Kent Automotive, a division of Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS) and a leading distributor of high-performance products and inventory management solutions to collision and mechanical repair shops and automotive OEMs, announced the latest release of its PROS Profit Enhancement and Inventory Manager Tool®.
Fasteners, seam sealers and other shop supplies required for repairs are often considered overhead. The PROS tool captures these items accurately – which can add up to thousands of dollars in untapped profits for collision and service shops.
The latest PROS release adds robust profitability reporting capabilities to the cost recovery platform. The system’s Inventory Manager feature tracks on-hand inventory levels and usage, flags item minimums, and provides real-time valuation.
The cloud-based PROS Profit Enhancement and Inventory Manager Tool and mobile app are available at no charge to Kent Automotive customers.
Boosting business returns
“PROS gives us the ability to manage an area of our business that has typically been an underdog,” said Dan Stander of Fix Auto in Littleton, Colo. “Clips, hardware, and miscellaneous shop supplies have always been hard to track and bill to jobs. PROS allows our staff to manage and invoice any and all items. Great product and great support.”
Alpine CARSTAR Auto Body and Jordan Road CARSTAR Collision in Colorado have used PROS for several years. Owner Gary Boesel finds the system very user friendly for staff and technicians.
“The program’s versatility allows us to properly charge for our needed supplies, while accurately generating invoices directly to our estimators,” said Boesel. “With such a large number of products offered by Kent, the PROS system helps us maintain profitability with those products and eliminates pricing questions.”
Fueling customer profitability
“We worked closely with customers to identify what data and advanced reporting would be most beneficial to them and built capabilities in the new PROS release to match those needs,” said Matthew Brown, senior vice president, Sales, Lawson Products.
“Through customized inventory management, advisory services, high-performance products, and the PROS platform, Kent Automotive reps continuously show owners and GMs how they can increase their profitability, which is especially critical in today’s environment,” Brown said.
About Lawson Products, Inc.
Lawson Products (NASDAQ: LAWS) is an industrial distributor of maintenance and repair products. Lawson carries a comprehensive line of products and provides inventory management services to the industrial, commercial, institutional and government maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) market. With several strategically located distribution centers in North America, Lawson ships to customers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Under its Kent Automotive brand, the Company supplies products to collision and mechanical repair shops as well as automotive OEMs. For additional information, please visit lawsonproducts.com or kent-automotive.com.
