Quote & RFQ Management

Furniture manufacturers cut quote turnaround from days to hours by automating RFQ intake, costing, and follow-up.

74 hrs
Time saved/month
7
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About This Automation

Quote and RFQ management covers reviewing inbound requests, pricing materials and labor, drafting a formal quote, and routing it for approval before it reaches the customer. Because each step depends on manual lookups and handoffs between roles, the cycle is slow and prone to pricing errors.

The automated version reads incoming requests, pulls current costs, and drafts a priced quote without re-entry. It routes the draft for approval and sends the finished quote to the customer, cutting turnaround from days to hours.

Key features
Extracts customer details and item specs from inbound requests automatically
Pulls current material and hardware costs without manual lookup
Applies labor and overhead rules to build a consistent cost basis
Drafts a formatted, customer-ready quote document
Routes quotes for approval based on order size or discount level
Sends approved quotes and updates the customer record with next steps

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. New RFQ Email Receivedtrigger

Watches the sales inbox for incoming RFQ emails and pulls the message and any attachments.

2. Extract RFQ Details

RFQ Intake parses specs, quantities, and customer details from the email and attachments.

3. Log RFQ

Structured details are appended automatically to the master RFQ tracking sheet.

4. Calculate Costs & Draft Quote

Cost & Pricing pulls current material costs, applies labor and overhead, and drafts the quote.

5. Route High Value Quotes For Review

Quotes above $5,000 are held for a quick manager review before sending; smaller quotes skip this step.

6. Send Quote To Customer

Quote Delivery emails the finalized quote to the customer once approved or auto-cleared.

7. Update CRM Record

Opportunity record is updated with quote status and a follow-up task is scheduled automatically.

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Estimated Time Saving
74hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:7 Companies

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