At Kleen-Rite, we’re not just a supply company, we’re a solutions company.

Our customers tell us all the time that they would love to have a way to keep inventory organized between multiple sites. But, they point out, there’s nothing that makes it convenient. They need to either develop and manage cumbersome spreadsheets and databases on small devices or stick to the old pencil and paper methods.

Kleen-Rite Vice President Keith Lutz has heard comments from car wash owners for years about how an inventory app would be useful – “We wanted to create a tool to make it easier for an operator to track their inventory and use the information to easily replenish their stock from the palm of their hand. This product will allow our customers to take the guess work out of their ordering process.”

And so, KR Stock was born!

KR Stock – The Inventory App for Kleen-Rite Customers!

KR Stock allows you to keep track of the inventory levels of the Kleen-Rite products you need most. Any experienced car wash owner knows that keeping a flow of chemicals, parts, equipment, vending items, and other supplies is crucial to the success of a car wash. Your wash needs to perform when customer traffic is at peak volume. This means maintaining inventory of the components you need.

This convenient new app puts inventory management at your fingertips and streamlines the ordering process. Operators and employees can easily keep track of the products they currently have in their inventory. They can see where the products are being stored, and order immediately from the app. Spend less time shopping, and more time managing your car wash!

The KR Stock app is robust, and incorporates a number of ideas from our customer base as well as our internal team members.

Inventory Management – At the Heart of the App

Managing a single car wash site can be difficult on its own. Multiple sites that may have different site managers over a widespread area can compound issues. This creates the potential for overstocking, understocking, misplacing or misdirecting stock, and so much more.

KR Stock is the inventory solution, whether you have one wash or many. Says Lutz – “If the customer has one or multiple washes it will allow the customer to effectively and efficiently track their inventory and ensure that they have what they need when they need it.”

One of the best things about having all the information in one spot is the ability to control inventory and move it if needed. You may find you might not require an order just yet! For instance, if you have multiple sites, you may have a vending product that sells well at one but not at another. Without an inventory management program, you may forget that you have a box or two sitting in storage at a different site. By having the inventory at your fingertips, instead of buying another box, you can make yourself a note to go pick up that vending product and move it to the location where it sells well.

Inventory in the KR Stock app has to be adjusted manually. This means your site managers will have to make adjustments as they go through stock. The good news is, with KR Stock, each site manager can have access to the app.

David Minich, developer at Tookstock explains: “The primary user of the app needs to sign in with the same email address they use on the website… From that point, the primary user can invite others to join the app, and give them the ability to sign in using their own email addresses. Once signed in, invited users will also be able to see inventory at their location and every other location the car wash has.”

Making it Easier to Buy

With KR Stock, you have a direct path to purchase. There’s no need to shift over to a laptop or desktop computer to place an order with the Kleen-Rite team. You don’t even need to place a call! Simply order through the app by adding products to your cart.

“Once you set your min/max on the product you will be able to easily replenish your stock 24/7 in just a few easy steps which will save you time,” points out Lutz.

The way you order will improve too. In each order, you can indicate how many of each product you’re ordering for specific locations. The app saves you the time and effort of building out order sheets for each location, then adding up your needs. Simply allocate amounts for each location, and the app will add all of them up for the final order total to add to your cart.

KR Stock features all of the same shipping and check-out methods as you’ll find on our web site. This includes the recent additions of Fed Ex and USPS options. These help keep your costs down, while getting the products you need to your doorstep, on time! You’ll be able to use the credit cards associated with your account through our website with the same ease as using the site or phoning your order in.

Clean and Simple

Information overload is real. That’s why we’ve made sure that the KR Stock app is cut and dry.

Some apps try and blanket consumers with pop-up adds and other behavior drivers. However, we don’t see this app as something we should use to push our latest soaps and towels onto the customer. Our focus is on making your job easier and saving you time!

Opening up the app, accessing inventories, prior orders, account information and more takes a matter of seconds. The clean interface allows information to move faster. Moving from one screen to the next is quick and intuitive.

Easy Reorders!

“I just want to order what I got last time.”

Well, let’s make that easier for you! KR Stock will let you pull up previous purchase orders. Once you link your account to the app, it will load your account’s recent purchase orders automatically. These purchase orders include the products you bought. Then, all you have to do is click on that product, click “Add to Cart” in the next screen. Just like that, you can submit your reorder!

The best part about being able to see past orders and select products for reorder is not having to jump from product page to product page adding them to your cart. This is a time-saver, and should reduce headaches and aggravation on your end.

Download the KR Stock app today from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store! Create your app account using your existing Kleen-Rite customer log-in information, and get started today!