How Inventory Planner works with ShipHero

Import fulfillment and inventory data from ShipHero

Inventory Planner pulls all product information, sales orders, and purchase orders from your ShipHero account.

Configure forecasting settings in Inventory Planner

Set your preferred forecasting method in Settings. Next, generate replenishment recommendations and create a purchase order.

Push purchase orders from Inventory Planner to ShipHero

Inventory Planner syncs the prepared transfer to your ShipHero account.

Keep Inventory Planner updated with ShipHero data

Receiving information on the purchase order in ShipHero automatically syncs to Inventory Planner.

Key inventory planning features for ShipHero users

Faster and smarter Cash Flow

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Get accurate, data-driven demand forecasting

Get meaningful replenishment suggestions for your products based on your sales history, so you always order the right amount of stock at the right time.

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Create dynamic, customized inventory reports

Identify sales trends with an in-depth look at your business performance, from products to vendors. Customize each report to focus on the metrics that matter most to your business.

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Create purchase orders based on forecasted demand

Use your customized replenishment recommendations to inform and create new purchase orders.

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Generate accurate profit forecasts from inventory insights

Make faster, smarter buying decisions with full visibility into your forecasted profit and profit margins.

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Control bundling and kitting components

Order components and create Assembly Orders based on the forecasted demand for finished goods.

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Manage cash flow with open-to-buy planning

Release cash caught up in unused stock, and fill gaps in your inventory to meet revenue goals for the coming year.

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See historical stock levels

Need to know what stock was like for a particular date or month? View stock levels and inventory values for any date since you connected your store to Inventory Planner.

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Manage replenishment across multiple warehouses

Holding stock in multiple locations? Forecast demand for each warehouse to maximize your inventory investment, or transfer stock to balance items from one location to another.

Get started with the ShipHero integration

Put Your ShipHero Integration to Work

Connect your ShipHero account
  • First, create an account in Inventory Planner.
  • Choose your platform as ShipHero, provide your Access Token and Refresh Token. Click the “Connect” button.
  • Your sales history, product information, and purchase orders sync automatically.
  • The first sync calculates replenishment suggestions for all your products – so it may take a short while.

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Check out the replenishment report
  • Here comes your first replenishment report, which shows you what and how many products need to be purchased to smartly restock your inventory.
  • Each product displays forecasted profit and other key metrics, so you’ll know which key items to reorder to avoid losing revenue.

Screenshot of Inventory Planner replenishment report

Create purchase orders
  • Use Inventory Planner’s data-led replenishment suggestions to either create new purchase orders, or make warehouse transfers to other locations.
  • Select all required items in the replenishment report and use bulk actions to make a purchase order per supplier.
  • When you’re ready to order, email directly to your vendor from Inventory Planner.
  • The purchase order can be pushed to ShipHero as soon as it’s created.

Screenshot of creating a purchase order in Inventory Planner

Sync your data automatically

Inventory Planner stays updated by pulling new product information, customer orders and purchase orders with each day’s sync with your ShipHero account.

Screenshot of Inventory Planner syncing product and order data with ShipHero