5 ways supplier integrations supercharge your operations

Product Creation

Venditan Commerce can automatically create products the moment your supplier makes them available. Titles, descriptions, images, specifications, categories, and pricing are pulled straight from the supplier feed into your platform. There’s no need to manually create product records, chase assets, or rekey details.

This is ideal for retailers working with suppliers who regularly release new ranges or update existing lines. You stay ahead of the curve without adding to your team's workload. If needed, Venditan Commerce also supports mapping supplier content to your preferred naming and formatting to control the output.

Use case: A supplier launches a new collection of winter coats. Venditan Commerce picks them up, actually creates product records and makes them visible on your website within minutes.

Benefits:

• Rapidly expand your catalogue
• Go live with new products as soon as they’re available
• Eliminate repetitive product admin
• Ensure high-quality listings without delays

Product Availability (Stock Levels)

Venditan Commerce can sync live or near-live stock levels from your suppliers, enabling you to sell products without holding the stock yourself.

The platform monitors supplier availability and adjusts your site listings accordingly. This allows you to show extended ranges, add availability messaging, and offer reliable lead times based on real stock positions.

Even when items are not stored in your warehouse, they can still be sold with confidence. Venditan Commerce handles the visibility rules, so only products that are available to fulfil are shown as purchasable.

Use case: You list a pair of high-end headphones that you don’t stock in-house. Venditan Commerce detects 34 units available from your supplier and updates your site to show them as available with a 3 to 5-day delivery window.

Benefits:

• Sell beyond your warehouse capacity
• Show clear stock status and lead times
• Reduce the risk of overselling
• Broaden your range without taking on extra inventory

Dropshipping

Venditan Commerce supports full dropship functionality by routing relevant customer orders directly to your suppliers for fulfilment. As soon as an order is placed, the platform sends the details to the supplier, who picks, packs, and ships the product to the end customer. The entire process is automated and tracked within the platform, with customer comms and order updates handled by Venditan Commerce.

You remain in control of the customer experience, even though you never physically handle the goods. Where supported, branding can be maintained through custom packing slips or packaging.

Use case: A customer orders a large garden bench that you don’t keep in stock. Venditan Commerce forwards the order to your supplier, who dispatches the item directly to the customer. Tracking details are sent automatically, and the order is updated throughout.

Benefits:

• Offer more products without increasing warehouse load
• Enable a leaner, more flexible fulfilment model
• Reduce upfront stock investment
• Scale ranges and categories without complexity

Replenishment

Venditan Commerce can automate your replenishment workflow based on rules you configure. Once suppliers and product links are set up in the platform, it monitors sales activity, stock levels, and lead times. When replenishment is needed, it generates and sends purchase orders directly to your supplier.

You can create automated triggers based on minimum stock levels, sales velocity, or expected demand. POs are populated with the correct SKUs, quantities, and supplier-specific pricing. Everything is logged and visible to your team without needing manual intervention.

As well as fully automated replenishment, Venditan Commerce also supports manual purchase orders and those generated using recommended replenishment quantities. These can also be sent directly to suppliers through the platform, giving your team full flexibility in how stock is ordered and managed.

Use case: A core product line sells faster than expected. Venditan Commerce flags the stock dip, generates a PO, and sends it to the supplier automatically. Your team is notified, and the order is tracked within the system.

Benefits:

• Maintain availability of key lines
• Reduce manual purchasing admin
• React quickly to changes in sales patterns
• Minimise missed sales due to low stock

Shipment Notifications

Venditan Commerce can receive shipment notifications from your suppliers, covering both inbound deliveries and dropshipped customer orders. This includes advance shipping notices (ASNs), dispatch confirmations, tracking details, and estimated delivery dates.

These updates feed directly into the platform, keeping your teams and your customers informed. In the case of replenishment, your warehouse can prepare for incoming stock. For dropshipped items, customers receive proactive updates without needing to contact support.

Use case: Your supplier ships a pallet of stock. Venditan Commerce receives the ASN, marks the purchase order as in transit, and updates the expected delivery date. Meanwhile, a separate dropshipped customer order is marked as dispatched, and the tracking info is emailed to the customer.

Benefits:

• Keep customers updated without extra workload
• Improve warehouse planning and resource allocation
• Reduce support queries around delivery timelines
• Maintain accurate order and inventory status across the board

How Supplier Integrations work

Supplier integrations in Venditan Commerce are typically powered by APIs, which allow the platform to exchange data with your suppliers automatically. Depending on what’s available on the supplier’s side, these integrations can include product information, stock levels, pricing, purchase orders, shipment updates, and more.

Not every integration needs to go deep. Some may simply involve syncing stock levels or creating products, while others can handle full dropshipping and replenishment automation. It all depends on what functionality you need, and what the supplier supports.

Our team scopes the integration on your behalf, working directly with the supplier to understand what’s possible and making clear recommendations. We’ll handle the technical legwork, so you don’t have to. This work can also take place during your switch to Venditan Commerce, meaning supplier integrations are ready to go when your new site goes live.