About Inventory Planner
Inventory Planner is a demand forecasting and replenishment platform for e-commerce, retail and wholesale merchants. It analyzes historical sales, seasonality and demand trends to predict what to buy, how much, and when — generating purchase orders and reducing stockouts and overstock. Now part of Sage (acquired via Brightpearl in 2022) and sold as "Inventory Planner by Sage" within Sage for Retail, it is trusted by 2,600+ brands.
Pricing
Check the official site for current plans and pricing.
Key features
- Variant-level demand forecasting:: SKU-level forecasts with configurable models for seasonal, non-seasonal, retail and wholesale products; new products borrow demand from similar items by style, size
- Automated purchasing & POs:: replenishment recommendations accounting for vendors, MOQs and lead times; generate purchase orders in a couple of clicks; scheduled weekly replenishment reports.
- Open-to-Buy planning:: plan purchasing budgets by category, brand or vendor to meet sales goals, with LLY analysis and expected-margin planning.
- Multi-location management:: forecast and optimize stock across warehouses, 3PL, brick-and-mortar stores and Amazon FBA, including transfer recommendations.
- Overstock & stockout intelligence:: identify dead/slow-moving stock, lost-revenue risk and what to liquidate first to free up cash flow.
Pros & cons
Pros
- : SKU-level forecasts with configurable models for seasonal, non-seasonal, retail and wholesale products; new products b
- : replenishment recommendations accounting for vendors, MOQs and lead times; generate purchase orders in a couple of cli
- : plan purchasing budgets by category, brand or vendor to meet sales goals, with LLY analysis and expected-margin planni
Cons
- Confirm plan limits and feature gates on the official pricing page
- Best results usually need correct setup and ongoing optimization
Integrations
- E-commerce/marketplaces: Shopify + Plus
- Amazon
- BigCommerce
- WooCommerce
- eBay
- Walmart
- ERP/inventory: NetSuite
- QuickBooks (Online + Desktop)
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Acumatica
Inventory Planner FAQ
What is Inventory Planner?
A demand forecasting, replenishment and open-to-buy planning platform that sits above your e-commerce/ERP stack to tell you exactly what to buy, how much, and when.
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