For industrial suppliers

    Stop chasing mills, distributors, and reps just to price one customer order.

    Industrial suppliers juggle dozens of vendors for bearings, motors, fasteners, hydraulics, and MRO. QuotesFlow centralizes every supplier RFQ so you can quote your customer faster and protect your margin.

    The problem

    Why quoting is painful for industrial suppliers

    Endless email threads with mills, master distributors, and manufacturers' reps
    Stock and lead times change daily — but your last quote does not
    No clear record of who quoted what last time you bought this part
    Surcharges, freight, and minimums get missed and eat into margin
    Inside sales reps each have their own pricing spreadsheet

    Sound familiar?

    A typical Tuesday at an industrial supply house

    A maintenance manager calls needing 18 SKUs: bearings, V-belts, a gearbox, and replacement seals. You need pricing and stock from three master distributors and two OEM reps before you can send a quote. By the time the last vendor responds, the customer has already called your competitor.

    The solution

    Run every supplier RFQ from one place

    QuotesFlow turns the customer's request into supplier RFQs that go out to the right vendors with one click — and pulls all the responses back into a single, comparable view.

    Send one RFQ to multiple distributors at once (Motion, Applied, Kaman, OEM reps)
    Track which vendor replied with stock, price, lead time, and minimums
    Save vendor-specific pricing per SKU so the next quote is instant
    Capture freight, surcharges, and core charges before they erase margin
    Keep a clean history of who you bought from and at what cost
    How it works

    From customer request to confident quote

    01

    Capture the customer request

    Items, quantities, specs, deadline.

    02

    Send supplier RFQs

    One click to multiple suppliers and reps.

    03

    Compare responses

    Price, stock, lead time side by side.

    04

    Send the customer quote

    Backed by real, current supplier costs.

    Real examples

    Quotes industrial suppliers run through QuotesFlow

    Customer

    Food plant maintenance team — 18 MRO line items

    What they need

    Bearings, V-belts, gearbox, seals — need stock + freight today

    Suppliers to RFQ

    • Motion Industries
    • Applied
    • OEM gearbox rep

    Customer

    Mining contractor — hydraulic rebuild kit

    What they need

    Cylinders, hoses, fittings — quote good for 30 days

    Suppliers to RFQ

    • Parker distributor
    • Gates rep
    • Local hose shop

    Customer

    Municipal water plant — replacement pumps

    What they need

    Two centrifugal pumps + motors with matching seals

    Suppliers to RFQ

    • Pump OEM
    • Motor distributor
    • Seal supplier
    Benefits

    What changes for your team

    Quote MRO requests in hours instead of days
    Stop losing orders because the rep took too long to come back
    Catch freight and surcharges before they eat 8 points of margin
    Build a real cost history per SKU per vendor
    FAQ

    Common questions

    Does QuotesFlow replace our ERP?

    No. QuotesFlow handles everything before the PO — supplier RFQs, pricing comparison, and customer quoting. Your ERP still owns POs, inventory, and invoicing.

    Can we manage rep-driven OEM pricing alongside distributor pricing?

    Yes. Each supplier and contact is tracked separately, so a manufacturer's rep and a master distributor can both quote the same SKU and you can compare side by side.

    Ready to quote industrial suppliers jobs faster?

    Start free. Bring your suppliers. Send your first RFQ today.