Seasonal demand and reorder planning combines sales history, on-hand stock, and trend data to set purchase quantities for the next selling window. Doing this by hand across spreadsheets and separate trend trackers is slow, and small miscalculations lead to overstock or missed sell-through.
The automated version pulls sales and stock data, applies trend adjustments, and calculates recommended order quantities on its own. Purchase orders are drafted, routed for approval, and sent to suppliers with far less manual handling and fewer errors.
The full workflow, from trigger to completion.
Every Monday morning, the scheduled trigger opens the current season's reorder calendar and starts the cycle.
Pulls sales history and seasonal trend data, then calculates recommended reorder quantities per SKU.
Calculated quantities and trend notes are written for the purchasing team to reference.
Cross-checks supplier lead times and drafts purchase orders, flagging any order above the approval threshold.
Orders above $5,000 route to the operations manager for a quick approval before sending.
Approved or auto-cleared purchase orders are emailed to the supplier with PO number and delivery date.
The forecast sheet and PO history update automatically once the order is sent.
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