How to track supplier performance and catch cost increases
RushFlow turns your real purchase history into supplier performance insight. It summarises how much you spend with each supplier and, crucially, detects products whose buy cost has risen — attributing each increase to the supplier responsible, with the percentage and the margin impact. Instead of finding out at year-end that a supplier crept their prices up, you see it now and can renegotiate or switch.
What you can see
From purchase history alone — no extra data entry:
- Spend and order count per supplier
- Products whose recent buy price is materially above their earlier price
- The supplier responsible for each increase, and by how much (%)
- The margin impact if you do nothing
From insight to action
Because purchasing and pricing live in the same system, acting on a cost increase is direct — renegotiate and record the new price, switch to the cheaper supplier you can already see, or adjust the selling price so margin holds.
- Renegotiate — and the new price updates the history
- Switch — the price comparison already shows a cheaper option
- Reprice — protect your margin on the shelf
Frequently asked questions
Can RushFlow track supplier performance?
Yes. It summarises spend per supplier from your purchase history and detects products whose buy cost rose, attributing each increase to the supplier so you can renegotiate or switch.
How does it catch a supplier raising prices?
It compares each product’s recent buy price to its earlier price; when the rise is material, it flags the product, the supplier, the percentage increase and the margin impact.
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