Punchout Integration with Cloudfy
Become part of your customer’s procurement solution and extend your Cloudfy B2B SaaS ecommerce portal with PunchOut integration.
Your customers benefit from easy and convenient ordering experiences directly within their own e-procurement systems. With Cloudfy’s PunchOut integration they can easily browse part of all your product range and place their orders. Once approved, you can begin the fulfillment process straight away.
It’s a fast and efficient way to automate your order-to-cash (O2C) processes, minimize data entry and errors, and reduce administration.
What does Cloudfy’s PunchOut integration do?
You can create a fully integrated PunchOut storefront, right inside your customer’s e-procurement system.
You can tailor their view of your product catalog and prices to suit specific buyers, departments or divisions. It’s easy to adjust the look and feel of each storefront, edit the catalog and change the method of integration.
What Cloudfy PunchOut offers your B2B company?
Cloudfy PunchOut integration is available as a standalone option or as part of your Cloudfy B2B ecommerce platform.
Once in place, you can accept orders and easily meet your customers’ online procurement needs.
Streamlined procurement processes reduce administration and save time. That means you’ll have more resources for other value-added activities.
Complete procurement solutions
Benefits of Punchout Integration
Streamlined procurement processes
Punchout integration streamlines the procurement process, reduces errors, and saves time for both buyers and sellers.
Improved customer experience
Punchout integration allows buyers to have a Personalized Client Experiences within their own procurement system.
Increased efficiency
Cloudfy PunchOut reduces order processing administration tasks, freeing up resources to use for other added-value tasks.
Enhanced accuracy
Reduce order errors by delivering your latest product and pricing information directly to your customers’ e-procurement systems. Sharing accurate information maintains consistency and increases customer satisfaction.
Customization and flexibility
Personalized purchasing experiences help increase your customers’ likelihood to purchase, adding extra order volume and revenue. Cloudfy’s PunchOut integration allows you to tailor your storefront for different buyers.
Expert configuration and support
You can rely on our team of PunchOut experts for ongoing support and smooth purchasing experiences.
FEATURED CASE STUDY
Case study: Macfarlane
Macfarlane is the largest supplier of protective packaging in the UK and Ireland. The company serves over 20,000 businesses with custom–designed solutions from a network of regional distribution centers. Each has dedicated customer service, procurement, logistics and sales teams. The company chose Cloudfy as a scalable solution for its core B2B ecommerce platform. Direct integration with large customers includes PunchOut, SAP Ariba, and electronic data interchange (EDI). Read More
FEATURED CASE STUDY
Case study: Delice de France
Fine frozen bakery goods supplier, Delice de France, fulfills hundreds of B2B orders every day, mainly from hotels and cafés across the UK and beyond. The company launched its new B2B ecommerce platform with Cloudfy. The next step is to introduce electronic data interchange (EDI) and PunchOut capabilities for its larger customers. PunchOut allows their customers to host a bespoke Delice de France catalog within their own purchasing system. Read more.
Frequently asked questions
PunchOut integrates your ecommerce portal with your buyer’s e-procurement system. Customers can browse your product catalog online, make their selection and forward it for internal approval within their e-procurement system. Once approved, you can use your own ERP or CRM systems to manage the purchases automatically.
PunchOut integration usually takes place via a customized solution or through a cloud gateway. Suppliers and buyers cooperate to build and host customized solutions. Alternatively, a third-party managed cloud gateway can allow communication between a supplier’s ecommerce site and their buyer’s e-procurement platform. This takes away the need to import your catalog into your customer’s purchasing system, where it can become out of date.
PunchOut integration is a cost-effective way for B2B ecommerce companies to integrate their catalog with customers’ back-end purchasing platforms. Automated transfer of data between platforms minimizes errors and makes sure everything is up to date. Businesses have more control over how and where buyers make their purchases and can negotiate prices with pre-selected suppliers.
Yes. With supply chain disruptions still bringing major challenges, effective and efficient procurement is an important business strategy. Buyers can search, compare and purchase products in the controlled environment of their own e-procurement system. B2B ecommerce businesses can gain a competitive advantage when it’s easy to implement a PunchOut solution for their customers. Effective search tools, personalization, and conversion rate optimization techniques build trust and confidence which will increase sales.
If you’re looking for a best-in-class B2B ecommerce software that can easily connect to outside punchout systems, contact us now to schedule your free Cloudfy demo.
