Recurrency GTM brain

Recurrency sells ERP automation to wholesale distributors, improving sales, purchasing and reporting around existing systems.

category

Distribution ERP automation

market profile

  • text: Wholesale distributors often rely on legacy ERP systems while confronting stockouts, overstock, pricing mistakes and lost orders.
  • text: Recurrency layers sales and purchasing workflows over existing ERP data instead of requiring an immediate migration.
  • text: The market includes wholesale distributors across HVAC, industrial, electrical and maintenance supply categories.

personas

  • title: Distribution owner or president
    pains:
    • Legacy ERP investments have not prevented margin leakage or missed orders
    • Management lacks a timely view of sales and inventory performance
  • title: Purchasing or inventory manager
    pains:
    • Stockouts and overstock tie up working capital and damage fill rates
    • Building replenishment orders from fragmented forecasts is manual
  • title: Sales leader or branch manager
    pains:
    • Representatives miss customer retention and expansion opportunities
    • Slow ERP screens make it harder to quote, serve customers and place orders
  • title: IT or ERP director
    pains:
    • Existing ERP software is difficult to modernize
    • A full platform migration could disrupt critical distribution workflows

icp

  • text: Small and midsize wholesale distributors using established ERP systems to manage sales, purchasing and inventory.
  • text: Industrial, electrical, HVAC and MRO supply distributors with recurring customer orders and substantial SKU inventories.
  • text: Distribution businesses that want improved front-office and inventory workflows without replatforming the ERP.

message pillars

  • text: Give distributors a faster interface for sales and service.
  • text: Improve replenishment with forecasting and streamlined purchasing.
  • text: Gain accessible real-time visibility into ERP data.
  • text: Modernize workflows without migrating the existing ERP.

objections

  • objection: We cannot risk replacing our ERP.
    response: Review the existing ERP integration and implementation scope, then verify with the technical team before committing.
  • objection: Our buyers know inventory better than an algorithm.
    response: Pilot forecast and purchasing recommendations on a representative product group and measure fill rate, stockouts and inventory turnover.
  • objection: Sales staff will not adopt another tool.
    response: Demonstrate order entry and relevant retention recommendations within the existing workflow and compare time spent on common tasks.

competitors

  • name: SAP
    why: Incumbent ERP provider serving distributors and identified in coverage of Recurrency.
  • name: RELEX Solutions
    why: Competes in demand forecasting and inventory planning for distribution.
  • name: Pricing HUB
    why: Pricing optimization vendor identified as a Recurrency competitor.

keywords

  • distribution ERP automation
  • wholesale distributor demand forecasting
  • distributor inventory optimization
  • ERP sales recommendations
  • wholesale dynamic pricing software
  • distribution purchasing automation
  • ERP reporting distributors

voice

  • Direct and distributor-specific
  • Operational and outcome focused
  • Founder-led

signals

  • text: A distributor complains about stockouts, excess inventory or slow replenishment in a legacy ERP.
  • text: A sales leader is expanding branches or seeking to recover dormant customer orders and improve order value.
  • text: An ERP team wants modern sales and reporting capabilities but has ruled out a full replacement.

stack

  • ERP integrations
  • Epicor Prophet 21
  • SAP

pricing

model: unknown

motion

sales_led

channels

  • SEO
  • industry associations
  • partnerships

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Sam Oshay
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: I'm building Recurrency!

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