Why Outsource with Steelhead?
Steelhead Technologies, the All-In-One job shop and manufacturing ERP that enables you to MOVE PARTS, NOT PAPER®, is redefining outsourcing by delivering a robust, integrated platform designed to maximize efficiency, control, and visibility across all processes.
Outsourcing is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, enabling companies to scale operations, access specialized skills, and rapidly adapt to changing market demands. Yet, for many job shops and manufacturers, tracking outsourced work remains complicated, with manual processes and disconnected systems eating into time and profits. Steelhead Technologies solves these challenges by providing you with a fully interconnected, intuitive dashboard for managing every aspect of outsourced production.
Comprehensive Outsourcing Management
Steelhead’s dedicated Outsourcing dashboard brings a new level of transparency and control to outsourced workflows.
Key Outsourcing capabilities include:
- Easily assign and manage vendors from one central dashboard
- See alerts for low inventory and generate Purchase Orders instantly
- Monitor Part status and progress with detailed status information
- Maintain accurate data with Shipping and Receiving processes directly connected
Ensure teams always know where their parts are, reducing guesswork and minimizing costly delays.
Streamlined Shipping and Receiving
Steelhead empowers job shops and manufacturers to work more efficiently. Shipping personnel can confirm shipments, adjust quantities, and instantly transition parts to next steps. The new "Ship and Complete" feature allows users to finalize outsourced work orders without manual receiving, closing the loop on outsourced jobs while maintaining precise control and traceability.
Receiving outsourced goods is simpler than ever, thanks to Steelhead’s updated "Parts at Vendor" page and bulk-receiving capabilities. Multiple items can be accepted simultaneously, and advanced search and filter options make it easy to track parts across suppliers and orders. Every step is designed for maximum clarity and speed.
Customer-Centric Innovation
Built by listening to the challenges faced by job shops and manufacturers, Steelhead Technologies’ outsourcing functionality is rooted in practical, actionable solutions. Each feature prioritizes visibility, control + traceability, profit + efficiency, and data-driven decision making. The result: job shops and manufacturers can scale confidently, eliminate inefficiencies, provide exceptional customer service, and focus more resources on improving other key areas.
“We are really excited that we get to leave a mark on such an integral industry to our supply chain while also providing job shops the freedom and financial boost they need to grow and persevere through recent economic challenges. Job shops are exhausted by outdated systems and resources. We are continuing to listen to their needs in order to build the best job shop software available.”—Jeff Halonen, CEO Steelhead Technologies
About Steelhead Technologies
Compete and Win with a digital production floor when you make the switch to Steelhead. Elevate every process, implementing a system built for you and the intricacies of your shop.
Steelhead provides:
- Visibility: No more wondering, “Where are my Parts?” Instantly see status of every part on every job.
- Profit + Efficiency: Track which jobs make you money, plus cut down on overhead time spent on every process from quoting to delivery.
- Control + Traceability: Guide production every step of the way and track everything that happens in your business.
- Data-Driven Insights: Dive deeper into where you are winning and where you need to improve, with the metrics that matter most.
- Exceptional Customer Service: In a competitive service business, provide the best to your customers.
- Freedom: Spend more quality time on what matters most to you.
With smooth, dialed deployments faster than you can imagine and world-class Michigan-based Support, see how much easier manufacturing can be. Book your customized demo on gosteelhead.com today.
To learn more about Steelhead and how you can empower your workforce, please reach out to sales@gosteelhead.com. Discover how Steelhead can help your team work smarter—together.
Steelhead's Modern Outsourcing Capabilities
Save time, simplify your workflow and boost productivity—these powerful features will consolidate your operations and drive efficiency throughout Outsourcing, Purchasing, Shipping, and Receiving.