Distribution & Wholesale

From messy ERP exports to the margin leaks worth fixing first.

Dead stock tying up working capital. Procurement price creep from suppliers. EDI chargebacks eroding net margin. YieldSentinel ranks all of it by annual dollar impact — from CSV exports, no integration required to start.

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CSV exports only  ·  No integration required to start  ·  Data stays in your browser

Sample findings — Horizon Distribution Ltd.
Dead stock (180+ days)$184,400
Procurement price variance$62,800/yr
EDI chargebacks (annualised)$47,200
SKUs below 15% margin threshold23 SKUs
Identified recovery potential$294,400/yr
Illustrative figures based on typical distribution operations · Not actual client data

Four leakage categories — ranked by dollar impact

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Dead stock and slow-movers

Capital trapped in inventory with 90–180+ days no movement. Identifies holding cost, markdown exposure, and which SKUs should be cleared before next buying cycle. Typically 8–15% of total inventory value in distribution operations.

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Procurement price variance

Actual landed cost vs. standard cost by supplier, SKU, and category. Surfaces price creep, freight cost drift, and which suppliers are consistently above standard — before the margin impact shows up in the P&L.

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Margin erosion by SKU and account

Which customers, channels, and product lines are dragging your average gross margin below target. Identifies the 20% of SKUs responsible for 80% of margin drag — so you can price, rationalise, or drop them.

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EDI chargebacks and compliance gaps

ASN errors, invoice mismatches, label compliance failures, and trading partner deductions. For distributors supplying major retailers, EDI chargebacks frequently represent 1–4% of gross revenue — most of it preventable.

What YieldSentinel analyses for distributors

Each module accepts standard ERP and WMS exports. Upload one file or several — the platform runs each diagnostic independently and surfaces findings ranked by annual dollar impact.

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Inventory Intelligence

Dead stock, stockouts, reorder gaps, expiry risk, and days-of-cover by SKU and location. Upload your inventory aging report or on-hand export from any WMS or ERP.

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Procurement Variance

PPV, maverick spend, supplier OTD, and freight cost variance. Upload purchase order history from your ERP — NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, or a manual PO log all work.

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Margin Analysis

Gross margin by SKU, customer, and channel. Identifies which accounts are below your target margin and by how much — before you see it in the quarterly P&L.

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EDI Leakage Diagnostic

Chargeback drivers ranked by dollar impact. Upload chargeback reports, ASN logs, or invoice exports from your EDI portal or ERP. No live EDI connection required.

Supply Chain Stress Test

Supplier risk, tariff exposure, single-source dependency, and lead time risk — scored and ranked. Run before a buying review or when evaluating supplier base concentration.

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Command Centre

Upload multiple files at once — inventory, procurement, and sales together. The Command Centre aggregates findings across all modules into a single ranked dollar-impact view with cross-module correlation signals.

Three steps from export to findings

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Export from your ERP

Pull a standard inventory, purchase order, or sales report from your ERP or WMS. NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, Cin7, DEAR, and most others export CSV natively.

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Upload and diagnose

Drop the file in the relevant module. Column names are mapped automatically — messy ERP exports with non-standard headers are handled without manual cleanup.

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Get ranked findings

Findings ranked by annualised dollar impact. Board mode generates a one-page executive brief. Export to PDF, CSV, or print. All analysis runs locally — no data sent to any server.

Built for operations and finance teams in distribution

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Operations Directors

Weekly inventory health, supplier OTD, and stockout risk — from the same ERP exports already in use. No new system, no integration project.

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CFOs and Controllers

Margin by customer and channel, procurement variance by supplier, and working capital tied up in dead stock — all in a board-ready format within an hour of export.

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Advisors and Due Diligence Teams

Operational health scan from management-provided exports. Dead stock, margin quality, and procurement discipline — surfaced before deeper engagement or LOI.

Distribution-specific questions

Any ERP that can export a CSV works — NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Sage, Fishbowl, Cin7, DEAR, Brightpearl, and most others. Column names are mapped automatically, so non-standard headers from different systems are handled without manual cleanup.
Yes. If your inventory export includes a location or warehouse column, the analysis will break down findings by location. Dead stock, stockouts, and reorder alerts are shown per-location as well as in aggregate.
Upload your chargeback report, ASN error log, invoice exception file, or EDI error report from your portal or ERP. The module classifies each deduction type, identifies the top drivers by dollar amount, and splits preventable vs. disputable chargebacks. No live EDI connection is required to start.
In CSV mode (the default), no. All analysis runs locally in your browser. Your inventory counts, cost figures, supplier prices, and customer data never leave your device and are never sent to any server. This is a core architectural decision, not a marketing claim.
Most distribution operations benefit from a weekly inventory and procurement review (15 minutes with an ERP export) and a monthly margin and EDI review. The platform saves analysis periods for period-over-period comparison.

Start your first distribution diagnostic.

Upload an inventory or procurement export and see ranked findings in under five minutes — no account required to start.

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CSV-first · No integration required to start · Free tier available