Wholesale Distribution
NetSuite Solutions for the Wholesale Distribution Industry
Companies distributing physical products face complex challenges, including managing inventories stored in multiple locations, coordinating supply chains and delivery dates, optimizing order fulfillment, and ensuring real-time visibility across operations. These challenges are compounded by the need for seamless integration across sales, procurement, and logistics.
NetSuite provides wholesale distributors with a cloud-based solution to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance visibility. By integrating inventory management, order processing, procurement, and financials, it offers real-time insights for smarter decisions. Its scalability, flexibility, and automation reduce manual effort, ensuring faster fulfillment and better customer satisfaction.
Functionality and Modules

Financials
NetSuite optimizes financial management for wholesale distributors by delivering real-time insights into financial performance and automating essential tasks such as invoicing, billing, and reconciliation. With its integrated platform combining accounting, inventory, and order management, distributors can integrate all sales and fulfillment channels to have a central hub for all financial transactions. NetSuite also accommodates multi-currency and multi-subsidiary operations, ensuring compliance with international financial standards while supporting global business growth.

Order Management
NetSuite simplifies complex revenue recognition processes, including full compliance with ASC 606 standards. With the Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) module, businesses can seamlessly manage tasks ranging from straightforward revenue recognition to intricate fair value allocation and compliance requirements. By centralizing revenue recognition within NetSuite, organizations can eliminate the need for multiple products or tools, streamlining operations and enhancing accuracy.

Warehousing & Warehouse Management
NetSuite provides robust inventory and warehouse management (WMS) functionality, offering real-time visibility and control over stock levels, locations, and movements to optimize operational efficiency. For businesses with more advanced requirements, NetSuite smoothly works with leading solutions like RF-Smart and Deposco, enabling enhanced capabilities such as advanced barcoding, multi-warehouse coordination, and automated workflows.

Procurement
NetSuite simplifies procurement and purchase order management for wholesale distribution companies by providing a unified platform to streamline vendor management and order processing. With real-time visibility into inventory levels and demand forecasts, businesses can optimize purchasing decisions and reduce stockouts or overstocking. NetSuite’s automation capabilities enable the creation and tracking of purchase orders and inbound shipments including arrival dates, vessel numbers, and additional landed costs.

Demand Planning
NetSuite’s demand planning functionality empowers wholesale distribution companies to accurately forecast demand and align inventory levels with customer needs. Leveraging historical sales data, seasonality trends, and other key metrics, the system provides actionable insights to optimize purchasing and inventory replenishment. Automated planning tools help businesses maintain ideal stock levels, reduce carrying costs, and ensure seamless operations and customer satisfaction.