemented SAP solutions, which provide tools to help enterprises reduce costs, improve performance, and foster growth. With SAP, you can integrate various data sources for more accurate demand forecasting and identify your most profitable customers, allowing you to offer them additional services.

SAP Best Practices for wholesale distribution include business procedures, documentation, and pre-configured business scenarios based on over 30 years of experience from companies similar to yours. SAP’s solution portfolio for wholesale distribution supports a wide range of organizational processes:

• Strategic Planning: Perform long-term supply chain design, marketing planning, and sales/service planning.
• Supply Chain Planning: Conduct advanced demand and supply planning to maintain or improve service levels, reduce capital investment in stock, and identify short- and medium-term trends. SAP solutions help streamline transportation efforts and optimize capacities based on demand and supply forecasts.
• Procure to Pay: Manage strategic and operational relationships with suppliers to reduce the cost of goods sold, streamline operations, and lower overhead costs.
• Supply Chain Execution: Improve inbound and outbound processes and warehouse management, accurately measuring core warehouse operations and avoiding unnecessary stock.
• Order to Cash: Support a range of sales channels and services to drive revenue, enhance customer satisfaction, and reduce customer churn.
• Value-added Services: Counteract margin pressure with fee-based services, including logistics, financial, and general services.

The SAP for Wholesale Distribution solution set helps achieve operational excellence across your organization. Business benefits include:

• Optimized Logistics Processes: With SAP, you can bundle orders and ensure cost-effective delivery. Inventory optimization software maximizes storage capacity and significantly improves efficiency.
• Improved Profitability: SAP solutions facilitate value-added marketing and sales services, such as professional internet sales, call center management, customer information management, and customized repackaging. The solutions also support innovative services like direct sales from trucks, direct store delivery, and supplier-managed inventory.
• Enhanced Cost Recovery: SAP supports a chargeback process for reimbursements based on special agreements, including software for data capture, invoicing, and chargeback management. This also helps optimize financial agreements with suppliers.
• Reduced Financial and Transactional Costs: SAP enables financial services such as centralized regulation, invoicing, and factoring, reducing costs associated with financial transactions. Software for extended bonus settlement and Web-based complaint administration further reduces costs.
• Better Decision-Making through Deeper Insight: With cost allocation software based on vendor billing information, you can improve cost transparency and evaluate profitability more accurately. Real-time profitability analysis tools ensure informed decision-making across business processes.

All SAP solutions adhere to the highest quality standards, keeping your company at the forefront of industry competition.