AI Automation for Manufacturers and Distributors.
Quotations, orders, collections and procurement move through inboxes, spreadsheets and your ERP every day. We automate that work with AI agents inside the systems you already run, cutting manual effort while your team approves what goes out.
Where Time Goes in a B2B Business
Manufacturers and distributors run on repeatable work: requests come in, someone checks the ERP, prepares a document, gets it approved and updates another system. It's exactly the kind of work AI can automate, so your team spends its time on customers, pricing decisions and exceptions, and the cost of every order goes down.
Does This Sound Familiar?
The same patterns show up in almost every manufacturing and distribution business we talk to.
None of this needs a new ERP. It needs the work around your ERP to move faster.
- RFQs pile up in inboxes waiting to be priced
- Quotes are built by copying from the ERP into Excel
- Purchase orders are re-typed from PDFs
- Collections depend on someone remembering to chase
- Vendor quotes are compared by hand
- Customers call or WhatsApp to ask "where’s my order?"
Workflows We Automate First
High-volume, repetitive work where AI agents do the heavy lifting and your team approves.
RFQ to Quotation
AI reads the RFQ, matches items to your catalogue, checks ERP pricing and drafts the quote for approval.
Order Entry
Purchase orders from email and PDFs turned into draft sales orders.
Collections
Overdue invoices flagged and reminders prepared in batches.
Procurement
Supplier quotes compared line by line with a draft recommendation.
Order-Status Queries
Routine "where’s my order?" questions answered from your own systems.
Management Reporting
Sales, stock and receivables pulled together into a regular briefing for owners and managers.
RFQ to Quotation, Step by Step
The workflow most manufacturers start with.
RFQ Arrives
By email, often with a PDF or spreadsheet attached.
Items Matched
Customer descriptions mapped to your product codes.
Pricing Checked
Price lists, stock and past quotes pulled from your ERP.
Quote Drafted
In your template, with your terms.
Sales Approves
Reviewed, edited if needed, approved.
Sent and Logged
Quote sent and your CRM updated.
Built Around the Systems You Already Run
Connections are built for the systems in your business, not a fixed list.
Before and After AI Automation
How to Get Started
AI Automation Assessment
We map your quoting, ordering, collections and procurement work and score where automation saves the most.
- A few sessions with your team
- Prioritised automation list
- Clear first-automation plan
First Automation
One workflow automated inside your real systems with approval built in.
- Usually RFQ to quotation
- Run alongside your process first
- Agreed success measures
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Reuse the same connections for the next workflow.
- Faster each time
- Department by department
- Monthly review of results
Start With the Workflow That Costs You Most
Tell us where quotes, orders or collections slow your team down. We'll show you what AI agents can automate, and what your first automation would involve.