Accurate supplier pricing is a cornerstone of running a successful landscaping business. Whether you’re quoting a client or managing your costs, having real-time access to precise pricing data can make or break your profitability.

At CQ, we’ve taken our live pricing feature to the next level by introducing supplier categories and discount rate integration. These updates are designed to streamline your procurement process, ensure pricing accuracy, and save you time. Here’s how these new features work and why they’re a game-changer for landscapers.

The Challenges Landscapers Face Without Enhanced Live Pricing

Without smart tools, managing supplier pricing can quickly become a frustrating task:

1. Difficulty Finding Suppliers:
   Searching through long lists of suppliers to find the right one wastes time and creates unnecessary delays.
2. Manual Discount Calculations:
   Landscapers often negotiate discounts with suppliers, but calculating these manually increases the risk of errors, which can lead to misquotes or reduced profitability.
3. Pricing Inaccuracy:
   When costs aren’t accurate or up-to-date, landscapers risk underquoting, which cuts into profits, or overquoting, which can lose jobs to competitors.

How CQ’s New Features Solve These Challenges

We’ve introduced two powerful tools to address these pain points:

1. Categories for Suppliers

Searching for the right supplier just got easier. With our new categorization feature, suppliers are now grouped into clear categories, such as plants, tools, and materials.

How It Works:

• Suppliers are organized by product type or service category.
• You can quickly filter and find the supplier you need, without scrolling through endless lists.

Benefits:
✅ Faster supplier search.
✅ More efficient procurement process.
✅ Reduced stress and time wasted on manual searches.

2. Discount Rate Integration

Manually applying supplier discounts is now a thing of the past. With our discount rate feature, you can input your supplier-specific discounts, and CQ will automatically adjust the live pricing to reflect the discounted cost.

How It Works:

• Enter your agreed-upon discount rate for each supplier.
• The system automatically applies the discount to live pricing, showing you the exact cost price in real time.

Benefits:
✅ Eliminates manual calculations.
✅ Ensures accurate pricing every time.
✅ Simplifies quoting and cost estimation processes.

Why These Features Matter for Your Business

These enhancements aren’t just about convenience—they’re about transforming how you manage supplier relationships and costs. Here’s what they mean for your business:

• Save Time: Quickly find suppliers and get the right pricing without manual calculations or searching.
• Increase Accuracy: Automation reduces errors, ensuring your quotes and cost tracking are always precise.
• Boost Profitability: With precise cost data, you can make informed decisions, quote jobs competitively, and maximize your margins.
• Enhance Flexibility: Whether you’re working with CQ’s network of suppliers or your own, these features adapt to fit your business needs.

See It in Action

📹 Watch Our Video: Want to see these features in action? Check out our quick walkthrough to learn how supplier categories and discount rate integration can simplify your workflow below.

Smarter Pricing for Smarter Landscaping

At CQ, we’re committed to solving real-world challenges for landscapers. These updates to our live pricing feature—supplier categories and discount rate integration—are designed to save you time, reduce errors, and give you a competitive edge.

If managing supplier pricing has ever felt like a headache, we’re here to help.

👉 Book a free demo today to explore how CQ can transform your supplier management and drive your business forward.