Are you under the pump managing the multitude of time consuming administrative tasks it takes to keep your irrigation supplies business running? Do you feel like you are working “in” your business when you should be working “on” your business?
What do irrigation supplies businesses do?
You’re in the business of building and supplying irrigation parts for various projects. Some of these might include:
- • Irrigating households and household water supply
- • Water features and fountains
- • Fish farming pumping and aeration
- • Household and commercial filtration
- • Flood control
- • Golf course irrigation
- • Fire fighting facilities
- • Water treatment infrastructure
To service the projects you work on as well as your direct customers your product range is wide and varied and might include:
- • Pumps
- • Pipes
- • Sprinklers
- • Hoses and fittings
- • Water meters
- • Fittings
- • Valves
- • Water filters
- • Water storage
The scope and breadth of your projects, means that you may have multiple stores, locations, offices and you may have showrooms. These all service your customer and your business needs.
What challenges does your business face?
You carry products and provide services which means that your business processes can be complex and with this comes multiple challenges, they might include:
- • Multiple systems – you have multiple systems in place across your business and no single “source of truth”
- • Manual data entry – these systems rely on manual data entry which takes time and resource
- • Stock control – stock data isn’t updated in real-time so it’s always out of date and stock transfers are challenging
- • Lack of visibility – it’s challenging to understand exactly what is going on in your business at any given time
- • Inaccurate data – human error and multiple systems mean that your business data is prone to inaccuracy
How can business management software help?
The right business management software will automate employee driven busines processes for your irrigation supplies business. This frees up employees to do their actual jobs and take better care of your customers and the projects at hand.
Business management software such as Foresiight’s ProfiitPlus can help your business to achieve all of the following.
Stock control
Only buy and store the stock that you need based on accurate and real-time stock data. Avoid over-stocking and the cost that comes with it as well as under-stocking which results in project delays and/or disappointed customers.
Automation
Processes such as your ordering are automated so there is no manual handling and no room for human error.
Forecasting
Business management software enables you to predict stock levels, automate financial forecasts, staffing requirements and more so that you can make smart decisions to grow your business over time.
Anytime, anywhere
Manage your business from your multiple locations at any time. You don’t need to be at your “head office” to manage projects, stock, businesses processes or accounts.
Is it time to invest in Business Management software?
If you are still not sure whether it’s time to invest in business management software for your irrigation business, then our easy checklist will help you to review where you are at with business operations and whether things are working efficiently. Answer each of these questions honestly:
- • Do you rely on manual data entry?
- • Do you use spreadsheets for stock control?
- • Is your point of sale separate to your accounting and stock control?
- • Are you required to work out of a specific location to undertake certain tasks?
- • Are you or your team members entering the same information over and over again into multiple systems?
- • Are you unable to step back from day-to-day business operations?
- • Do you “micro-manage” your business?
- • Are you struggling to digitise your business and link online sales/ordering with your bricks and mortar stores?
- • Do you struggle to understand what your customers need and want from your business?
If you answered “yes” to more than five these questions then now is the perfect time to talk to Foresiight about how we can help.
Why choose Foresiight?
At Foresiight, we’ve been partnering with small to medium sized businesses throughout Queensland and Australia for over 35 years. Based in Brisbane’s north, and partnering with businesses across Queensland, our business consultants provide their expertise and personalised service to each and every business that we work with.
Our business consultants have specialised experience across a range of wholesale and retail industries including irrigation, tools and hardware, pets and produce, automotive and more. We understand industry specifications and we have tailored our leading all in one business management software ProfiitPlus to meet and exceed the needs of each industry.
Why choose ProfiitPlus?
Over the years ProfiitPlus has been customised to meet the specific needs of irrigation supplies businesses like yours. We currently work with successful irrigation businesses operating across Queensland, servicing Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and beyond.
We understand irrigation and this is reflected in the customisation of our ProfiitPlus software.
ProfiitPlus provides:
- • All in one solution
- • Point of sale interface
- • Real-time data and insights
- • Stock management
- • Accounting
- • Performance monitoring
- • Plus the options to add-on CRM, Paperless Office, JobMate and more
Further information
Chat to one of our team of business consultants today about how ProfiitPlus can help your irrigation business to grow through these challenging times. Call us on 1800 061 670 or complete our simple enquiry form and we’ll be in touch.
