5 Signs You Need Unified Commerce Before ERP Migration

Slize is a composable, modular, and scalable eCommerce solution — not a monolith. It integrates with existing systems (ERP, PIM, CMS, authentication) via APIs, offering flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in. Slize is built to scale, managing millions of product requests daily without compromising performance.

Implementing unified commerce beforehand is crucial because it helps to:

• Automate workflows and prevent bottlenecks before the ERP migration even starts, especially if your sales team is buried in manual orders and data entry.
• Bridge multiple ERPs and fragmented systems, connecting data silos from subsidiaries in different countries into one seamless experience for sales and customers.
• Handle volatile pricing in real-time, dynamically managing complex pricing rules and protecting profit.
• Ensure business continuity and customer self-service during ERP transitions, preventing decision paralysis and disruption to customer experience.

Companies like Vargus successfully implemented unified commerce during their ERP migration to maintain digital sales continuity and prevent disruptions.

Unified commerce platforms like Slize automate orders, pricing, and workflows before ERP migration. This is critical if your sales team is:

• Receiving orders primarily through phone calls or emails.
• Spending excessive hours on repetitive data entry.
• Experiencing frequent pricing errors and missed margins.

Slize helps teams enter orders 80% faster. Damstahl saved the equivalent of 48 full-time roles annually by automating over 80,000 manual order lines. Slize is also developing AI-driven order automation that extracts and matches order data from PDFs and emails to create automated baskets.

Yes, unified commerce is built to bridge multiple ERPs and fragmented systems into a single experience. This is essential for companies with subsidiaries in different countries, where systems often operate in silos. Slize is a composable platform that integrates deeply with ERPs, PIMs, and other systems via APIs. It’s proven in multi-ERP environments — Vargus, for example, uses Slize to unify data from five ERP systems across several countries.

Unified commerce handles pricing volatility better than traditional ERPs. Slize’s pricing engine supports:

• Repurchasing Cost (RPC) — real-time pricing based on current material costs.
• Management RPC (MRPC) — quick manual adjustments for market opportunities or added discounts.
• Granular Rule-Based Pricing — attribute-level price rules (grade, size, tolerance, loyalty, etc.).
• Pricing Templates — allow bulk pricing configuration by customer segment.
• Quantity-Based Pricing — adjust margins based on order volume.
• Real-time Margin Visibility — sales teams see cost and margin instantly, improving accuracy and profitability.

Damstahl saw 24% higher gross profit on digital orders with Slize’s pricing engine.

Companies using unified commerce report measurable impact:

• Damstahl: Scaled digital orders from 98M to 956M DKK (€12M to ~€128M) in 18 months. Saved 48 FTEs annually and achieved 24% higher gross profit on digital vs phone orders. 95% of orders are now digital.
• Vargus: Maintained digital continuity during ERP migration by using Slize to avoid disruptions and ensure customer access.

Slize is a composable, modular, and scalable eCommerce solution — not a monolith. It integrates with existing systems (ERP, PIM, CMS, authentication) via APIs, offering flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in. Slize is built to scale, managing millions of product requests daily without compromising performance.