Inventory management for Kenyan businesses
Stock is where most Kenyan shops lose money without noticing: items that walk out, deliveries short of what was invoiced, slow movers taking up shelf space and fast movers running out on a Saturday. Afritelligence counts every unit in and out, so the number on the screen is the number on the shelf.
Each sale reduces stock, each supplier delivery adds to it and records what it cost, and a stock take shows the difference item by item. Move stock between your branches in Nairobi, Kiambu or upcountry and every branch stays right.
- ✓Stock per branch, with transfers between branches
- ✓Low-stock alerts and a reorder plan from what sells
- ✓Stock takes that show shortages and their value
- ✓Supplier deliveries with cost price and what you owe
- ✓Batches and expiry for medicines, chemicals and food
- ✓Profit per item, per day and per month
What is an inventory management system?
An inventory management system tracks what stock you have, where it is, what's selling and what needs reordering. Every sale, delivery, transfer and adjustment changes the stock, so the numbers on screen match the shelf.
Afritelligence is an inventory management system for businesses in Kenya, built into the point of sale, so stock moves the moment something is sold — with values in Kenyan Shilling (KES).
Who needs inventory management?
Any business in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and Thika that holds stock: shops, wholesalers, chemists, hardware stores, agrovets and spare parts dealers.
- ✓Shops and supermarkets
- ✓Wholesalers and distributors
- ✓Chemists and agrovets with expiry dates
- ✓Hardware and spare parts shops
Inventory management features
What the inventory side does:
- ✓Stock per branch, with every movement recorded
- ✓Low-stock alerts and a reorder plan from what sells
- ✓Stock takes that record only the differences
- ✓Transfers between branches
- ✓Batches and expiry dates
- ✓Purchases from suppliers that add stock at the right cost
- ✓Stock value and profit per item
- ✓Price list import from a spreadsheet
How stock stays right
Deliveries are received against a purchase and add stock at their cost. Sales reduce it. Damaged or missing items are adjusted with a reason. A stock take compares the count with the system and records only the difference, so you see exactly what went missing.
What it replaces
The stock book and the monthly count that never matches. With an inventory management system you know what's on the shelf, what's selling and what's tying up your cash.
How to choose an inventory system
Look for an inventory management system that:
- ✓Updates stock automatically with every sale
- ✓Handles more than one branch
- ✓Tracks batches and expiry if you need them
- ✓Shows stock value in Kenyan Shilling (KES)
- ✓Makes stock takes quick
- ✓Works on a phone
Getting started
Import your price list or add products, enter opening stock, and start selling — the stock follows. Ask us on WhatsApp for a demo or the price.
