Inventory, orders, and payroll for wholesalers and manufacturers
Track inventory across locations, manage suppliers and purchase orders, handle production costs, and run payroll for warehouse and production teams. Built for the operational complexity of wholesale and manufacturing businesses worldwide.
Software that connects your warehouse, orders, and accounting
Wholesale and manufacturing businesses have unique challenges. You are managing physical inventory that costs real money to hold. You have suppliers with payment terms and lead times. You have customers who order in bulk and expect volume pricing. You have production processes with material and labour costs that need to be tracked accurately.
Most business software treats you like a service business. Numbers on a screen do not reflect the reality of pallets on a warehouse floor or work orders in production. Novala was designed to handle physical goods, real inventory, and the operational flow of wholesale and manufacturing.
Real-time inventory across every location
Whether you have one warehouse or ten, you need to know what you have, where it is, and what it is worth at any moment. Novala tracks inventory in real time across all your locations. Transfers between warehouses are logged. Adjustments for damage or shrinkage are recorded with reasons.
Set reorder points and get alerts when stock runs low. Track batch numbers and expiry dates for regulated products. Handle multiple units of measure (each, box, pallet) with automatic conversions.
- ✓Real-time stock levels across all locations
- ✓Automatic reorder point alerts
- ✓Batch and expiry date tracking
- ✓Multiple units of measure with conversions
- ✓Inventory transfers between warehouses
Purchase orders and supplier management
Manage your entire supply chain in one place. Create purchase orders that flow directly to suppliers. Track expected delivery dates and receive alerts when shipments are late. Match invoices to POs and receiving records for accurate three-way matching.
Manage supplier payment terms, discounts for early payment, and volume pricing agreements. Get visibility into your total spend per supplier to negotiate better terms.
Production costing and margin analysis
Know exactly what it costs to make or assemble each product you sell. Track raw materials, direct labour, and overhead per work order. Compare estimated vs actual costs to identify inefficiencies. See gross margin per product, per customer, and per sales channel.
When input costs change (materials go up, labour rates increase), automatically recalculate product costs and margins. Get alerts when a product's margin drops below your minimum threshold.
- ✓Bill of materials for every product
- ✓Work order costing with materials and labour
- ✓Product-level margin analysis
- ✓Automatic cost recalculation as inputs change
Common questions from wholesale and manufacturing businesses
Do you support serial number tracking?
Yes. For products where you need to track individual units (electronics, high-value items, warranty-tracked products), Novala supports serial number tracking through receiving, storage, and sale.
Can we handle multiple currencies for international suppliers?
Yes. Purchase orders can be created in any currency, and exchange rates are captured at receiving for accurate cost accounting. Payments to foreign suppliers handle currency conversion.
Do you integrate with shipping carriers?
We are working on integrations with Canada Post, Purolator, and other major carriers. In the meantime, you can generate packing slips and shipping documents that work with any carrier.
Can we track landed cost accurately?
Yes. Beyond the supplier invoice, you can add freight, duties, customs fees, and other landing costs to a receipt. These are allocated across the items in the shipment for accurate product costing.