Shopify Inventory Planning
for Growing DTC Brands
Plan for the unpredictable. A viral TikTok or influencer drop can change everything overnight. NeonPanel lets you layer your marketing calendar into your inventory plan.
Trusted by teams who need accuracy
How Inventory Planning Drives Sales & Profit
Protect Ad Spend
Ensure you have enough stock to support your next Facebook or TikTok campaign before you increase the budget.
Improve Cash Flow
Visualize exactly when you need to pay suppliers versus when you will receive revenue.
Boost Retention
Keep your bestsellers available to maximize Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).
Why Native Shopify
Analytics Fall Short
Shopify's built-in tools are great for reporting on yesterday, but they struggle to plan for tomorrow. Relying solely on basic analytics often leads to reactive decisions.
- No Future Marketing: They can't know you plan to double ad spend next month. NeonPanel lets you input that.
- Missing Landed Costs: They don't account for how freight fluctuations impact your reorder budget.
- Multi-Channel Blind: They often ignore stock being drawn down by your wholesale or Amazon channels.
stockouts with proactive planning
Baseline Analytics + Your
Marketing Plan
NeonPanel's algorithms analyze your historical data to generate a statistical baseline. Then you act as the strategist—adjusting the growth curve based on your upcoming campaigns.
- Tag Promos: Schedule influencer drops, flash sales, or product launches
- Set Growth: Define your own growth multipliers per SKU
- Ad Spend Sync: Plan stock levels around your paid media calendar
- New Product Handling: Uses comparable SKUs when data is limited
Multi-Channel
Inventory Visibility
DTC brands rarely sell on Shopify alone. NeonPanel unifies your inventory planning across all channels—so wholesale orders and Amazon sales don't blindside your stock levels.
- Shopify + Amazon: See combined demand in one dashboard
- Wholesale Orders: Factor in B2B commitments
- TikTok Shop: Track the fastest-growing channel
- Single Source of Truth: Audit-ready data across all channels
Must-Have Features for Scaling DTC Brands
To scale beyond 7 figures, you need more than a spreadsheet. The ideal planning solution integrates operations with finance.
| Feature | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Real-Time Sync | Updates stock levels instantly across all locations |
| Marketing Inputs | Lets you override baselines for planned promos and campaigns |
| Supplier Management | Tracks lead times per vendor to suggest precise PO dates |
| Financial Integration | Pushes data to QuickBooks/Xero for audit-ready books |
| Landed Cost Tracking | Includes freight, duties, and fees in your true COGS |
How Shopify Inventory Planning Works
We provide the baseline. You add your marketing intelligence. Together it creates a single, audit-ready source of truth.
Common Questions
We integrate directly via Shopify's API. After you authorize access, inventory levels, orders, and product data sync automatically every few hours.
Yes! This is our core value proposition. You can tag any future promotional period and specify expected lift. The system adjusts inventory needs accordingly—because historical data cannot predict what you're planning.
NeonPanel aggregates data from Shopify, Amazon, TikTok Shop, and wholesale channels for unified planning across your entire business.
Yes. QuickBooks Online and Xero integration is included in all Professional plans, keeping your inventory and financials in sync.