# **Purchasing Software for Growing Ecommerce Businesses** Too often, multichannel ecommerce sellers struggle to keep up with purchase orders, vendor communication, receiving merchandise, and reconciliation. Descartes aims to lift this burden, offering purchasing software to automate purchasing workflows so you can focus on growing your business. [Learn More](https://sellercloud.com/features/predictive-purchasing/) [Schedule a Demo](https://staging.descartes.com/solutions/ecommerce-shipping-fulfillment/purchasing-software#form-2) The best businesses rely on Descartes to solve purchasing challenges ## **Prevent stockouts and missed sales** Descartes predictive purchasing software can help you keep the right amount of stock on-hand. Automatically determine needed quantities based on demand or low inventory, create purchase orders and send them to vendors. ## **Send the right quantity to Amazon FBA** Use past Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sales data and current FBA inventory to predict how much inventory you need to send to Amazon’s warehouses. Descartes software will calculate the precise quantity you need to restock for FBA. ## **Save time with purchase order software** No need to spend precious time and human resources on manually checking inventory and determining what to purchase. Descartes purchase order (PO) software automatically creates, sends, and tracks purchase orders so you can focus on growing your business. ## **What can Descartes do for you?** **Make data-driven purchasing decisions** Descartes Sellercloud gathers your data to monitor product performance and stock requirements in real-time. **Predict purchasing needs and restock** When your inventory levels run low, Descartes Sellercloud’s advanced algorithms predict your purchasing needs based on past sales, generate a PO, and email it to your vendor. **Keep inventory updated in real-time** When your warehouse team receives a delivery from a vendor, Descartes Sellercloud automatically syncs new inventory values with all your sales channels. ## **A powerful purchasing management system for any business** ### **Track the cost of products** Automatically track the costs associated with each item including shipping, tariffs and more. ### **Automatic PO creation** Automatically create purchase orders when the system senses that inventory levels are low. ### **Vendor management** Manage your vendor contact info, products, and purchase history all from a single platform. ### **Purchase order approval​** Maintain full control by ensuring that Purchase Orders are only sent to vendors after approval. ### **Manage containers​** Organize receiving processes for a larger number of POs by putting them into shipping containers. ### **Automate dropshipping** A purchase order can be automatically created for your vendor once a dropship is requested. ### **Multi-warehouse support** Easily manage inventory across locations, allocate stock to specific warehouses, and track quantities in real-time. ### **Lot number and expiry tracking​** Track lot numbers and expiration dates for your perishable inventory items from receiving through fulfillment. ### **Track serial numbers​** Link an item’s serial number to the related order and customer to track serial numbers from PO to delivery. ## **Why omnichannel sellers trust Descartes solutions** Efficiently manage all ecommerce operations under one roof [**Request a Demo**](https://staging.descartes.com/solutions/ecommerce-shipping-fulfillment/purchasing-software#form-2) ## **Purchasing software automatically replenishes inventory** _“The purchase order starts in [Descartes] Sellercloud, then it goes to the vendor. When the vendor gets the purchase order, it ships the item. That updates Sellercloud, then, boom—the inventory is updated on all our sales channels. It’s awesome how it works.”_ **Vicki Reale, Co-Owner, eBodyboarding.com** [**Read Success Story**](https://sellercloud.com/our-customers/case-studies/ebodyboarding-com-case-study/) ## **We partner with world-class companies to improve your operations** ## **Our customers are masters of multichannel inventory management** ### **An amazing solution for multichannel** "What I like best about [Descartes] Sellercloud is the fact that purchasing and inventory management is in one system with all ecommerce marketplaces integration. It simplifies multiple tasks as I only have to list an item once, and then with a click on a button list it on all marketplaces. We avoid overselling, we can predict purchasing, and a lot more!" ### **Efficient multichannel ecommerce operations** “We have to manage pricing, inventory, photos, and content for half a dozen different marketplaces. [Descartes] Sellercloud has made this process manageable and efficient. From hosted photos to predictive purchasing, Sellercloud has shown us that it has the ability to provide what we need.” ## **Customer success stories** ### **One Solution for Inventory, Purchasing, Listing, and More** Road Entertainment was a multichannel ecommerce business, selling on Amazon, Walmart, Sears, and Newegg marketplaces, and its own website. When the company outgrew its self-built software, it was time to find an all-in-one solution. [read Success Story about **One Solution for Inventory, Purchasing, Listing, and More**](https://sellercloud.com/our-customers/case-studies/road-entertainment-case-study/) **Managing Purchasing and Inventory in One Place** First Choice Online sells a wide variety of products, from beauty products to electronics and pharmaceuticals. Before, as the business grew, it was harder to track processes, reporting was fractured, and they could not improve efficiency. What changed? [read Success Story about **Managing Purchasing and Inventory in One Place**](https://sellercloud.com/our-customers/case-studies/first-choice-online-case-study/) ### **Efficiently Expanding from Amazon FBA to FBM** Palatize was an FBA (Fulfillment By Amazon) business selling groceries and household goods. When it expanded to Fulfilled By Merchant, the old ecommerce solution couldn’t keep up with purchase orders, listings, and fulfillment operations. [read Success Story about **Efficiently Expanding from Amazon FBA to FBM**](https://sellercloud.com/our-customers/case-studies/palatize-case-study/) ### **Looking to reduce costly excess inventory?** Order inventory in the exact quantities you need with predictive purchasing software. Automatically create and send purchase orders to restock and update inventory levels for your channels. [Speak to an Expert](https://staging.descartes.com/solutions/ecommerce-shipping-fulfillment/purchasing-software#form) [Learn More](https://sellercloud.com/features/predictive-purchasing/) ## **Featured Content** **Mastering Purchasing and Receiving with Descartes Sellercloud** Learn how to manage warehouse operations with software [WATCH WEBINAR about **Mastering Purchasing and Receiving with Descartes Sellercloud**](https://sellercloud.com/resources/webinars/mastering-purchasing-and-receiving-with-sellercloud/) **Explore Predictive Purchasing and Predictive Restocking** Highlights from the Descartes Sellercloud User Conference [WATCH WEBINAR about **Explore Predictive Purchasing and Predictive Restocking**](https://sellercloud.com/resources/webinars/predictive-purchasing-and-predictive-restocking-sellercloud-user-conference-webinar-2021/) **Eliminate 7 Common Ecommerce Purchasing Headaches** Learn how to solve inventory management problems [read THE BLOG about **Eliminate 7 Common Ecommerce Purchasing Headaches**](https://sellercloud.com/blog/7-common-e-commerce-purchasing-headaches-and-how-to-solve-them/)