For many CPG founders, managing supplier orders can feel like a full-time job. You’re raising POs, tracking down delivery updates, chasing invoices, and trying to make sure nothing slips through the cracks—all while making strategic decisions to grow your business. Add in tight payment terms that strain your cash flow, and it’s no wonder procurement becomes more of a burden than a growth enabler.

I’ve heard this story again and again: a founder is ready to scale, but their ops bandwidth and payment flexibility aren’t keeping pace. What’s often missing is a streamlined, centralized approach to ordering—paired with payment terms that actually support cash flow, not restrict it.

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The Problem with Traditional Operations

As your business scales, so do your operations—and often, that means managing dozens of relationships with ingredient and packaging suppliers. But with each new supplier comes more emails, more spreadsheets, more delivery updates to track, and more invoices to juggle. It’s a system that works… until it doesn’t.

The problem? Most CPG teams are still managing procurement manually. That means:

• Hours lost chasing down delivery confirmations and payment deadlines
• Cash tied up in stock you won’t sell for weeks or months
• Team members spending time on low-impact admin instead of growth-driving work

On top of that, suppliers typically require payment in 30 days or less. This compresses your cash cycle, forcing you to front the cost of inventory before your products ever hit the shelf or ship to customers.

Your Operations Partner

Opply steps in as a centralized operational partner, automating and managing the entire ordering process across all your suppliers. Instead of placing and tracking orders manually, you submit everything through Opply—and they take it from there.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• One point of contact for all your suppliers
• Automated ordering workflows including tracking, confirmations, customs, and delivery
• Consolidated monthly invoicing no matter how many suppliers you work with
• 60–90 day payment terms that free up cash to invest elsewhere

Even better, Opply carries the operational and financial liability. That means your team spends less time on procurement firefighting and more time focused on product, sales, and customer growth.

Real-World Impact: Time and Money Saved

The results speak for themselves. CPG brands working with Opply have seen:

• 40% reduction in time spent on procurement tasks — around 15 hours per month
• 52% savings on raw ingredient costs, thanks to access to bulk pricing and exclusive supplier networks
• 30% shorter lead times, leveraging Opply’s existing supplier relationships and logistics processes

Take Urban Legend, for example. Without a procurement team, they were stretched thin – juggling supplier relationships, dealing with stock delays, and tying up cash. By centralizing ordering through Opply and accessing extended payment terms, they turned procurement into a growth driver. The result? A projected 35% growth within six months, fueled by reinvested cash into marketing and team expansion.

The Cash Flow Flywheel

Let’s break down how the extended payment terms can actually power growth.

Imagine you’re placing $30,000 in monthly orders. With 60–90 day terms, you don’t pay until two or three months later, creating a floating cash buffer. That money can now be deployed to:

• Ramp up marketing to drive DTC or retail sales
• Stock up for an upcoming seasonal push
• Hire the ops support you’ve been putting off

Opply’s interface even tracks your available credit limit and payment timelines, so you always know where your cash stands. It’s not about taking on more debt—it’s about improving cash efficiency without sacrificing supply reliability.

Is It Right for You?

This kind of order management support isn’t for every stage. But if your brand is:

• Feeling the strain of tight cash flow and high ops overhead
• Bogged down with time consuming back end management
• Looking to scale or just for some breathing room

…then a solution like Opply may be worth exploring.

It’s particularly valuable for brands that want to grow without over-hiring or over-leveraging their balance sheet. With procurement streamlined and payment terms extended, you create operational breathing room to scale more sustainably.

Order management and cash flow are often overlooked growth levers—but getting them right can unlock significant time and capital for your brand. Platforms like Opply make it easier to simplify procurement, save on ingredient costs, and reinvest working capital back into your business.

If this sounds like it could be a fit for where you’re at, click the button below—we’d be happy to introduce you to the Opply team so you can learn more.