STACK is well-known as a leading software for contractors, but did you know that many top material suppliers take advantage of the STACK platform to stay competitive and better serve their customers? Here are just a few of the features that make STACK an asset for suppliers.
Your team’s role is to assist customers and sell more products. Performing takeoffs is likely a complementary service that sets you apart but can take up too much of your team’s time. With STACK, you can do accurate takeoffs in a fraction of the time with our AI tools. Free up your team for more important tasks by automating:
- Counts for doors, windows, and symbols
- Takeoffs for interior and exterior walls
- Takeoffs for gross areas and room areas
- Setting pitches and performing takeoffs for roofs
You can always edit, change, or add to the AI takeoff as needed to ensure you’re providing the best possible measurements to your customers.
When you attach items and assemblies to your takeoffs, you can immediately generate an accurate estimate of materials needed for the job. STACK comes with over 10,000 items pre-built into the system, including the most commonly used materials for most trades, but the most powerful option for suppliers is that you also have the ability to create your own custom items or import from an existing library.
With assemblies, you can combine items that are frequently used together into a single package to quickly apply them to your takeoffs. By using your own products in items and assemblies, you can generate precise quantities of the materials your customers need from your own catalog – and you can even include your pricing, to provide an instant quote for each job.
This fast, accurate, and insightful functionality allows you to best serve your customers and stay profitable.
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3. Custom Libraries
Custom Libraries allow you to create groupings of the items and assemblies you want for specific sets of team members. You might create custom libraries for the following types of use cases:
- Customer-specific libraries - do you do a lot of work for a single customer who has unique material needs? If so, you can create customer specific libraries.
- Trade-specific libraries - you can use custom libraries to split items and assemblies by trade and control which users can edit and delete items within them.
- Regional libraries - There are many variations on this, but the general idea is that different regions have different requirements. These could be based on code compliance, weather, organization management, and more.
- Increase awareness - All users will be able to better understand Items and Assemblies now that they can view Libraries, including descriptions, notes and formulas.
Libraries offer the ability to drag and drop items and assemblies between folders, provide item number and assembly references for easy tracking and access, and navigation is simple, all resulting in better estimate accuracy and speed to estimate for your team. Schedule a demo to discover how Custom Libraries work now.
4. Team Collaboration
In a remote-work world, and especially for larger suppliers with multiple branches, collaboration is key to smooth processes. With STACK, team collaboration is made clear and simple, no matter the size of your team or where you’re working.
STACK facilitates collaboration among team members by providing a centralized platform for sharing and reviewing project information. This fosters better communication and coordination, leading to improved project outcomes. You can even easily identify if team members are working on the same project and also which plan page, so you can avoid adversely affecting each other’s work.
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Connecting your systems is almost as important as connecting your team, and with STACK, you can do both! Use our open API to connect your takeoff data with other systems your team is already using, including CRM platforms, ERP systems like Epicor and Acumatica, accounting software, and more.
With our open API, you’re able to seamlessly move data across platforms, automating data imports and exports; automate your business workflows, saving time and increasing accuracy by eliminating manual data entry; and gain strategic insights, by reviewing shared data reporting and dashboards.
There’s so much more to STACK that can help you take your business to the next level. Schedule a demo today to discover why top material suppliers choose STACK!
