Stop Packing Boxes. Switch to ShipBob.
There is a lot that goes into growing your business, so it’s important to use your time wisely. That means, delegating certain tasks to the experts. One of the easiest things to take off your plate is order fulfilment. That’s where a third-party logistics (3PL) company comes in.
Self-fulfilment might make sense when you’re first starting out, but if order volume continues to rise, packing orders and keeping track of your inventory on your own will soon become costly and time-consuming.
ShipBob is an expert fulfilment partner with a growing international fulfilment network. We offer the infrastructure, technology, and support you need to make the transition from self-fulfilment to outsourcing easy without losing control over your business. No more managing inventory, packing boxes, and dealing with couriers.
Adelina Zotta & Connor Westby
Co-Founders of NutriPaw
We have even bigger ambitions for our business going forward, so we wanted to free up our time to focus on growing our business. <br>We knew it was time to outsource fulfilment to experts like ShipBob.
Making the Transition from Self-Fulfilment Easy
Streamlined fulfilment from your online store to your customer’s door
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Connect your online store with ShipBob’s technology.
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We store your inventory securely in our fulfilment centres.
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Your customer places an order on your store.
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We pick, pack, and ship the order to your customer fast.
FEATURED CLIENT
A lot of people think, “I don’t want to waste money on a fulfilment provider.” But in reality, partnering with an expert like ShipBob will free up so much of your time, speed up shipping, and lead to a better customer experience.
Tyler McCann,
Co-Founder of Taste Salud
Logistical Challenges With Self-Fulfilment
Fulfilling orders in-house isn’t easy. Here are the top challenges ecommerce businesses face when they reach the next level of growth.
- Scaling is difficult — as your brand grows, so will your order volume. Being unprepared to handle growth will make or break your business.
- Tracking orders is complex – without the proper resources and technology, tracking every order and responding to customer inquiries on order status can get overwhelming.
- It’s expensive — if you’re shipping to customers across the United States or internationally, expect to be stuck with high shipping costs.
- It’s time-consuming — with limited resources and help, your time is spent packing boxes rather than focusing on business development.
Save Time, Money, and Headaches with ShipBob
With ShipBob, you can outsource order fulfilment to proven experts with the infrastructure and technology in place to get orders shipped on time and affordably. ShipBob goes beyond your typical 3PL with capabilities from distributed inventory to international fulfilment.
- Split inventory across warehouses to spread risk and have backup inventory in other locations.
- Access real-time inventory management across locations and identify slow-moving products.
- Gain insights into where you should ship from to get orders to customers quickly.
- View how many days of inventory you have on hand and set reorder points to order more on time.
- Get started within a week, and have confidence in a long-term scalable fulfilment partner.
- Receive best-in-class support from the same people who are familiar with your unique needs.
Customer Stories
Don’t just take our word for it — see why ShipBob is trusted by thousands of merchants
One of our main priorities was finding a reliable partner that could store all of our inventory and provide tools that would help us manage it. Our area of expertise is not logistics or inventory management, so we lean on ShipBob a lot for that. We’ve learned so much about this industry since working with ShipBob, as they are true supply chain experts, which has been good for everyone on our team.
Callie Tivnan, E-commerce Manager at Barefaced
In the beginning, my parents helped me ship I Love Chamoy orders from their house, which we turned into a mini fulfilment centre. It was chaotic. Not only was self-fulfilment logistically complicated, but it was expensive…As a founder with a lean team, I want to outsource anything I don’t have to oversee closely. That’s why I started vetting fulfilment partners and chose ShipBob.
Annie Leal, Owner of I Love Chamoy
One month we shipped out almost 100,000 packages. It was a lot of around-the-clock manual work. Not only were we manually fulfilling orders ourselves, but we also had to manage the different channels we sold on and navigate their unique challenges…Outsourcing fulfilment to ShipBob allowed us to focus 100% of our efforts on building and growing our ecommerce business.
Brandon Castaneda, Founder and CEO of EZ Bombs
Founder & CEO of Peak & Valley tells all
I started off fulfilling B2B orders myself out of my own little warehouse in Seattle, but soon became aware of how extremely challenging it is to manage a warehouse. It would take me hours to input all the data for every B2B order. I quickly discovered that was not for me, and that I wanted to focus on the product and sales.
A little while ago, we transitioned to ShipBob’s automated retail distribution powered by EDI using their SPS Commerce integration, and it was a game-changer. I wish we had opted for it from the start, because it made our fulfilment a lot more seamless.
I have one person on my operations team, and half of his job is managing all of our wholesale fulfilment. Switching from a manual B2B order flow to an automated one has saved him 6.5 hours in just the first month. With ShipBob automatically processing B2B orders, he’s free to focus on other priorities.
Want to keep operations in-house?
By leveraging ShipBob’s industry-leading warehouse management system (WMS), you can power your warehouse operations with the same software used to manage inventory and fulfil orders for thousands of brands at ShipBob’s dozens of warehouses around the globe.
Get access to ShipBob’s WMS for your business, whether you are just getting started with your first warehouse, are a Fortune 1000 brand with multiple established warehouses, or are somewhere in between, to to increase accuracy, gain visibility, and improve productivity.
Self-Fulfilment to ShipBob FAQs
Frequently asked questions about transitioning to ShipBob
How do I get started with ShipBob?
It’s easy. Fill out this form to request a fulfilment quote. A ShipBob representative will reach out to discuss your unique business needs and provide custom pricing. We’ll get you set up to start shipping from one or more of our fulfilment centres quickly.
Will I save on fulfilment costs?
When outsourcing fulfilment to ShipBob, you’re given access to a growing international fulfilment network, which offers the ability to split inventory across locations, so you can optimise shipping routes to reduce shipping costs and time in transit.
When should I outsource fulfilment?
There is no right time to outsource fulfilment, but some of the most common reasons why fast-growing brands turn to a 3PL include: A significant influx in order volume, lack of time, high shipping costs, not enough resources and support, and more. ShipBob offers the infrastructure and technology you need to grow your business.
