New business models and services are needed to compete in a new economy
SAP enables wholesale distributors to drive new revenue sources, reduce costs, and differentiate your business by simplifying digital transformation and supporting new business models and customer-specific services
Supply Chain Execution
- Order Promising
- Track & Trace and Logistics Networks
- Transportation Management
- Warehouse Management
- Yard Logistics
Procurement
- Cost Recovery and Rebates
- External Workforce Management
- Invoice and Payables Management
- Operational Procurement
- Procurement Analytics
- Services Procurement
- Sourcing and Contract Management
- Supplier Collaboration
- Supplier Management
Supply Chain Planning
- Demand Management and Insights
- Response and Supply Planning
- Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning
Marketing and Sales
- Commerce Personalisation
- Customer Rebates and Incentive Programs
- Omnichannel Commerce Management
- Optimised Marketing
- Quote-to-Cash
- Sales Force Automation
- Sales Performance Management
- Single Customer View
Service
- External Workforce Management
- Field Service Management
- Subscription Management
- Value-Added Product Services
Simplify and improve the way you work with your customers and suppliers

Transform and differentiate your business
Optimise processes, evolve existing services, and go above and beyond what your peers have to offer by leveraging intelligent technologies to become an intelligent enterprise.
SAP Road Map for Wholesale Distribution
Explore our wholesale distribution road map to learn about current industry solutions, planned innovations, and future direction.
Current release highlights
- Demand-side forecast collaboration to include external partner forecasts in the planning process
- Invoice automation with machine learning and invoice monitoring to handle exceptions
- Increased integration between SAP solutions and SAP Global Batch Traceability
- Integration of SAP Intelligent Sales Execution to SAP Cloud for Customer
Upcoming innovations
- New machine learning forecasting algorithms
- Conversational voice interfaces and machine learning
- Extended warehouse optimisation capabilities, such as MFS enhancements and robotic integration
- Insight on what drives people to a Web page with the integration of Google Analytics
Future plans
- Enable forecast automation and inclusion of advanced algorithms
- Use machine learning and data prediction to automate procurement processes
- Provide a business network for logistics collaboration with a focus on SAP Transportation Management
- Implement additional account-based marketing, content marketing, and lead-to-revenue capabilities
Find wholesale distribution software tailored to your needs
Run flexible, tightly integrated processes to achieve operational excellence – from demand planning and CRM to inventory and supply chain management.

SAP S/4HANA
Adopt industry best practices while attaining operational excellence with our real-time enterprise resource management suite for digital business that can be deployed in the cloud or on premise.
SAP Commerce Cloud
Engage and transact with your customers anywhere, at any time, and on any device with the built-in omnichannel versatility offered by our B2B and B2C commerce software.
Jump-start your transition to an intelligent enterprise
Accelerate implementation time, reduce risks, and get ready for your digital journey with the SAP Model Company service for wholesale distribution.
SAP Model Company for Wholesale Distribution
Become a digital leader with a prepackaged, ready to use service that delivers predefined end-to-end business processes, test cases, configuration guidelines, and project accelerators for your industry.
Exceed expectations with the latest IT innovations

Stay competitive and win in the experience economy
In this independent research study, learn how wholesale distributors are reimagining their business models to meet evolving customer demands and succeed in the experience economy, even as more B2B digital business is sold directly to consumers.

Become a best-run midsize wholesale distributor
In this IDC InfoBrief sponsored by SAP, learn how midsize wholesale distributors are finding new ways to drive revenue, empower employees, and respond to customer needs.
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