Distribution

Keep Products Moving and Customers Served.

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Distributors need the right products available at the right time while keeping control over purchasing, inventory, sales, delivery, collections, and margins. When field sales teams work from paper, spreadsheets, and phone calls, orders arrive late, pricing and stock information is outdated, and payments collected in the field are hard to reconcile.

Distribution Segments We Serve:

Wholesale Distribution

Connect purchasing, inventory, sales, fulfillment, and finance in one ERP environment.

Food & Beverage Distribution

Support route sales and direct store delivery to grocery, convenience, and foodservice accounts.

Building Materials & Industrial Supply

Equip reps visiting contractor and industrial accounts with quoting, ordering, and collections.

Parts & Equipment Distribution

Support reps selling parts and equipment, with live availability and on-site quoting.

How Commeris Helps

Commeris helps distribution businesses connect purchasing, inventory, sales, warehousing, finance, and customer management through Business Central. Travelling Salesman extends Business Central to the field, so orders, payments, returns, and visit records reach Business Central as soon as they are captured.

Common Distribution Challenges:

  • Getting field orders into the system quickly and accurately.
  • Giving reps current pricing, stock, and credit information.
  • Verifying that planned customer visits take place.
  • Managing route sales and direct store delivery.
  • Collecting and reconciling payments in the field.
  • Handling returns and credits.
  • Understanding territory coverage, pipeline, and lost sales.
Relevant Solutions
  • Travelling Salesman
    Supports route and visit planning, verified visits, offline ordering, route sales and DSD, card and ACH collections, returns, and expenses.
  • AI Solutions
    The Sales Order Agent can read customer order emails and prepare draft orders, and Copilot can suggest sales lines and summarize customer accounts.