Construction Materials

PO processing for construction materials distributors

Lumber, concrete, rebar, and aggregate orders come in mixed units and job-site shorthand. POFlow extracts every line and matches it to your catalog.

50 POs/month free. No credit card required.

11s
Avg extraction time
94%
Avg extraction confidence

Live production averages, not lab benchmarks.

Construction materials POs mix units and shorthand

Units vary line to line on the same order

A single PO might list board feet, tons, cubic yards, and each, all on different lines. Manual entry has to catch the unit, not just the quantity.

Job-site shorthand replaces formal part numbers

Contractors often order using job-site language rather than a formal catalog number, leaving your team to interpret what was actually meant.

Delivery instructions get buried in the line items

Site access notes and delivery windows are sometimes written directly into the order text, adding noise a person has to sort through by hand.

How POFlow handles it

POFlow extracts quantity, unit, and description for every line on a construction materials PO, then matches each item to your catalog through 4-stage matching, regardless of whether the customer used a formal part number or job-site shorthand.

Unit-aware extraction

Captures the unit of measure per line, not just a raw quantity, across board feet, tons, yards, and each.

Shorthand matching

Matches informal, job-site language to your real catalog SKUs through multi-stage matching.

Learning loop

Every correction your team makes improves matching accuracy for that customer going forward.

Questions from construction materials distributors

Can POFlow handle POs with mixed units like tons and board feet on the same order?+

Yes. POFlow extracts the unit of measure as part of each line item, so mixed-unit orders are captured accurately line by line.

What if a contractor orders using job-site language instead of a formal part number?+

POFlow's 4-stage matching is designed to map informal descriptions to your actual catalog, and it improves as your team corrects and confirms matches over time.

Does POFlow require contractors to use a PO template?+

No. POFlow accepts PDFs, photos, and scans as they arrive, no template or reformatting required from your customers.

How accurate is extraction on real construction materials orders?+

In live production, POFlow averages 94% extraction confidence and about 11 seconds per PO, with anything below 85% confidence sent to human review.

Stop retyping construction materials POs.

Your first 50 POs every month are free. No credit card required.