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What Is Wholesale Distribution ERP and Management Software?

Wholesale distribution ERP software centralizes operations for companies that buy, move, and sell goods at scale. Purchases, sales, transfers, and returns update in a single system in real time, providing visibility from procurement through delivery. Features span multi-warehouse inventory, order processing, supply chain management, and forecasting tools. The result is fewer manual tasks, more accurate data, and the flexibility to grow in a competitive market.

Track cash, inventory, and fulfillment in one suite

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Connect the ledger to the loading dock with purpose-built workflows. Role-based dashboards tie finance, sales, and warehouse activity together so teams can respond to change together, keeping orders accurate, profitable, and on time.

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NetSuite Wholesale Distribution ERP and Management Software features

By linking financials and operations, NetSuite ERP helps distributors gain clarity, control, and the capacity to grow.

Accounting software

Automate AR/AP, collections, and tax calculations while tracking landed costs, rebates, and deductions. Drill-downs from consolidated P&L to item, customer, and vendor speed analysis. Credit limits and holds help protect profits on high-volume, low-margin products.

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Financial management

Budget by channel, region, or distribution center with planning tools. Variance analysis compares planned vs. actual freight. Cash 360 dashboards merge receivables, payables, and inventory turns so leaders can direct capital where it’s needed most.

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Global business management

Run multi-entity operations with multicurrency support, tax compliance, tariff analysis, and local reporting. Centralize price lists and discounts across markets while rolling up live results—ideal for distributors operating and coordinating inventory across regions.

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Enterprise performance management

Plan demand, purchases, and labor by item and location, then adjust with rolling forecasts for seasonality and promotions. Scenario modeling highlights where shifts in pricing, freight, or throughput will have the biggest impacts.

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Inventory management

Track items across bins, lots, and locations. Replenish with rules for minimums/maximums, safety stock, and lead times. Substitutions and allocations reduce stockouts and protect service levels, while live, real-time stock visibility keeps carrying costs in check.

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Order management

Coordinate quotes, pricing, and fulfillment for counter sales, ecommerce, and field orders. Support dropship and back orders with accurate available-to-promise (ATP) dates. Returns feed back into quality and vendor scorecards to cut repeat issues.

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Supply chain management

Vendor and customer portals share advanced shipping notices (ASNs), forecasts, and receipts so partners can plan ahead. Move product across a network of 3PLs and carriers without losing insight into cost, status, or promised dates.

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Warehouse management

Guide warehouse tasks with RFID, mobile scanning, and flexible picking methods, from wave and batch to zone and cluster. Built-in cartonization and cycle counts improve accuracy, while cross-dock flows reduce handling and accelerate fulfillment.

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Procurement

Compare suppliers while tracking lead times, on-time/in-full performance, and quality. Three-way match and vendor performance metrics provide a basis for negotiations, while reorder priorities can be set to help secure supply without overbuying.

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NetSuite Wholesale Distribution ERP and Management Software benefits

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  • Faster cash conversion. Order-to-invoice flows, credit controls, and collections tools speed billing and reduce DSO, freeing capital for strategic investments.
  • Lower carrying costs. Location-level planning, allocation, and replenishment help keep the right stock—in the right amounts—across distribution centers and stores.
  • Warehouse productivity. Smarter task assignments and picking strategies shorten travel time, reduce overtime, and let crews handle more orders per shift.
  • Greater margin control. True costs—including freight, duties, tariffs, and rebates—roll up by item, customer, and channel, giving leaders a clear view of where profits are earned or lost.

Challenges NetSuite Wholesale Distribution ERP and Management Software solves

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  • Manual processes. Spreadsheets and rekeying delay orders and increase errors. Use guided transactions, rules, and approvals to cut touches and speed handoffs.
  • Complex pricing. Thousands of SKUs with customer-specific pricing, volume breaks, and promotions are difficult to manage manually. Flexible pricing rules handle complexity and kick in automatically at the point of sale.
  • Data accessibility. Avoid leaving teams in the dark on crucial information by keeping item, order, customer, and vendor data in a shared, real-time record accessible from anywhere.
  • Data integrity. Resolve inconsistent item, pricing, and tax data with a single, standardized data model. Roles, controls, and audit trails minimize errors and provide accountability.
  • Meeting expectations. Customers expect accurate dates and easy returns. Live status updates and self-service portals keep buyers informed, reducing surprises and service calls.
  • Balancing supply and demand. Mitigate unpredictable demand, constrained supply, stockouts, and overstocks with planning tools that use lead times, mins/maxes, and location-level signals.
  • Inventory insights. Turn limited inventory visibility into clear views of stock levels, excess and obsolete items, and margin accuracy by product or customer.

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How much does NetSuite Wholesale Distribution ERP Software cost?

Companies of every size, from prerevenue startups to fast-growing businesses, have made the move to NetSuite. Looking for a better way to run your business but wondering about the cost?

Users subscribe to NetSuite for an annual fee. Your license is made up of three main components: core platform, optional modules, and number of users. There is also a one-time implementation fee for initial setup. As your business grows, you can easily activate new modules and add users—that’s the beauty of cloud software.

NetSuite Wholesale Distribution ERP Software is available as an add-on module.

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