Inventory software for a small wholesaler

One warehouse, an order desk, orders by phone and e-mail, and accounts that each pay their own price. Golden Inventory takes an order from quote to cash — and knows what is on the shelf, what is promised and what is still to come.

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Quote → order → invoice → payment

  1. Quote. Make an estimate. Send the customer a link, and they accept it online.
  2. Order. Turn the estimate into a sales order. Each line shows the stock on hand, and how much is on backorder when the shelf is short.
  3. Ship and invoice. Turn the order into an invoice — all of it, or only what is on the shelf. Print a packing slip for the van.
  4. Collect. Record the payment against the invoice. Print a statement for the account: every invoice, credit note and payment with a running balance.

Choose the Small wholesaler, one warehouse profile when you open the company: the sales orders are the home screen, and customers are called Accounts.

A short order, step by step

A café orders 40 cases of mineral water. 25 are on the shelf.

StepOrderedInvoicedStill openOrder status
Sales order approved40040Not shipped yet
Invoice 1 — what is on the shelf402515Partly shipped
Delivery arrives; invoice 240400Fulfilled

The second invoice from the order offers only the 15 still open — nobody is invoiced twice. If the café cancels the rest, Close remainder ends the order where it is. While the 15 wait, the Reorder screen counts them as sold, so they are not promised to someone else.

Prices, accounts and money

Four price levels

A base price and levels 2, 3 and 4 on each item. Give an account its level, and new lines on its orders and invoices take that price. No price for the level? The base price applies. A price you type on a line stays.

Prepayments

A payment recorded on the sales order goes to the invoices that come from it, first invoice first. The customer is never asked for the same money two times.

Receivables

A/R aging buckets unpaid invoices by age, net of open credit notes. The statement shows one account's full history with its running balance.

Supplier price lists

Import each supplier's list from CSV or Excel and say which column is which. On every plan; the free plan takes 50 rows.

When you grow

More than one warehouse, pick lists, delivery deadlines and stock reserved per order are the Mid wholesaler, several warehouses profile, with wholesale fulfillment on the Business plan. Read how a drinks distributor runs it in one day: the warehouse that ships before lunch.

A walk-in trade counter as well as an order desk? The Cash-and-carry / trade counter profile adds the point of sale — see barcode and POS.

Questions

Can different customers pay different prices?

Yes. Each item has a base price and up to three more price levels. Give an account its level, and new lines on its orders and invoices take that price. An item with no price for the level falls back to the base price.

What happens when an order is short?

Invoice what is on the shelf and leave the rest on the order. The order shows as partly shipped, the line shows what is on backorder, and the next invoice from the order takes only what is still open.

Can a customer pay before the goods ship?

Yes. Record the payment on the sales order. The invoices that come from the order use it first, so the customer is never asked for the same money two times.

Do I have to retype my supplier price lists?

No. Import a supplier's price list from CSV or Excel and say which column is which. The import is on every plan; the free plan takes 50 rows.

What about returns?

A credit note from the invoice puts the goods back and lowers the account's balance — see returns and credit notes.

Run the order desk from one screen

Start with your accounts and your price list on the free plan. No card.

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