Reorder points & purchase orders
Set a reorder point on the items that matter and Simple Inventory watches them for you, then turns what’s running low into draft purchase orders, grouped by supplier, with a single click. Stop running out, stop over-ordering.
Start free for a limited time| Item | Stock | On order | Reorder point | Suggested | Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex Bolt M6 | 80 | 0 | 200 | 500 | Acme Fasteners |
| Wall Anchor | 12 | 0 | 50 | 100 | Acme Fasteners |
| Safety Goggles | 4 | 0 | 10 | 24 | SafetyCo |
Reorder points
Give an item a reorder point and an order quantity. When stock plus on-order falls to the point, it’s flagged for reordering.
Auto-drafted POs
One click turns every low item into draft inbound orders, grouped by preferred supplier, with quantities filled in.
Supplier records
Keep real suppliers with contact, email, phone and lead time, instead of retyping a name on every order.
Reorder with AI
Ask Claude what needs reordering and to draft the purchase orders for you over the built-in MCP server.
Never run out, never over-order
Stockouts cost sales and over-ordering ties up cash. The fix is a simple rule applied consistently: when an item drops to a set level, reorder a set amount. Doing that by eye across hundreds of items is where it breaks down. Reorder points apply the rule for you.
On any item, set a reorder point (the level that triggers a reorder) and a reorder quantity (how many to buy; leave it blank to top back up to the point). Pick a preferred supplier and you’re done. Simple Inventory counts stock plus what’s already on order, so an item you’ve already reordered won’t be flagged twice.
When you’re ready to buy, open the reorder view to see everything below its point with a suggested quantity, then click once to generate draft purchase orders. Items are grouped onto one draft order per supplier, with the suggested quantities set as on-order. Review each order, adjust if you like, and complete it when the stock arrives, exactly like any other order, which moves it from on-order into stock.
Underpinning all of this are formal supplier records. Instead of a free-text name retyped on every order, a supplier is a reusable contact with an email, phone number and typical lead time, the one your items reorder from.