Tackling omnichannel order management with Shopify Plus EDI integration

by | Oct 8, 2024 | Inventory Management, Omnichannel, Order Fulfillment, Order Management, Suppliers

Have you ever wondered, “Is Shopify EDI-capable?”

If you’re a Shopify seller, it’s clear you’re serious about putting your business on the path to success. But wouldn’t it be even easier to achieve your growth plans and scale your business if all your sales and order data could be stored and accessed in one place?

We have great news! With SPS Commerce Fulfillment Automation, the daunting tasks of inventory management and balancing 1P and 3P sales channels become easily attainable.

As an SPS Commerce Fulfillment Automation user, you’ll have access to flexible workflow capabilities to cater to how sellers on Shopify configure their systems and will be able to account for additional business systems within your technology stack and supply chain ecosystem. SPS Commerce offers two options for Shopify EDI:

Option 1: We help you automate your online store orders (D2C and B2B storefronts) into your ERP and OMS, as well as connect with your 3PL/WMS partners while facilitating inventory and shipment tracking.

Option 2: For those using Shopify Plus with advanced business-to-business capabilities, our pre-built solution helps automate traditional 1P retail order channels into Shopify for a consolidated order management experience.

No matter which direction aligns with your business practices and technology investments, you’ll see that instead of jumping between disparate systems and trying to ensure data aligns, order fulfillment can be seamlessly managed.

Our solutions to your challenges

SPS Commerce is prepared to tackle Shopify users’ challenges and pain points, simplifying the entire order process and enabling faster processing and shipping times. Plus, you’ll have a full team of experts by your side, providing proactive support for a consistently reliable solution.

Varying order formats create confusion

Managing orders from multiple channels can quickly become confusing and unnecessarily complex. Suppliers often find themselves in a reactive mode, struggling to prioritize and acknowledge orders based on their shipping schedules. Juggling orders from EDI retailers, non-EDI wholesale partners via a B2B storefront, marketplaces and direct customers only adds to the chaos.

When SPS Commerce Fulfillment connects to Shopify, your order fulfillment and shipping processes are all consolidated into one platform. We translate all order data so that it’s aligned with one pre-determined format, leaving any confusion behind. By enabling access to all order data in one location, you can operate more efficiently, simplify existing supply chain processes and get products to your customers faster.

  • As an SPS Commerce Fulfillment and Shopify user, you’ll reap the benefits of:
  • One single network connection for omnichannel management.
  • A data standardization process equipped to translate any format.
  • An expert team of Shopify EDI experts.
  • A dashboard that pulls together all Shopify orders for easy tracking.
  • A scalable system that grows with you.

Multiple tools cause delays

Stuck managing multiple tools to complete orders, track inventory and ship products? Are you tired of uncontrollable shipping delays, data errors, and manually tracking items through multiple, disparate systems?

SPS Commerce Fulfillment enables users to automate workflows across multiple business systems within the SPS ecosystem. Plus, gain end-to-end visibility and the ability to share order and shipping data with partners and customers in order to meet expectations. As your business grows and your supply chain fulfillment processes become more complex, SPS Commerce Fulfillment scales with you by connecting with your ERP, OMS and other business solutions, seamlessly.

With Fulfillment, Shopify users gain access to:

  • A network that provides end-customer visibility into their orders and order status.
  • Inventory automation for easier data sharing with trading partners.
  • Easy integration with shipping applications, thanks to system partnerships and existing mapping.

Order entry takes up too much time

Time-consuming manual tasks like sales, order and shipping data entry are tedious work. If you’re doing it across various systems, it’s more than tedious—it’s an unnecessary waste of time and resources. Employees bogged down in this type of work are unable to contribute to growth-focused aspects of your business.

When Shopify is connected to Fulfillment, suppliers can eliminate this manual data entry while remaining compliant with trading partners. Thanks to automation, they can serve their direct-to-consumer customer base faster. Order and shipping document data are simplified, giving you more time back in your day to focus on the more important priorities of running a business.

With the proper EDI integration for Shopify, you can enjoy:

  • Auto-sourcing rules to auto-fill information across forms.
  • Pre-built document templates for easy document creation.
  • Carrier service and automated shipping documentation capabilities.
  • Barcode and label creation within EDI system.

An app made for Shopify EDI integration

SPS Commerce Fulfillment makes it easy to fulfill, ship and process orders across all your order channels so you can continue to scale and grow your business. If you require order fulfillment processes (like picking, packing, labeling or shipping) services for B2B and D2C customers, SPS Fulfillment is your solution for Shopify.

One EDI solution for any order

Managing your sales channels outside of Shopify is time-consuming. Instead of wasting valuable time and resources checking different order portals throughout the day, suppliers can rely on a single source to bring orders together into one system, SPS Commerce Fulfillment. Now, in your Shopify store, all orders can be viewed together, in one place, with one login. Orders can quickly be approved and then sent to your 3PL partner or shipping department.

Enjoy faster shipping and fewer headaches. Ready to simplify your day-to-day processes and automate crucial aspects of how your growing business manages orders from Shopify and beyond?

Contact us today or click here to learn more.

Cory Mortenson
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