ADVANCED INVENTORY ENGINE

Nigeria's Leading Inventory Management & Multi-Warehouse Software

Stop losing money to inventory shrinkage, stockouts, and hidden import costs. Tracepos equips Nigerian importers, distributors, and retail chains with Landed Cost distribution, FEFO batch tracking, and real-time inter-warehouse transfers.

Landed Cost Engine
Prorate clearing & demurrage
FEFO Expiry Rules
Zero expired stock write-offs
In-Transit Control
Dual dispatch & receipt log

No credit card required. Free guided setup on WhatsApp or at your facility.

BUILT FOR NIGERIAN REALITIES

Why Standard Inventory Spreadsheets Fail Nigerian Distributors

Volatile FX rates, customs delays at Apapa port, multiple branch warehouses, and expired batch leakages erode profits daily. Tracepos provides the hard operational guardrails you need.

Uncalculated Landed Costs

Importers pay supplier purchase prices in USD or RMB, then incur freight, port demurrage, customs tariffs, and interstate haulage in Naira. If these aren't allocated per SKU, you sell at a disguised loss.

Tracepos Fix: Automated Landed Cost distribution prorates all ancillary import fees across item quantities to calculate true COGS.

Expired Batch Losses

For pharmaceuticals, packaged food, and cosmetics, warehouse pickers routinely grab newer stock at the front of the pallet while older inventory quietly expires in back corners.

Tracepos Fix: Strict FEFO (First-Expired-First-Out) dispatch suggestions and proactive 30/60/90-day expiry notifications.

In-Transit Stock Disappearance

Transferring 500 cartons from your central depot in Lagos to branches in Kano or Port Harcourt often results in "missing items" with both sides blaming the driver.

Tracepos Fix: Dual-confirmation in-transit state machine. Sender dispatches, system tracks "In-Transit", and receiving manager signs off on exact counts.
ENTERPRISE FUNCTIONALITY

Engineered from the Core Database Up

Explore the deep inventory engines powering daily operations for Nigeria's highest-volume warehouses.

Automated Landed Cost Allocation

Attach freight bills, clearing charges, import duty vouchers, and transport costs directly to Purchase Orders. Tracepos calculates true unit cost per SKU, ensuring you set selling prices that guarantee real margins.

  • Proration by item value or quantity
  • Dual-entry ledger integration with Accounts Payable
  • Direct COGS recalculation in valuation reports

FEFO & FIFO Batch Tracking

Assign batch numbers, manufacturing dates, and expiration dates at goods receipt. Cashiers and warehouse staff receive automated prompts directing them to pick oldest valid stock first.

  • Automated 30/60/90 day expiry risk dashboard
  • Block sale of expired batches at POS terminals
  • Batch recall and trace audit history

Multi-Location & In-Transit Control

Manage 20+ warehouse locations and retail outlets from a single master dashboard. Track stock currently on the road between state branches with digital bin cards and dispatch waybills.

  • Two-step transfer workflow (Dispatch & Receive)
  • Warehouse-specific price lists and margins
  • Digital bin cards tracking location within warehouse

ABC Analysis & Demand Forecasting

Stop tying up working capital in dead stock. Tracepos automatically categorizes your inventory into Class A (high-value cash drivers), Class B, and Class C, calculating recommended reorder quantities.

  • Automated 80/20 Pareto revenue classification
  • Sales velocity run-rate calculations
  • Automated Low Stock alerts and suggested POs

Serial Number Tracking

Designed for electronics, phones, generators, and solar equipment distributors. Track every individual serial number from supplier purchase invoice down to customer receipt and warranty claims.

  • Barcode scanner serial verification during checkout
  • Instant lookup of warranty status and purchase date
  • Prevention of fraudulent customer returns

Digital Stock Audits & Reconciliation

Execute physical stock counts without freezing your entire business. Download barcode audit sheets, input counted figures, and instantly generate discrepancy variance reports with supervisor authorization.

  • Partial / blind cycle counting by category
  • Automated ledger adjustments with shrinkage reason codes
  • Complete audit trail of staff stock adjustments
REAL MARGIN PROTECTION

How Tracepos Computes True Landed Unit Cost

When an invoice arrives from overseas or an industrial manufacturer, unit cost is only half the equation. Tracepos executes automatic proportional allocation:

True_Unit_Cost = (Base_Supplier_Cost) + (Duty + Ocean_Freight + Demurrage + Clearing + Haulage) / Total_Allocated_Units

Tracepos automatically credits your Accounts Payable or Cashbook for the logistical disbursements, updates your FIFO/weighted-average inventory valuation, and flags any SKU whose current retail price produces a negative or compressed margin.

Test the Landed Cost Engine
CASE STUDY: NIGERIAN FMCG DISTRIBUTION

"How We Eliminated ₦4.8M in Annual Expired Stock Across 3 Warehouses"

"Before Tracepos, we tracked our food and beverage stock on Excel. When goods cleared Apapa port, we never properly allocated the demurrage and clearing fees to individual carton costs, so we thought our margins were 18% when they were actually 6%. Worse, pickers in our Lagos and Ibadan warehouses kept shipping the newest stock while older crates sat in the rear expiring. Switching to Tracepos's FEFO picking and Landed Cost engine transformed our balance sheet in 90 days."

TI
Alhaji Tukur Ibrahim
Managing Director, Babs-Global FMCG Distribution • Trade Fair Complex, Lagos
4,200+
Active SKUs Tracked Real-Time
0%
Expired Stock Write-Offs Since Launch
3 Depots
Lagos, Ibadan & Onitsha Synchronized
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Technical Inventory Questions Answered

Everything you need to know about setting up and running Tracepos inventory.

How does Tracepos handle inventory valuation (FIFO vs Weighted Average)?

Tracepos supports both standard FIFO (First-In-First-Out) and Weighted Moving Average inventory valuation models. When purchases arrive at different exchange rates or landed costs, our valuation reports recalculate asset values automatically, fully conforming to Nigerian IFRS SME standards.

Can our warehouse staff scan barcodes using their Android phones?

Yes. In addition to supporting commercial USB and Bluetooth 1D/2D laser barcode scanners, the Tracepos Android mobile application uses the device camera for fast scanning during goods receipt, stock transfers, and routine audits.

What happens when internet connection drops during stock operations?

Tracepos incorporates an offline-first architecture. Cashiers and warehouse staff can continue ringing sales, processing stock receipts, and printing tickets without internet. All local events are buffered into an encrypted local database and auto-reconcile with the central database the moment connection is restored.

Can we migrate our existing Excel or QuickBooks stock list?

Yes! Tracepos features a staged bulk import tool with validation. You can upload CSV or Excel sheets containing product names, barcodes, categories, batch numbers, initial stock balances, and reorder levels. Our team can also assist with data migration free of charge during onboarding.

Take Complete Command of Your Inventory Today

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