SupplyPro

What SupplyPro does

SupplyPro, Inc. is a privately held industrial inventory management company founded in 1993 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional sales and training facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company designs and sells point-of-use inventory management hardware — including the SmartDrawer, SupplyScale (patented SecureBin weight-based sensing), SupplyBay, SupplyLocker, SupplyVend, SBD II/IV single-box dispensers, and the newly launched Smart Cabinet family (SupplyCabinet, SupplyBin, SmartBin) — combined with the cloud-hosted SupplyPro Intelligent Software (SupplySystem IS) that integrates with customers' ERP and purchasing systems. The company holds an extensive patent portfolio spanning the U.S., Canada, and 30+ European jurisdictions, and operates the UStockit shelf-tag platform for tracking inventory outside physical devices.

SupplyPro sells exclusively through a consultative, direct enterprise sales motion featuring dedicated Territory Managers, Project Managers, Solutions Delivery Specialists, Field Engineers, and Customer Support Engineers. Pricing is quote-based under multi-year contracts, with revenue derived from hardware sales (industrial-grade devices) and recurring cloud software subscriptions. The customer base spans seven verticals — industrial manufacturing (primary), aerospace, energy/utilities, government, mining/metals, rail/transit, and food/beverage — with 16,000+ installations across 40+ countries managing over 60 million SKUs. Named customers include Mercedes-Benz, Mosaic, and Northern Safety & Industrial, and the company claims up to 30% savings on indirect material spending and 20–30% (often >50%) reductions in indirect material consumption. The wholly owned subsidiary uStockit, LLC houses the shelf-tag product line.

SupplyPro is a bootstrapped, closely held California corporation with no disclosed external private equity or venture capital backing and no recent large funding rounds; the last disclosed financing was approximately $2.5M in March 2019, following a $28M round in 2000 led by JP Morgan Chase. The company maintains GDPR compliance and CSA Star Level 1 certification through the U.S. Data Privacy Framework, supporting enterprise and multinational customers. Leadership comprises CEO Floyd Miller, CTO Mike Reynolds, and CRO Stan Sigman, with Justin Dass appointed VP of Business Development in April 2017.

Name

SupplyPro

Legal name

SupplyPro, Inc.

Website

https://supplypro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SupplyPro, Inc. is a privately held San Diego-based provider of point-of-use industrial inventory management hardware and cloud-hosted intelligence software, serving enterprise and mid-market industrial customers across manufacturing, aerospace, energy, government, mining, rail, and food/beverage verticals in 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inventory Management Hardware

NAICS

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (42371), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42384)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware (5072)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

Keywords

• Industrial inventory management
• Point-of-use dispensing
• MRO supply control
• Cloud inventory software
• Smart vending systems

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales (Inventory Management Devices): SupplyPro sells physical inventory management equipment including SmartDrawer, SupplyScale, SupplyCabinet, SupplyBin, SmartBin, SupplyLocker, SupplyBay, SupplyVend, SBD II, SBD IV, SupplyLock, and SupplyController. These are rugged industrial-grade devices sold to enterprise customers.
2. SupplyPro Intelligent Software (Cloud-hosted): The company offers cloud-hosted SupplyPro Intelligent Software that manages inventory, integrates with ERP systems, and provides analytics. This is offered as a subscription service requiring no on-site servers.
3. Smart Cabinet Product Line: The Smart Cabinet family (SupplyCabinet, SupplyBin, SmartBin) represents the company's exciting new low-cost inventory management product line launched in 2023.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SupplyPro designs, manufactures, and sells point-of-use industrial inventory management hardware (drawers, cabinets, lockers, single-box dispensers, and asset management lockers) combined with cloud-hosted SupplyPro Intelligent Software that integrates with ERP and purchasing systems. The platform provides weight-based sensing, pick-to-light, and RFID/badge access to deliver automated dispensing, real-time tracking, and procurement automation for indirect materials in industrial and enterprise environments.

Product overview

SupplyPro is a premier provider of inventory management solutions with a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core SupplySystem is an auto-configurable inventory control system that serves as the foundational platform, paired with the cloud-hosted SupplyPro Intelligent Software (SupplySystem IS) for ERP integration, real-time monitoring, and analytics. The product portfolio spans multiple hardware categories: drawer-based systems (SmartDrawer with SupplyScale weight-based sensing), dispensing solutions (SupplyBay, SupplyLocker, SupplyVend asset management lockers), single box dispensers (SBD II, SBD IV), cabinet systems (SupplyCabinet, SupplyBin, SmartBin forming the Smart Cabinet family), mobile (SupplyMobile on Android), virtual inventory management (SupplyPro VIM), controller hardware (SupplyController replacing SupplyLink), retrofit controls (SupplyLock), and the UStockit shelf tag platform. Over 16,000 installations span 40+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SupplySystem: Revolutionary modular inventory control system with flexible configurations for managing various inventory levels from single item to compartment-level control.
• SmartDrawer
• SupplyScale
• SupplyCabinet
• SupplyBin
• SmartBin
• SupplyLocker
• SupplyMobile
• SupplyPro VIM
• SupplyController
• SupplyVend
• SupplyBay
• SupplyLock
• SBD II
• Absolute Control

