Shippingbo launches Smart Procurement, its new purchasing decision support module. Designed for e-tailers who still manage their replenishment using Excel or intuition, it helps them decide what to order, when and in what quantities, based on actual sales, available stock and supplier lead times, directly in Shippingbo.
Logistics automation is making rapid progress. However, sourcing is still often controlled by Excel, manual reprocessing or intuition. For many e-tailers, this is a well-known weakness: the right data already exists in the tools, but the purchasing decision remains slow, unstructured and too dependent on a single person.
- A new product designed to transform data into structured purchasing decisions
- A new approach to secure purchasing management
C’est pour répondre à ce sujet que Shippingbo lance Smart Procurement. Cette nouveauté aide les e-commerçants à décider quoi commander, quand et en quelle quantité, directement à partir de leurs données réelles déjà présentes dans Shippingbo. L’objectif n’est pas d’ajouter une couche de complexité. L’objectif est de professionnaliser le pilotage d’achat, sans projet lourd ni système parallèle.
A new product designed to transform data into structured purchasing decisions
With Smart Procurement, Shippingbo logically extends what it already controls: omnichannel sales, real-time inventory, preparation, dispatch and goods-in. The module completes this chain by structuring the purchasing decision and linking procurement more directly to execution.
In concrete terms, Smart Procurement enables you to :
- order the right products
- at the right time
- in the right quantities
- with the right suppliers
Another important point: Smart Procurement has not been designed as a complex purchasing tool for experts only. It is a purchasing decision support module, natively integrated into Shippingbo, designed for day-to-day operational use. Its promise is simple: to move from a manual process, fragile and difficult to share, to a clearer, more reproducible and more reliable process.
Flow analysis: use actual sales rather than a static file
The first component of Smart Procurement is flow analysis. The module uses actual sales, current stock, work-in-progress and supplier lead times to build a more reliable picture of requirements.
This is of direct benefit to e-tailers: instead of starting from a fixed export or spreadsheet, they can use the data already present in Shippingbo. This reduces re-entries, cuts down on handling and avoids working on an incomplete or obsolete database.
In practice, this brick helps to :
- evaluate actual sales without manual export
- better visibility of available and future stock
- integrate supplier lead times into the purchasing process
Calculating requirements: moving away from gut-feeling decisions
Smart Procurement ‘s second building block: requirements calculation. The module determines order quantities based on available data, lead times and defined safety parameters.
C’est un point clé, parce que beaucoup d’e-commerçants prennent encore leurs décisions d’achat à l’expérience, avec des approximations qui finissent par coûter cher. Une commande trop faible crée de la rupture. Une commande trop large immobilise de la trésorerie et ralentit la rotation du stock. Ici, l’objectif est de rendre la décision plus structurée, sans la transformer en boîte noire.
The calculation of requirements allows you to :
- reduce the number of intuitive trade-offs
- make the quantities offered more reliable
- limiter les sur-commandes et les ruptures évitables
Purchasing suggestions: closing the loop between supplier order and receipt
Troisième brique de Smart Procurement : les suggestions d’achat. Le module présente les références à réapprovisionner, permet de consolider la commande par fournisseur, puis de générer rapidement les bons de commande et les attendus de réception.
It’s this point that makes the novelty particularly consistent with Shippingbo. Purchasing does not remain isolated in an Excel file or in a separate process. It is part of the continuity of the workflow already managed by the platform. The work of the buyer or logistics manager directly prepares that of the warehouse teams.
Buying suggestions help to :
- see faster what to restock
- structure supplier orders in the same environment
- seamless information flow from purchase to delivery
A new approach to secure purchasing management
Avec Smart Procurement, Shippingbo ne vend pas une fonctionnalité de plus. La nouveauté apporte un levier de pilotage à des e-commerçants qui ont déjà assez de volume, de fournisseurs et de complexité pour ne plus vouloir gérer leurs achats au feeling.
The module has been designed for organizations still using Excel or manual exports, who want to better control their cash flow, reduce the risk of shortages and save time on replenishment. It makes actual sales usable, structures purchasing decisions and secures execution, without making the organization more complex.
Want to see how Smart Procurement can help you order better, reduce gut feeling decisions and secure your replenishments? Request a demo:
