Future Availability Restock - Never Mark Items Out of Stock Again

Stop Losing Sales to Out-of-Stock Listings

Keep Selling Even When Inventory Is In Transit

Situation: The Pre-Launch Inventory Challenge

You’re launching a new product. You’ve confirmed the delivery date with your manufacturer - inventory will arrive in 3 weeks. But what do you do in the meantime? Traditional inventory management forces you to either:

Mark items as out-of-stock and lose all sales momentum before launch
Accept orders with unrealistic shipping promises that damage your seller rating
Manually toggle inventory on/off, creating operational chaos

Problem: Pre-Launch Sales Are Critical

New product launches are make-or-break moments. Every day your listing is inactive means:

Lost opportunity to build early sales velocity
Reduced search ranking from deactivated listings
Competitors capturing demand you should own
Manual inventory management eating up your time
Customer confusion from inconsistent availability

Implication: The Cost of Getting It Wrong

Without proper pre-launch inventory management:

Revenue Loss: 2-3 weeks of zero sales during the critical launch window
Ranking Damage: Amazon’s algorithm penalizes listings that go inactive
Customer Trust: Inconsistent availability erodes buyer confidence
Operational Overhead: Hours spent manually managing inventory states
Competitive Disadvantage: Competitors capture demand while you’re offline

Need-Payoff: Launch Strong, Stay Active

Future Availability Restock solves this by intelligently managing inventory that’s on the way but not yet in your warehouse. It’s your pre-launch tool for maintaining sales momentum while setting accurate customer expectations.

How Future Availability Restock Works

Schedule Your Restock: Tell us your FBM SKUs, the date inventory will arrive, and the quantity you’re expecting
Automatic Latency Adjustment: We calculate fulfillment latency as days until arrival and update Amazon daily
Maintain Listing Visibility: Your products stay active and searchable while customers see accurate ship dates
Seamless Transition: Once inventory arrives, simply remove the future availability to return to normal processing

Real-World Benefits

Maintain Sales Momentum

Keeping your listings active during restocking periods means:

No loss of search ranking from deactivated listings
Customers can still place orders with clear expectations
You capture demand even before inventory physically arrives
No need to rebuild momentum after restocking

Perfect For Common Scenarios

Manufacturing Delays: Your supplier confirmed a delivery date but it’s 2-3 weeks out

Solution: Schedule the future availability and keep accepting orders

International Shipments: Container from overseas is in transit with known arrival date

Solution: Set accurate fulfillment latency matching your customs clearance + arrival time

Pre-Launch & New Products: New product arriving from manufacturer on specific date - this is the primary use case

Solution: Start accepting orders now with automated ship date management. Perfect for launching new items where you have confirmed delivery dates but inventory isn’t physically in your warehouse yet

Seasonal Restocking: Holiday inventory scheduled to arrive before peak season

Solution: Take orders in advance while managing customer expectations

Smart Automation That Adapts

Dynamic Latency Calculation

Our system doesn’t just set a static fulfillment time - it actively updates:

30 days out: Amazon shows “Usually ships in 30 days”
14 days out: Automatically updates to “Usually ships in 14 days”
3 days out: Customers see “Usually ships in 3 days”
Arrival day: Returns to your standard 1-2 day fulfillment time

This means customers always see the most accurate shipping timeline without any manual updates from you.

Automatic Inventory Segregation

The system intelligently manages which items are controlled by future availability versus regular inventory:

Items with future availability dates get special handling
Regular inventory uploads automatically exclude these items
No conflicts or duplicate uploads
Clean transition back to normal processing when availability is removed

Simple User Interface

Easy Bulk Setup

Add future availability for multiple items at once:

Select your arrival date from the calendar
Enter the quantity you’re expecting
Paste a list of FBM SKUs (from Excel, CSV, or comma-separated)
Click submit - done!

Visual Management Dashboard

See all your future availabilities at a glance:

Which items are scheduled
Days remaining until arrival
Current calculated latency
Overdue items highlighted for quick action
Bulk removal when inventory arrives

Business Impact

Reduce Revenue Loss

Without Future Availability:

2-3 weeks of zero sales during restock
Lost search ranking from deactivated listings
Customers going to competitors
Time spent manually managing inventory on/off

With Future Availability:

Continuous sales throughout restock period
Maintained search visibility and ranking
Captured demand with clear expectations
Automated daily updates to fulfillment time

Real Cost Savings

For a product selling 10 units/day at $50 each:

Without: 14 days out-of-stock = $7,000 in lost sales
With: Continuous sales with longer fulfillment = full revenue maintained
Additional Benefit: No ranking recovery time after restock

Integration with Your Workflow

Works With Existing Systems

Integrated with regular dropship inventory uploads
Respects your supplier fulfillment latency settings
Compatible with temporary outages feature
Slack notifications for all status updates

Automated Background Processing

Once you set up a future availability, our system handles:

Daily recalculation of latency
Automatic feed generation
Upload to Amazon Seller Central
Status monitoring and reporting
Feed validation and error handling

Advanced Features

Intelligent Fallback

If the availability date passes without removal:

System automatically uses your supplier’s default fulfillment latency
No negative latency or errors
Graceful handling of date overshoots
Visual warnings on overdue items

Bulk Operations

Manage multiple items efficiently:

Checkbox selection for bulk removal
Single click to remove selected items
Automatic inventory job triggering
Confirmation of changes via Slack

Safety Constraints

Built-in safeguards ensure data integrity:

One future availability per item (enforced at database level)
Upsert logic for easy date/quantity updates
Automatic cleanup of associated records
Validation of SKUs before creation

What Our Customers Say

“We import from China and always had 4-6 week gaps in sales while containers were in transit. Future Availability Restock lets us keep selling with accurate ship dates. It’s saved us thousands in lost revenue.”

— Michael R., Import Business Owner

“During our busy season, we schedule restocks weeks in advance. This feature keeps all our listings active and our sales pipeline full. No more scrambling to reactivate products.”

— Jennifer K., E-commerce Manager

Perfect for Pre-Launch Inventory Management

Future Availability Restock is specifically designed for managing new items and pre-launch scenarios. When you have confirmed delivery dates from manufacturers but inventory isn’t physically in your warehouse yet, this feature lets you:

Start accepting orders immediately
Set accurate fulfillment expectations
Build sales velocity before physical inventory arrives
Maintain listing visibility during the critical launch window

This is your go-to tool for new product launches where timing matters and every day of sales momentum counts.

Getting Started

Future Availability Restock is available to all suppliers with FBM inventory configured. Access it from your supplier’s sidebar navigation under “INV: Future Availability.”

Quick Start Checklist

✅ Confirm you have FBM SKUs configured
✅ Know your expected delivery date
✅ Have your list of SKUs ready
✅ Navigate to Future Availability page
✅ Submit your first scheduled restock

Technical Excellence

Built on our robust inventory management infrastructure:

Priority queue processing for time-sensitive updates
Automatic feed status monitoring
Error detection and alerting
60-day historical feed retention
Debounced job processing to batch updates

Start Managing Future Inventory Today

Stop losing sales to out-of-stock periods. Keep your Amazon listings active and visible while inventory is in transit. Let ShipmentBot handle the complex daily calculations and Amazon feed uploads automatically.

Contact our team to enable Future Availability Restock for your account, or navigate to your supplier’s inventory settings to get started today.

Ready to eliminate out-of-stock revenue loss? Schedule a demo to see Future Availability Restock in action.