Retail EDI, deductions, trade promotions, and 3PL inventory on the ERP that runs the rest of the business.
A consumer products wholesaler can take an order in minutes. Shipping it the way a big-box retailer wants, with the right ship notice, labels, and routing, and then getting paid in full, is the hard part. Every retailer has its own compliance manual, every remittance arrives short a few deductions, and trade spend is committed long before anyone knows what it will cost. NetSuite, configured by Consule for retail EDI, deductions, and promotions, turns those exceptions into a process instead of a backlog. For the full picture, stage by stage, read our complete guide to CPG manufacturing in NetSuite.
Deductions worked, not written off. Short payments are captured at cash application with a reason, matched to the promotion or compliance charge behind them, and routed for dispute or approval, so recoverable deductions get recovered.
Trade spend you can see before month-end. Promotional allowances are accrued when the order ships, not when the retailer takes the deduction, so gross-to-net margin by customer and item stays current.
Retail-ready and private-label packs. Repack Orders turns bulk inventory into club packs or private-label product with lot traceability back to the source and cost carried into every output.
Retailer compliance built into fulfillment. EDI integration with your trading partners, plus pick, pack, and label rules set by retailer, so orders ship the way each routing guide requires.
Everything else NetSuite already does. Demand planning, multi-warehouse and 3PL inventory, marketplace and ecommerce channels, broker commissions, and financials that close on time.
Every short payment has a reason and an owner, so invalid deductions are disputed within the retailer’s window instead of written off at year-end.
Ship notices, labels, and ship windows follow each retailer’s rules, so chargebacks for late or mislabeled shipments fall.
Trade spend, deductions, freight, and commissions post against the sale, so profitability by retailer and item reflects everything it cost.
Your own and 3PL locations are visible together, so allocation and promise dates use all the stock you have.
Built for wholesalers who sell to retail
Consule builds native NetSuite products, including Repack Orders for traced repacking, and configures NetSuite for wholesalers whose margin depends on what happens after the order ships. If you sell consumer products to retailers and track deductions and promotions in spreadsheets, or run a NetSuite account that never got past order entry, we will walk through your own remittances and trade calendar with you.
Consule delivers this as a NetSuite implementation, a NetSuite optimization of a system you already run, or an integration project, with ongoing support under the CARE program.
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Yes, through EDI integration. Consule connects NetSuite with EDI providers so 850 purchase orders, 856 ship notices, and 810 invoices flow between NetSuite and each trading partner without rekeying.
Short payments are recorded at cash application with a deduction reason and linked to the invoice. Consule configures the workflow to match deductions to promotions or compliance charges, route disputes, and report on recovery.
NetSuite handles promotional pricing on orders, and Consule configures accruals for bill-back and scan allowances so trade spend is recognized when product ships and settled when the retailer claims it.
Yes. Third-party warehouses are set up as NetSuite locations, and Consule integrates the 3PL’s receipts, shipments, and on-hand balances so stock at every site is visible and available to promise.
