Sales Analysis by Sales Type or Category

Sales Types are values you set for sales analysis purposes in Freedom Series/ec21. Most distributors make sales type distinctions for dropships and promotional sales plus many others. Once you have set the Sales Types you want tracked in Freedom Series/ec21, the Sales Analysis System summarizes sales for each month by location and sales type. This information is available on-line and can be displayed for any month, including the current month, for a specific location or company-wide. The information displayed includes the Sales Type, Sales and Gross Margin for the current month, year to date, and the previous year.

The very same display is available by merchandise category. Merchandise categories are set by you in Freedom Series/ec21 and are used to view segments of inventory.

Sales Analysis & Graphs-Location/Category/Sales Representative/Sales Type

This on-line sales analysis tool is very versatile. It provides you with the ability to display sales and margin by month for any year for a sales type, a sales representative, or a category. This information can also be for a particular location or company-wide. There is also the facility to compare one year's data to another and the Sales Analysis System calculates the ratio between the years. All the data can be displayed in units or dollars, or as color graphs.

Customer Sales by Sales Type

Customer sales by sales type for a year is instantly available on-line. By just entering the customer number and indicating the one or two years you want to see, the system displays sales and margin percent by type plus the total for each year.

Customer Sales History by Item, Category or Vendor

As one of Freedom Series/ec21 most popular on-line sales analysis selections, you will use Customer Sales History by Item, Category or Vendor often. The information is displayed in units or dollars sold with margin percent for each month plus the total for the current and prior year. You enter the customer and then select a particular item, category or vendor for which you want the information displayed. You can also limit the display to sales from a particular location, by a particular sales representative, or for a particular sales type.

Gross Margin Report

This report presents sales, cost and margin information for a range of merchandise categories or items. It can be run for any period of time you choose: a day, a week, a month, or any range of days. At your option, it may include each individual sale or summary information for an item or category.

Daily Sales "Flash" Report

The Daily Sales "Flash" Report displays service level (fill rate), sales and margin information for a single day plus the sales month to date. It summarizes the data by Sales Type and totals it by location. Run after the close of business each day or first thing in the morning, the "Flash" report is the first thing many distributors look for each day.

Sales, Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold Report

This report provides you with a snap shot of your sales and inventory position at the end of a month. The report is by item and is requested either for a specific category or a range of categories. It may be requested for a single location or for all locations with company totals. The information presented includes on hand, on order and current inventory value. The sales, cost and margin information is presented in both dollars and units for the current month and year to date.

Vendor Point of Sale Report

This report presents the item and total sales by vendor for any month you choose. Our customers use this information when negotiating with their vendors. Many distributors share this information with their suppliers, some have even negotiated discounts from the vendor in payment for the information.

Provides Answers Fast When You Need Them

What is that customer buying and not buying? How is that vendor's line performing? Is that new category of merchandise performing as planned? What was the profitability of the promotion? How much is that customer buying off contract? What is that sales representative's weakest merchandise category, does he need more training? I want to put the top selling items in a fast pick area; what are the top sellers by quantity?

These questions, and literally hundreds more, can be answered using the Sales Analysis Report Writers. With Freedom Series/ec21 in your corner, you will be able to get the information you need. These easy to use report writers give you the ability to look at sales in the ways most useful to you. Using the sales report writer, anyone can create reports to look at a certain problem or opportunity, or can create reports to be executed every week or month. The sales report writer frees you from the delays sometimes encountered in getting the data processing department to write a new report. You have the freedom to get the information you need, when you need it, to make the right calls.