Inventory Planning Ended Stockouts for a $95K/mo FBA Seller

How demand forecasting with Inventory Planner ended stockouts for a multi-SKU FBA seller at $95K/mo.

The Starting Point

Rachel W. was a Operations lead in Seattle, WA running a Amazon FBA (multi-SKU) business. Rachel was either drowning in storage fees or shipping emergency air freight; she never got the reorder timing right.

“We stopped reacting to emergencies and started planning for the next quarter.”

What Tools Did They Use?

• inventory-planner: Demand forecasting ($99/mo)
• shipstation: Multi-channel fulfillment ($9.99/mo)
• helium-10: Rank and keyword tracking ($39/mo)
• quickbooks: Books and COGS ($30/mo)

How It Played Out

Month 1: Inventory Planner set reorder points per SKU; air-freight emergencies dropped to zero.

Month 2: ShipStation consolidated FBA and DTC outbound; QuickBooks closed the books cleanly.

Month 3: Cash freed from dead stock funded two new SKUs; revenue reached $95K/mo.

What Were the Results?

• Monthly revenue: $95K/mo
• Profit margin: 24%
• Time to first sale: 55 days
• Email subscribers: 2,100
• Store rating: 4.6

Key Takeaways

• Stockouts cost more than storage; forecast, don’t guess.
• Clean books let you see which SKUs actually profit.
• Fulfillment software pays back in freed mental bandwidth.

“We stopped reacting to emergencies and started planning for the next quarter.” — Rachel W.

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