We provide a service-led solution for wholesale companies who want to take control of their data.
This results in:
– Improved business performance and understanding
– Confident decision-making from reliable data
– Turning your company’s data into insights and actions
Data Analytics for Wholesalers
- To make informed decisions on pricing
- To forecast and keep track of trends
- To improve customer delivery and availability
Benefits of Data Analytics for Wholesalers
Improved Decision Making
Data analytics provides insights into market trends, customer preferences, and business performance, enabling wholesale businesses to make informed decisions based on real-time data rather than intuition or guesswork.
Enhanced Customer Insights
Analysing customer data helps wholesalers understand their customers’ buying patterns, preferences, and behaviours. This can lead to more effective marketing strategies, personalized customer experiences, and improved customer satisfaction.
Operational Efficiency:
Data analytics can identify inefficiencies in the supply chain, inventory management, and other operational processes. By addressing these inefficiencies, wholesalers can reduce costs, improve turnaround times, and enhance overall operational efficiency.
Competitive Advantage
Utilizing data analytics allows wholesalers to stay ahead of the competition by identifying market trends early, optimizing pricing strategies, and tailoring their offerings to meet the evolving needs of their customers.
Forecasting and Trend Analysis:
Data analytics enables wholesalers to predict future sales trends, demand fluctuations, and market dynamics. This foresight can help in planning inventory, optimizing supply chain operations, and adjusting marketing strategies accordingly.
Why choose Select Distinct as your Data Expert?
- We’re service led, rather than product-led
- Registered Management Accounting practice
- We specialise in Database Management for businesses wanting to get the most from their management accounting and analytics
- We work directly with your employees to upskill your team
Our Retail Experience
Simon Harrison ACMA our founder has decades of experience in retail
10 years at Sports Direct, starting as a finance manager. Promoted through to the senior management team as the Head of Operational Finance and Analytics. Working with board members to deliver strategic financial planning for Sales, Margins, Inventory cover. Responsible for the alignment of departmental budgets to the headline company budgets
Simon built a team of analysts, based upon a core skillset of either commercial finance or technical analytics. His role included the leadership of the team of analysts across the business, with representation within functional departments including Buying, Merchandising, E-Commerce, Marketing, and Finance. Fostering knowledge transfer and sharing of best practices.
The aim was to drive confident decision-making as widely as possible, by becoming a data-driven organisation.
Simon began his career at Wm Morrisons Supermarkets, starting as a student working part time and then pursuing a career in Finance. Simon spent 10 years in Senior Management heading up finance in a £300m food manufacturing subsidiary. With responsibilities for systems implementation of finance and ERP systems
Coming from a shop floor background Simon used his experience to enhance his effectiveness in leadership positions. Able to understand how changes to product and processes would flow through to the customer experience
Since moving into the consulting industry Simon has worked with a number of retail clients
