Purchase order software for automated purchase orders with PO forecasting
The PO is the last step of a chain: forecast, safety stock, reorder point, quantity, supplier. Storekeeper runs the chain and hands you the draft. You keep the judgment and the signature.
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Most purchase order software records a PO after someone has already decided what to buy. Storekeeper makes that decision first: it forecasts demand for each SKU, subtracts stock on hand and stock already on order, adds safety stock for the supplier's lead time, and drafts one purchase order per supplier with quantities and expected arrival dates. You review, adjust and send. Auto-drafted POs are on the Growth plan at $149 a month, or $74 billed yearly.
How a draft purchase order gets built
Every quantity on the draft traces back to a forecast you can inspect. No mystery numbers.
SKUs cross their reorder point
As demand shifts, reorder points recompute; SKUs that cross get a suggested quantity: forecast demand plus safety stock minus what is on hand and already on order. The full method is on our inventory replenishment software page.
Suggestions roll up per supplier
Everything due from the same supplier lands on one draft PO with lead times and expected arrival, so you hit minimums and shipping breaks instead of dribbling orders.
You review, adjust, send
Bump a quantity for a promo, drop a line, then send. The system learns nothing is sent without you; you learn the drafts are usually right.
Purchasing without the spreadsheet ceremony
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Auto-drafted POs per supplier
Quantities from forecasts, grouped by supplier, with expected arrival dates from tracked lead times.
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Expedite lane for urgent SKUs
Stockout-risk items get flagged separately so the urgent air order does not hide inside the routine sea order.
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Open-order awareness
Suggested quantities subtract what is already on the water, so you stop double-ordering the same shortage.
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Supplier lead-time memory
Quoted versus actual lead times tracked per supplier, feeding safety stock honestly.
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A paper trail
Every PO line links back to the forecast and stock level that justified it, which makes month-end conversations shorter.
The quantity math is live in the demo, so you can check it before you sign up. Auto-drafted POs are part of the Growth plan.
Which kind of purchase order management software do you need?
Three categories share the name. They solve different problems, and buying the wrong one is the most common mistake.
| Type | Examples | Decides what to buy? | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement and spend approval | Procurify, Precoro, Coupa | No, it routes requests for approval | Controlling indirect spend: software, services, office and facility purchases |
| Accounting PO module | QuickBooks Online Plus and Advanced, Xero | No, you type the lines | Recording purchases and matching them to bills |
| Inventory purchase order software | Storekeeper, Cin7 Core, Fishbowl, Katana | Yes, from stock levels and demand (forecast depth varies) | Businesses reordering physical products from suppliers |
If your books live in QuickBooks, the PO still lands there as a normal purchase. Our QuickBooks inventory forecasting page shows how the draft quantities are calculated from QuickBooks sales history. On Shopify, the Shopify purchase orders app page compares PO apps with the purchase orders built into admin. Running a small shop or brand and pricing your first system? The purchase order system for small business guide compares the options on price.
Purchase order forecasting for blanket orders
A blanket purchase order commits to a volume over months. The two hard questions are how much to commit and when to call off each release.
Size the commitment
The SKU forecast for the contract period, plus safety stock, is the quantity worth committing. Commit to last year's volume on a fading product and you own the overage.
Time each release
When a covered SKU crosses its reorder point, the suggested quantity is your next release against the blanket order, sized to cover demand until the release after it arrives.
Catch drift early
If demand runs hot, you see it months before the committed volume runs out, which is the right time to renegotiate price breaks rather than pay spot rates.
Purchase order software questions, answered
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Does QuickBooks have purchase order software?
How much does purchase order software cost?
More ways teams use Storekeeper
- Purchase order system for small business Inventory POs drafted from your sales forecast, compared with QuickBooks, Zoho and procurement tools on real prices.
- Inventory replenishment software Automatic replenishment: reorder points from lead time and safety stock, quantities and draft POs by supplier.
- Manufacturing inventory software Raw materials, WIP and finished goods in one system, tied by the BOM.
- Fishbowl alternatives Katana, Cin7, Zoho, inFlow and Sortly compared honestly, with real pricing.
- Inventory management software with barcode scanner How barcode inventory tracking works and which scanner to buy.
- Inventory control software Stock control software that sets reorder points and flags dead stock, not just counts.
Stop transcribing spreadsheets into POs
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