CloudSuite Distribution for Building Materials

Modernize Distribution. Improve Visibility. Protect Margins.

Infor CloudSuite Distribution helps Building Materials, Industrial, HVAC, and Electrical distributors streamline operations, improve warehouse performance, gain financial visibility, and deliver a better customer experience—all on a cloud platform built specifically for distribution.

Industry-Specific Distribution ERP

Built-In Warehouse Management

Integrated Financials & Analytics

Cloud-Based & AI-Enabled Software

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Why Choose Cloudsuite Distribution?

Built for the Way Distributors Actually Operate

Distribution is inventorydriven and unforgiving. Margins are tight, transaction volumes are high, and customer expectations continue to rise.

Generic ERP systems struggle to keep up.

CloudSuite Distribution is built for:

Building Materials
Bulky inventory
Job-site management
Dock scheduling
HVAC & Plumbing
Project-driven sales
Warranty & service
Branch operations
Industrial Supply
High SKU complexity
Vendor-managed inventory
Supplier rebates
Electrical
Complex quoting
Wire cuts & project logistics
Supplier programs
Overcoming the Industry Challenges

Distribution Challenges Have Changed

Today’s distributors are being asked to do more with tighter margins, increasing complexity, and higher customer expectations. 

Common Challenges

Inventory Visibility

Limited insight across locations leads to stock shortages, excess inventory, and customer service issues.

Warehouse Efficiency

Manual processes, labor shortages, and fulfillment challenges slow operations and impact service levels.

Legacy Systems

Disconnected applications and spreadsheets make it difficult to scale and make confident decisions.

Margin Pressure

Complex pricing, rebates, commissions, and supplier programs make profitability difficult to track.

One Platform. Built Specifically for Distribution.

Unlike generic ERP systems, Infor CloudSuite Distribution combines:

Distribution ERP

Manage inventory, purchasing, order processing, finance, and supply chain operations from a single platform.

Intelligent Warehouse Management

Optimize receiving, put-away, replenishment, fulfillment, labor management, and inventory accuracy.

Demand Planning & Inventory Optimization

Improve forecasting accuracy and better balance inventory levels with changing market demand.

Embedded Analytics & AI Insights

Gain actionable insights through real-time dashboards, KPIs, predictive analytics, and AI-powered recommendations.

Integrated Financial Management

Manage profitability, rebates, commissions, project billing, and reporting from within a unified system.

Is Your ERP Helping You Grow, or Holding You Back?

Discover how Infor CloudSuite Distribution can improve visibility, streamline operations, and support future growth.

Industry-Specific Capabilities

One WMS. Four Distribution Specialties. Built for the Complexity Generic Warehouse Systems Miss.

Building Materials Distributors

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HVAC & Plumbing Distributors

Electrical
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Move Inventory Faster. Improve Accuracy. Gain Real-Time Control.

Warehouse performance directly impacts customer satisfaction, profitability, and growth. Infor WMS helps distributors improve inventory visibility, streamline fulfillment, optimize labor, and reduce costly warehouse bottlenecks with a warehouse management platform built specifically for distribution operations.

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Results That Matter

Improve Customer Satisfaction

Predict demand more accurately, improve order fulfillment, and deliver a better buying experience.

Increase Operational Efficiency

Automate repetitive tasks, optimize warehouse execution, and reduce manual work.

Protect Profit Margins

Gain visibility into pricing, rebates, landed costs, inventory, and profitability drivers.

Build Supply Chain Resilience

Make better decisions with real-time insights and forecasting tools.

Why Distributors Choose Aktion

Aktion is one of the largest Infor distribution-focused partners in North America, helping distributors modernize ERP systems while maintaining business continuity. Aktion supports organizations across Building Materials, Industrial, HVAC, and Electrical distribution with implementation, optimization, support, and long-term modernization strategies.

Deep distribution industry knowledge

Infor CloudSuite Distribution specialists

Strategic ERP modernization expertise

Ongoing support and managed services

Proven, structured implementation methodology

Resources to Dive Deeper

Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise Customer Impact Report

Top 5 Reasons to Move from Infor A+ to Infor CloudSuite Distribution

FAQ: Infor ERP for Distribution and Aktion Associates

Infor CloudSuite Distribution is a cloud-based ERP designed specifically for wholesale distributors. It connects inventory, purchasing, pricing, warehouse operations, order fulfillment, financials, and analytics in one platform.

Yes. Infor CloudSuite Distribution supports building materials distributors managing bulky inventory, multiple branches, complex orders, jobsite deliveries, dock scheduling, and value-added services. It gives teams a shared view of inventory, orders, warehouse activity, and financial performance.

Infor CloudSuite Distribution supports building materials, industrial supply, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other inventory-driven distributors. It is particularly relevant for organizations managing multiple warehouses, complex pricing, supplier rebates, project-driven sales, or high SKU volumes.

Infor CloudSuite Distribution connects inventory planning, receiving, replenishment, picking, fulfillment, and reporting. When paired with Infor WMS, it can help distributors improve inventory accuracy, optimize warehouse workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and gain clearer visibility across locations.

CloudSuite Distribution brings pricing, rebates, landed costs, commissions, inventory, and financial reporting into a connected environment. This helps distributors understand profitability more clearly, identify margin pressure earlier, and make better purchasing and pricing decisions.

Yes. Distributors can migrate from established Infor platforms such as A+, FACTS, and SX.e to CloudSuite Distribution when cloud access, reporting, scalability, or infrastructure risk becomes a priority. Aktion helps assess readiness, prepare data and workflows, train users, and plan a phased transition that protects business continuity.

Aktion is one of North America’s largest Infor distribution-focused partners, with more than 30 years of experience and over 1,100 Infor customers. Aktion combines distribution expertise, CloudSuite implementation, structured delivery, managed services, and ongoing optimization to help distributors modernize without losing sight of day-to-day operations.

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