FMCG Distribution

Make better decisions across sales, supply, and distribution.

ToolPlex connects distributor files, sales, inventory, orders, and finance data. We build the forecasts, reports, and internal software your teams need to plan stock, monitor channels, and resolve problems.

The problem

Sell-in alone does not show what is happening in the market.

You know what shipped, not always what sold

Sales to a distributor do not show which products reached outlets, where stock is building up, or where distribution is falling short.

Every distributor reports differently

File layouts, product labels, customer names, and reporting rules vary across the network and change over time.

Names and codes change

An outlet can change names, codes, owners, or distributors. Without a reliable match, the same customer may be counted twice or disappear from the report.

The monthly view arrives too late

By the time sales coverage, stock, returns, and distributor performance are ready, sales and supply teams may already be working on the next month.

Connects to your systems

Turn distributor submissions into usable channel data.

ToolPlex reads the files distributors already send and connects them with ERP, sales, inventory, finance, and reporting data. The original records remain available when a number needs to be checked.

Your systems
Distributor & Channel Data
Sell-in / sell-out · Stock & returns · Excel / CSV
ERP & Finance
SAP · Oracle · Dynamics · AS/400
Sales & Ordering
CRM · Order systems · Customer portals
Planning & Inventory
Forecasting tools · WMS · In-house systems
Files & Collaboration
Google Drive · SharePoint · Email
Data & Reporting
Databases · Power BI · Tableau · Excel
ToolPlex
data connections + software
Outputs
Demand plans
Channel reporting
Reconciliation
Alerts & workflows
Fig. 1 — ToolPlex connects your current systems and makes the results available in one place.
What ToolPlex can do

Support the decisions that connect sales, supply, and finance.

Demand and supply planning

Forecast by product, channel, customer, or region and turn the plan into purchasing, production, or distributor requirements.

Distributor and channel visibility

Combine sell-in, sell-out, stock, returns, and coverage data to see what is happening across the network.

Sales and commercial reporting

Review performance by customer, product, channel, and territory, with unusual results traced back to the source data.

Orders, inventory, and finance workflows

Track orders, claims, invoices, receivables, and recurring reports without rebuilding the same work in spreadsheets each cycle.

How projects grow

Solve one problem first. Build on the data it produces.

A distributor reconciliation project can produce a cleaner, more reliable sales history. That same data can later support demand forecasting, channel reporting, or supply planning if those become the next priorities.

● start anywhere — add in any order
Data reconciliation
Demand forecasting
Operations monitoring
Data access
Customer analysis
CONNECTED COMPANY DATA
Fig. 2 — Start with one part and add others using the same connected data.

Each project adds useful data connections and business rules, so the next one can build on work already in place.

After launch

Approved corrections become part of the system.

When your team confirms a name, mapping, exception, or business rule, ToolPlex applies it the next time.

Your rules stay in the system

ToolPlex records approved terms, exceptions, and business rules so they are applied consistently the next time.

Access based on role

Each person sees only the data and actions their job requires.

A record of every change

Approved changes are logged, including what changed, when, and who approved it.

Data privacy

Built around your security requirements.

Your company gets a separate environment in the deployment region you choose. We do not pool your data or use it to train shared models. We can also support stricter data-hosting requirements when needed.

YOUR ENVIRONMENT — your region, or on-prem
Your systems & data
ERP · POS · databases · files
secure tunnel
ToolPlex
separate client environment
serves
ToolPlex apps
desktop · mobile
Your data stays in your environment; ToolPlex connects and serves your apps.
Fig. 3 — Your systems stay in your environment. ToolPlex connects to them securely through a separate client environment.

A separate environment for each client

Your company runs in its own environment. Data and encryption keys are not shared with another client.

Choose the deployment region

Select a deployment region that meets your company's data and procurement requirements.

Keep data in your systems when possible

ToolPlex connects to existing systems instead of requiring a separate copy of everything. Client data is not used to train shared models.

Stricter hosting requirements

We can accommodate stricter data-hosting requirements when needed.

Start with the problem worth solving now.

Bring us a planning, reporting, or operations problem and the data your team currently uses to handle it.