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Connect the Full Sales-to-Payment Chain for Building Materials & Construction

Project management × Material supply chain × Customer CRM × Dealer management — all on one platform

For building materials manufacturers, general contractors and decoration companies, Hoobang puts customer CRM at the core, combined with the inventory and procurement modules of its Trade ERP, the SoHelp low-code platform and custom development. It covers lead capture, opportunity follow-up, quotation, contract signing, payment collection, site progress and material supply chain — upgrading project and sales management that relies on "WeChat, Excel and word of mouth" into visible, controllable and traceable digital operations.

Four Major Pain Points for Building Materials & Construction

These problems are quietly eating into project profit and collection efficiency

01
Progress & cost out of control

With multiple sites running in parallel, progress, material usage and worker attendance are all reported verbally on site. Management can't see project status in real time, and overruns and delays happen often.

02
Imprecise procurement & stock

Material demand is forecast by experience, so purchasing brings both surplus and shortage. Overstock and work stoppages waiting for materials coexist, hurting project rhythm and cash flow.

03
Scattered customer relations

Sales follow-up records live in personal WeChat; when a salesperson leaves, they take customers with them. Dealer credit, rebates and collection ledgers run on Excel, with a high error rate.

04
Slow, error-prone quotation

With many material specs and frequent price swings, manual quotations are slow and prone to omissions, and long waits for price comparisons hurt deal conversion.

Hoobang's Building Materials Application Development Solution

CRM + ERP + low-code, covering the full chain from lead to payment

Project Management

Gantt charts for multi-site tasks; construction progress, material usage and worker attendance reported online from mobile — management sees every project's status in real time.

Material Supply Chain

Procurement demand plans, inquiry and price comparison, inbound acceptance, stock alerts and in-out-balance reports — multi-warehouse stock visible, material flow auto-settled.

Quotation System

Generate quotations fast from a material price library, with multi-version comparison and PDF export — quote quickly and avoid omissions even with many specs.

Customer & Opportunity CRM

Project customer profiles, opportunity tracking, visit logs, contract and collection ledgers fully archived — customer assets stay even when a salesperson leaves.

Dealer Management

Dealer credit limits, ordering, shipping and rebate settlement managed online in one place — clear credit and collection ledgers, no more Excel errors.

Cost & Profit Dashboard

Real-time comparison of actual project cost vs. budget; analyze profit by project/product line/customer — management grasps P&L at any time.

Built on Hoobang's Customer CRM, Trade / Production ERP and the SoHelp low-code platform: standard modules built fast with low-code, project business delivered by custom development — fully mobile-ready for on-site teams to report anytime.

Core Function Modules

Around the full chain of "project - material - quotation - customer - dealer - profit", six modules broken down one by one

01Project Management

Every site on one board, progress visible in real time

Gantt charts schedule multi-site tasks while construction progress, material usage and worker attendance are reported online. Which project is on track and which is slipping is clear at a glance, so you act the same day.

  • Multi-site Gantt scheduling with milestones and critical path
  • Progress, material usage and attendance reported from the field
  • Auto alerts for delayed tasks and budget overruns
Project Management · Multi-site Gantt scheduling with live field reporting
02Material Supply Chain

From demand plan to inbound, material cost in full view

Procurement demand plans, inquiry and price comparison, inbound acceptance and stock alerts run online end to end. In-out-balance reports keep every ton of material and every dollar of cost traceable.

  • Demand plans auto-generated from project BOM and progress
  • Inquiry, price comparison and supplier selection in one flow
  • Inbound acceptance, stock alerts and in-out-balance reports
Material Supply Chain · Live multi-warehouse ledger with smart stock alerts
03Quotation System

Quote fast from a price library, no item missed

Generate quotations quickly from a maintained material price library, with multi-version comparison and one-click PDF export. Quote faster, win more bids, and never leave a line item out.

  • Auto-fill prices from a shared material price library
  • Multi-version comparison with margin and tax breakdown
  • One-click branded PDF export and approval workflow
Quotation System · Price-library quoting with multi-version comparison
04Customer & Opportunity CRM

Every opportunity tracked, every follow-up archived

Project customer profiles, opportunity tracking, visit logs plus contract and collection ledgers keep the whole sales journey in one place. Nothing falls through the cracks from first contact to final payment.

  • 360° project customer profiles with full interaction history
  • Opportunity pipeline with stage, value and win probability
  • Visit logs, contracts and collection ledgers in one ledger
Customer & Opportunity CRM · Full pipeline with contract and collection ledgers
05Dealer Management

Credit, ordering and rebates clear and traceable

Dealer credit limits, ordering, shipping and rebate settlement are managed online in one place. Every order draws against credit and every rebate is settled on rule, so the channel stays transparent.

  • Per-dealer credit limits with real-time exposure control
  • Online ordering and shipping tied to stock and credit
  • Rule-based rebate settlement, clear and traceable
Dealer Management · Credit, ordering and rebate settlement in one place
06Cost & Profit Dashboard

Actual vs. budget in real time, P&L on one screen

Compare actual cost against budget in real time and analyze profit by project, product line or customer. The full P&L picture sits on one screen, so overruns are caught before they bite.

  • Real-time actual cost vs. budget variance tracking
  • Profit analysis by project, product line and customer
  • Margin alerts flag overruns before they erode profit
Cost & Profit Dashboard · Real-time cost vs. budget with profit analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions you may have about the building materials solution

What kind of building materials and construction companies is it suitable for?

It suits building materials manufacturers (tiles, coatings, doors and windows, steel, etc.), general and sub-contractors in construction, decoration and fit-out companies, as well as building materials dealers and traders. Whether you are a manufacturer focused on supply chain or a construction firm focused on project progress control, Hoobang offers a matching solution.

What specific problems can it solve?

It solves four problems: opaque project progress, imprecise material procurement, customer follow-up scattered in WeChat, and slow quotation. After go-live, project managers can report site progress and material consumption from their phones in real time, the sales team's customer follow-up records are fully archived, and management can check the profit-and-loss status of every project at any time.

Can it integrate with our existing ERP or finance software?

It can integrate with mainstream finance and ERP systems such as Yonyou and Kingdee, syncing project settlement data to the financial accounting module. If you already have an inventory system, it can also be integrated via API or scheduled data sync to avoid duplicate data entry.

How are data security and access from multiple job sites guaranteed?

The system supports cloud deployment (private cloud or Hoobang-hosted cloud). Personnel at multiple job sites can operate anytime via mobile App/mini-program; all data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access scope is controlled by role permissions, and a project lead can only see the sites they are responsible for.

What is the implementation timeline and cost?

The standard customer CRM + quotation modules go live in 2-4 weeks; a full solution including project management, supply chain and dealer management takes 4-8 weeks. Cost is tailored to the scope of requirements — please call 400-003-2253 for a consultation.

Is there a building materials industry case?

Hoobang has served many building materials companies, providing integrated digital solutions from supply chain management to customer CRM — see the case page. With more than twenty years of enterprise software experience, Hoobang has rich custom-development expertise in the building materials industry.

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