Roofing Distributors Can't Afford Complacency

Most roofing distributors still rely on traditional processes, while contractor expectations have moved on. Faster answers, easier ordering, and real-time visibility are now the baseline, at a time when supply volatility is high and margins are tight. Phone calls, emails, and manual workflows alone can’t keep up. Distributors need to evolve to stay competitive, protect margins, and remain the preferred partner for contractors.

80%

Contractors

77%

Contractors

$186

Billion

75%

B2B Customers

NEED OF THE HOUR

In an industry where delays cost jobs and margin, turn speed into your competitive advantage through connected systems and automation!

Roofing distributors don’t win by having more products or more branches - they win by responding faster, more accurately, and more consistently than everyone else. The real opportunity today is not simply going digital, but building and connecting systems that remove friction from every quote, order, and fulfillment decision. Distributors who treat speed and reliability as a capability - not a best effort - are the ones pulling ahead.

Helping Roofing Distributors Gain Their Digital Edge

In roofing distribution, the real bottleneck is no longer people or demand - it’s fragmented systems and manual processes. Distributors that can accept contractor orders from any channel and deliver accurate, real-time visibility into pricing, inventory, and product details move faster without adding complexity.

We help roofing distributors answer and act on these critical questions with the best-suited digital solutions and integration for them:

Where are we losing time due to disconnected systems and manual workflows?

How do we modernize our ERP without disrupting day-to-day business?

How can we build a contractor-centric customer portal that enables easy ordering and end-to-end order visibility?

How can we respond to contractor quotes and availability checks faster - without increasing sales team workload?

How can we manage complex pricing, rebates, and customer-specific terms without relying on manual overrides?

How do we give sales and counter teams real-time visibility across inventory, orders, and deliveries?

How can we improve fulfilment accuracy & delivery coordination across branches ?

Our Work in Roofing Distribution Industry

Improving Operational Efficiency & Delivering ROI
  • Cook & boardman | Case Study

Improving Operational Efficiency & Delivering ROI

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20%

Reduction in operational costs due to automation of processes

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Our Capabilities

Digital & <br>Data Strategy

Digital &
Data Strategy

Define a focused digital & data roadmap that helps distributors manage pricing complexity, inventory visibility, and contractor demand more effectively.

System & Feed <br>Integrations

System & Feed
Integrations

Connect ERP, inventory, pricing, supplier, customer portals, and logistics systems to ensure consistent, real-time data flow across the business.

Process <br>Automations

Process
Automations

Automate repetitive tasks such as order processing, pricing validation, approvals, and notifications to improve speed and accuracy.

Data Analytics & Reporting

Data Analytics & Reporting

Turn sales, inventory, pricing, and fulfillment data into clear insights that help improve margins, planning, and operational performance.

ERP Modernization Growth

ERP Modernization Growth

Extend legacy ERP system capabilities to seamlessly support interoperability, scale, and complexity - without disrupting daily operations.

B2B eCommerce

B2B eCommerce

Build B2B eCommerce experiences for roofing workflows, supporting job-based orders, customer-specific pricing, and location-wise availability.

Customized Sales & Customer Portals

Customized Sales & Customer Portals

Provide contractors and sales teams with real-time access to pricing, inventory, orders, and delivery details through intuitive self-service portals.

Gen AI <br>Automations

Gen AI
Automations

Apply AI-driven automation to streamline workflows, surface insights, and support faster decision-making across sales and operations.

Agile <br>Transformation

Agile
Transformation

Enable teams to respond faster to changing demand and supply conditions through incremental, low-disruption improvements.

M&A Growth Stack

M&A Growth Stack

Enable faster integration of acquired roofing businesses through standardized data, systems, and shared digital foundations.

How are we redefining the roofing distribution businesses?

It’s not customers’ job to hunt for information or your teams’ job to piece it together

In roofing distribution, lost time almost always traces back to fragmented information. Pricing lives in ERP tables, inventory sits across yards and spreadsheets, order updates are buried in emails, and rebate logic exists only in people’s heads. We start by mapping where critical information is created, where it breaks, and where teams are forced to compensate. Our work focuses on creating a single, trusted flow of data so contractors, sales desks, and operations teams all work from the same real-time truth, reducing follow-ups, rework, and costly errors.

We design for how roofing orders actually form, change, and complete

We focus on the sales desk because that’s where speed turns into revenue

We treat pricing as a system, not an exception-handling exercise

We stabilize and connect core systems before adding new capabilities

We design for adoption under real-world conditions

We deliver progress in controlled, low-risk increments

We build with growth and acquisition complexity in mind

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Rapidops became our digital partner of choice when looking for a user-friendly and responsive sales portal to integrate with our new ERP. Because of them, we have been able to maintain functionality, productivity, and visibility during a crucial transition.

Craig Stilwell

Craig Stilwell

VP of Digital Services / Cook & Boardman Group
Craig Stilwell
INFORMATIONAL GUIDE

Proven Solutions to Streamline Quoting and Sales Process

A practical guide for roofing distributors on modernizing sales operations, integrating systems, and enabling digital orders.

Proven Solutions to Streamline Quoting and Sales Process