Wine Distributor and Portfolio Audit
Score each supplier by price, service, rotation, range coverage, and real contribution to your wine program.
The downloadable file is in English.
Not every supplier contributes the same value
A distributor may offer good products, but if its wines do not turn over, arrive with excess costs or duplicate categories already covered, the catalogue stops being an advantage.
Overlapping catalogues that complicate purchasing and negotiation
Purchasing prices that are not compared against alternatives
Wines added because of a commercial relationship rather than performance
Delivery notes and price lists that are hard to keep up to date
What the distributor audit reviews
A framework for scoring suppliers by actual value: price, service, catalogue, stock turnover and fit with the wine list.
Supplier score
Catalogue quality and coverage of styles
Delivery reliability, terms and service
Price competitiveness for comparable wines
Clarity of price lists, delivery notes and invoices
Fit with the wine list
Which gaps each supplier fills
Which wines overlap with other distributors
Which categories are overrepresented
Which wines could be replaced for better margin or stock turnover
Negotiation and purchasing
A list of priority wines for renegotiation
Questions for reviewing payment and delivery terms
Indicators for consolidating or diversifying suppliers
How to use Winerim Supply to turn price lists into decisions
Who the distributor audit is designed for
- Restaurants working with several distributors
- Purchasing managers who want to organize price lists and catalogues
- Restaurant groups negotiating volume purchases
- Teams that want to reduce habit-driven purchasing
When to review distributors
- Before negotiating annual terms
- When distributor price lists change
- Before adding a new supplier
- When reviewing wines that do not turn over or have low margins
What this resource gives you
Purchasing with more margin
Identify excess costs and negotiation opportunities.
A clearer catalogue
Reduce overlaps and purchase to fill real gaps in the wine list.
Measurable suppliers
Compare each distributor's value using shared criteria.
Frequently asked questions
Is it useful if I only have two distributors?▾
Yes. Even with only a few suppliers, it is worth reviewing price, service, stock turnover and overlap.
Do I need digitized price lists?▾
Not to start. But once price lists are digitized, Winerim Supply can compare prices and identify opportunities continuously.
How is it related to CloudRIM?▾
CloudRIM helps collect and route price lists, delivery notes, invoices and documents so Winerim can analyze them.
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