097: Fulfilling Finance for Distribution Companies

Distribution finance is complex: thin margins, thousands of SKUs, intercompany inventory transfers, fluctuating freight costs, and constant working capital pressure. Yet many organizations are still managing consolidation and reporting with disconnected systems and spreadsheets. In this episode of CPM Customer Success, we explore the biggest financial challenges facing wholesale and industrial distribution companies—from fragmented ERP environments to slow, risk-prone close cycles and limited margin visibility. Through two real-world customer stories, we highlight how a unified CPM platform helped modernize consolidation, automate intercompany processes, accelerate close, and deliver deeper insight into profitability by SKU, customer, and region.