Software for importers and brokers.
Supplier price lists, freight carried into the cost of the goods, standing purchase orders, a three-way match before you pay, and stock across several warehouses.
Importers & brokers
Three things that are true every day.
A container is one costFreight lands as separate bills, and the unit cost is wrong until it is allocated to the goods.
Contracts, not ordersA supplier price agreed for the season has to be the price on every PO without re-keying.
Rebates are moneyA supplier rebate you do not track is a rebate you do not collect.
Built in
What APFoodz does for importers and brokers.
Each of these is in the product today, not a roadmap item.
Freight in landed costFreight carried into the cost of the goods it brought in.How it works →
Supplier price listsPrices agreed with each supplier, used on every PO.How it works →
Standing POsRecurring purchase orders drafted on a schedule.How it works →
Three-way matchOrder, receipt and invoice checked against each other before you pay.How it works →
Multiple warehousesStock, reorder points, supplier prices and lead times per warehouse.
Vendor rebatesRebate agreements tracked from receipts to the supplier credit memo.How it works →
If this sounds like you
Four situations we built for.
Bring one of these to the demo and we will walk it through on your own items and customers.
- Freight from several pickups allocated to the POs it carried.
- Standing purchase orders drafted every week for regular lines.
- Supplier prices agreed for the season applied to every PO automatically.
- Stock in three warehouses, with each one's own reorder points and lead times.
The parts you will use most
Where importers and brokers spend their day in APFoodz.
Purchasing & receivingPOs by supplier or item, suggested reorders, receiving and three-way match.Purchasing & receiving →
Vendor rebatesSupplier rebate agreements tracked from receipts to the credit memo.Vendor rebates →
Bills, AP & check printingSupplier bills, GRNI, payment runs, supplier credits and printed checks.Bills, AP & check printing →
Demand forecastingWeekly demand forecasts by item, category and warehouse, with a likely range.Demand forecasting →
Further reading
- AR aging 101: how to stop financing your customers' businessesEvery unpaid invoice is a loan to a customer. Here is how to read the AR aging report and bring the old columns down.
- Bank reconciliation in food distribution: daily vs month-endMatching bank activity every day leaves only review at month-end. How a reconciliation works, and how to choose a rhythm.
- Catch-weight invoicing: getting the math rightVariable-weight product is priced by the pound and handled by the case. The invoice has to bill the weight that actually shipped.
See it with your own data.
A working session with your customers, your items and your route days. Thirty minutes.