Products and services

• SupplySystem The first auto-configurable inventory control system designed to control what, where, and when inventory is dispensed at the exact quantity required. Modular by design with interchangeable doors and scale configurations supporting single SKU to thousands of SKUs, for industrial and enterprise inventory management.
• SupplyPro Intelligent Software (SupplySystem IS) Cloud-hosted inventory intelligence software that manages inventory and integrates with ERP and purchasing systems, providing real-time monitoring, over 60 customizable report views, dashboards, and automation capabilities for procurement. Sold as a subscription service requiring no on-site servers, for enterprise supply chain teams.
• SmartDrawer Flexible drawer-based storage system with patented SecureBin technology dispensing single items or multiple items of a single SKU under locked compartments. Features pick-to-light technology, individual lid control, and configurable lid options (2 to 48 lids per drawer), for industrial users managing small parts and tooling.
• SupplyScale Weight-based sensing hardware using patented SecureBin system delivering absolute accountability at item level. Automatically calculates items taken, returned, or restocked with no repackaging or tagging required, supporting 8, 16, or 24 lids per drawer, for industrial inventory environments.
• SupplyBay Rugged industrial dispensing solution with touchscreen controller, Absolute Control technology, and rapid refill reducing stocking time by up to 50%. Stores up to 60 SKUs (standard) or 70 SKUs (maximum) with helix and dispense aid options, designed for harsh industrial environments.
• SupplyLocker Industrial solution for managing consumable and returnable tools, supplies, and assets. Provides individual door control with full usage audit trails, calibration monitoring, and automated lock-down capabilities. 15 compartments, installs as auxiliary to other SupplyPro devices.
• SBD IV Single Box Dispenser IV with Pick-to-Light technology for compartment-level control of mission-critical inserts and small tooling. Supports 60 to 240 cartridges with modular design combining with traditional storage units.
• SBD II

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% savings on indirect material spending
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Grainger is the largest U.S. broad-line MRO distributor with its own KeepStock vending and on-site inventory management programs; it overlaps with SupplyPro's industrial customer base and competes for the same indirect material budget.
• MSC Industrial: MSC Industrial Direct is one of the largest U.S. metalworking and MRO distributors with growing vending and on-site inventory solutions; it competes with SupplyPro both as a distributor of supplies and as a provider of point-of-use inventory automation.
• Fastenal: Fastenal operates the largest industrial vending footprint in North America as part of its broader fastener and MRO supplies business; its FMI (Fastenal Managed Inventory) and vending systems target the same indirect material spend pool as SupplyPro.

Direct peers

• AutoCrib: AutoCrib is the closest direct competitor in North American industrial vending and point-of-use inventory management, offering weight-based bins, lockers, and asset management solutions to the same industrial manufacturer and aerospace customer base.
• Apex Industrial Solutions: Apex Industrial Solutions provides automated inventory management and vending systems for industrial and manufacturing customers, competing head-to-head with SupplyPro on tool crib and MRO dispensing.
• SupplyPoint: SupplyPoint is an international peer offering automated point-of-use storage and inventory management systems for MRO and indirect materials, directly overlapping with SupplyPro's core industrial vending use case across Europe and beyond.
• CribMaster (DXP Enterprises): CribMaster, now part of DXP Enterprises, sells industrial vending machines, RFID cabinets, and cloud inventory software directly comparable to SupplyPro's SupplySystem, SmartDrawer, and SupplyVend product lines.
• Industrial Vending Specialists (IVS): IVS provides industrial vending machines and inventory management solutions for MRO, tool, and consumable control, addressing the same pain points (consumption visibility, stockouts, accountability) that SupplyPro targets.
• Kanban Supply Chain Solutions: Kanban focuses on industrial vending, weight-based dispensing, and RFID-enabled cabinets for tool crib and MRO management, directly comparable to SupplyPro's SecureBin-based cabinets and SBD dispensers.

Emerging players

• Ivanti: Ivanti (via Wavelink) offers mobile supply chain and inventory workflow software used in warehouses, hospitals, and industrial environments; it competes with the software side of SupplyPro's Intelligent Software stack, especially for mobile and RFID-driven workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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