AP Automation Software for Grocery

Stock More Savings With AP Built for Grocers

Simplify the full invoice lifecycle: spot cost changes, process invoices faster, and protect razor-thin margins with ease.

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Key challenges for grocers

Grocers face slim margins, supply chain challenges, and manual back-office work. Ottimate helps cut errors, save time, and protect every dollar.

Catching errors

Price and item mismatches create costly errors that waste hours of AP review time.

Payment delays

Month-end chaos leads to late or missed payments, hurting vendor relationships.

Manual 
processes

Reviews, data entry, and coding drain staff resources and slow financial reporting.

Fraud risk

False or duplicate invoices slip through manual checks, exposing revenue loss.

Follow your invoices from the loading dock to your ERP

Streamlined accounts payables

Run leaner and more profitably with AI-powered AP built for grocery. From invoice capture through ERP export, Ottimate prevents revenue loss, eliminates manual rework, and delivers oversight across every store location.

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Safeguard margins and improve cost controls

A Guide to AP Automation for Grocery

Download the ultimate guide to Accounts Payable automation for grocery, where cost-saving maximization meets cutting-edge efficiency. Discover how Ottimate helps you identify cost discrepancies and frees up your time to deliver the best possible shopping experience to customers.

A Guide to AP Automation for Grocery

Accurate payables from first receipt to ERP

Ottimate AI automates the entire AP cycle, catching cost errors, coding accurately, and boosting profitability across every location.

Find errors

Identify price and delivery discrepancies to protect margins.

Save time

Automate 90%+ of AP tasks and free staff for higher-value work.

Improve visibility

Track invoices across stores and gain real-time spend insights.

Reduce fraud

Eliminate duplicates and fraudulent invoices with AI checks.

Improve profitability

Catch errors before they grow and enforce spend controls.

Reduce risk

Track every invoice touchpoint and strengthen security.

Multi-location oversight

Manage invoices across all stores with advanced approvals.

Control cash flow

Gain visibility into vendor payments and future spend.

How Estevez Markets Cut AP Time by 80% with Ottimate

10 stores, one AP solution

As Estevez Markets expanded to 10 stores, their manual AP couldn’t keep up. After adopting Ottimate, they automated 7,000+ invoices a month, cut AP time by 80%, eliminated outsourcing, and gained total visibility across locations.

Estevez Markets case study

Easily find price discrepancies on your invoices

Cost File Validation

Ottimate’s cost file validation reviews invoices line-by-line against your SMS cost files. It flags discrepancies before export and continuously learns to recommend smarter ordering and pricing decisions—helping grocers protect every margin point.

Ottimate streamlines your DSD receipt workflows

Receiver Validation

Confirm quantities, prices, and items received match vendor invoices with Ottimate’s Receiver module. Easily flag unauthorized or inactive products, ensure accurate payment, and cut time spent on price validation.

Smart capture for faster approvals

Invoice Processing

Ottimate captures invoices in any format, interprets header and line-item data instantly, and applies precise GL coding. Approvals route automatically, reducing manual work and helping teams close books faster.

Gain control of your spending

Cost Analysis Dashboard

Ottimate’s dashboard reveals spend patterns by vendor, category, and GL account. Spot cost spikes in real time, uncover trends, and empower smarter purchasing decisions to protect margins across stores.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ottimate is optimized for businesses that are looking to grow. Our AP automation streamlines the workflow for adding additional locations.
Streamlined workflows ensure that payments are made on time and disputes are simple to resolve. Ottimate helps increase transparency and facilitates conversations with vendors.
Ottimate offers an advanced AP Automation solution that uses AI and machine learning for highly accurate invoice digitization. Our software is easy to implement, user-friendly, and integrates seamlessly with your existing accounting systems.