Ambi for Manufacturing
The CRM for manufacturing teams that fills itself in.
Ambi reads the RFQs, quotes and POs that arrive by email and keeps every opportunity, dealer account and reorder current, with the source line on each change. Your sales and inside sales team quote and ship; the CRM keeps up.
Greg Halvorsen, Purchasing, Riverbend Industrial Supply: "Approved on our side. PO for 1,200 valve kits goes out today, delivery to the Toledo DC." Ambi updates the Riverbend Industrial Supply deal: stage Won, amount $186,000, Quantity 1,200 valve kits, Ship to Toledo DC, Next step Order handoff to CS.
Where the CRM breaks in manufacturing and distribution.
The work happens in email and on calls. The CRM finds out late, or never.
- 01
RFQs arrive everywhere
Buyers email the rep they know, the inside sales inbox and the plant. Nobody sees the full list of open quotes.
- 02
Quotes go out and go quiet
A quote sent on Tuesday has no follow-up by Friday because it lives in one person's sent folder.
- 03
Reorders are a guess
Dealers and distributors reorder on a rhythm, but the CRM doesn't know the rhythm, so the call comes too late.
A day with Ambi in manufacturing and distribution.
Example: a day at a 120-person industrial supplier. Names and companies are made up; every step is something Ambi does today.
- 7:50 AMEmail to deal update
Overnight RFQs, already on the board
Two RFQs came in after hours. Ambi created the opportunities with part numbers, quantities and the due date from each email.
- 11:20 AMEmail to deal update
The PO moves the deal to Won
A buyer wrote that the PO is on its way for 1,200 units. The deal moved to Won with that sentence as the reason, and the handoff task went to customer service.
- 3:10 PMDrafted follow-ups
Quotes that need a nudge
Five quotes sent last week with no reply, each with a short follow-up drafted for the rep to approve.
- 4:45 PMAsk Ambi
Ask which dealers have gone quiet
"Which distributors haven't ordered since August?" Ambi answers from the deals and email history and offers to draft the check-in.
Find your next customers.
Describe the companies you want in one sentence. Ambi researches each one, finds two right people with verified work emails, and drafts the campaign in your voice. Nothing goes out until you approve it.
How prospecting works- Opening a new plant or warehouseExpansion news and job posts for plant roles point to new buying.
- Hiring buyers and supply chain rolesA new purchasing team often reviews suppliers.
- Industry, size and regionFilter manufacturers and distributors by what they make, headcount and state.
Your stages and fields, not a generic template.
When we move your data across, we map the stages and fields your team already uses. A typical setup:
Typical stages
- RFQ received
- Quoted
- Sample or trial
- PO expected
- Won
- Reorder due
Fields Ambi keeps filled in
- Part numbers and quantities
- Quote due date
- Dealer or distributor
- Ship-to location
- Reorder cycle
- Territory
Works with the tools you already use
- Outlook
- Gmail
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- DocuSign
- Zapier
Some connections are being added now. Ask on the demo which ones are live for your team. How mailbox access works.
Questions from manufacturing and distribution teams
Can Ambi create an opportunity from an RFQ email?
Yes. Ambi reads the RFQ and creates or updates the opportunity with what the buyer asked for and when, linking each field to the email line.
Does it work with dealers and distributors?
Yes. Dealer and distributor accounts are companies in Ambi, with their contacts, deals and email history in one place.
Will Ambi send quotes to customers?
No. Ambi drafts follow-ups and can draft a quote from the thread; a person reviews and sends.
Can inside sales and field reps share accounts?
Yes. Deals and accounts can be shared across a team, while each person's mailbox stays private to them.
See Ambi on your own pipeline.
Thirty minutes. We connect a test mailbox, run Ambi on real threads and show you what it would have done this week.