TL;DR: Corporate Connections lets Contractors you trust input orders directly into ezPOD, which you can connect direct to your own system via API. No more phone tag, no more transcription errors, no more wasted time. You stay in control, but the manual work disappears.
What Corporate Connections Does:
Trusted contractors create orders directly in ezPOD.
Phone calls and manual data entry for material orders? Gone.
You control who connects to your account
Your ops team still reviews all orders before shipping
Contractors get order confirmations in real time
What’s the Problem With Material Ordering Right Now?
Here’s what happens every day at material providers across the country.
A contractor calls in an order. Someone writes it down. Someone else enters it into the system. Errors show up. Time gets wasted. Phones ring again. Everyone gets frustrated.
You’ve got contractors you’ve worked with for years. They know what they need. They order correctly. They pay on time.
But you’re still playing telephone with them.
Bottom line: Good information gets lost between trusted partners who should be working faster together.
How Corporate Connections Works
Corporate Connections lets your trusted contractors generate their own orders directly with ezPOD. Those orders flow straight to your operations team for review.
No phone tag. No misheard quantities. No re-entering data from crumpled fax sheets.
Here’s the process:
You decide which contractors get access to your account
They create orders in ezPOD with the materials they need
Orders appear in your system for review
Your ops team approves and schedules fulfillment
Everyone sees updates in real time
You stay in control. Every order gets reviewed before it ships. The difference? The data entry is already done, and it’s done by the people who know exactly what they need.
Here’s the advantage: Existing trust becomes operational efficiency. You don’t give up oversight.
What Changes for Material Providers
Your phone rings less. Your order accuracy goes up.
Your team spends less time transcribing and more time fulfilling orders. Manual data entry drops to near zero for orders from connected contractors.
Orders come in cleaner because the person who needs the materials is the person entering them. When contractors create their own orders, they get the quantities right the first time.
What this means for you: Fewer callbacks to clarify details. Fewer delays from transcription mistakes. Faster order processing from trusted partners.
What Changes for Contractors
Contractors get their orders in faster. Fewer back-and-forth calls to confirm details.
They place orders outside business hours. They see order status updates in real time. No more waiting on hold or leaving voicemails.
When they need 50 sheets of drywall, they enter 50 sheets of drywall. No more calling back because someone wrote down 15 (or 60).
Why this matters: Contractors save time, get better visibility, and cut out communication friction with providers they already trust.
Why Trust Matters Here
You already know which contractors pay on time and order correctly. You’ve worked with them for years.
Corporate Connections turns existing business relationships into operational efficiency. You control who connects to your account. Only contractors you approve get access.
Once connected, they create orders that flow straight to your team. You review everything before it ships. But the manual work vanishes.
Less manual data entry means fewer errors. Fewer errors means less rework. Less rework means faster deliveries and happier customers.
Here’s what matters: Technology should reinforce trust between partners, not replace the human relationships driving your business.
Who Built This and Why
We didn’t build Corporate Connections in a vacuum. Our team spent years watching material ordering processes in residential and commercial construction.
The friction was always the same: good information getting lost between trusted partners. Contractors who’ve ordered from the same provider for a decade still had to call in every single order.
Corporate Connections removes that friction without removing your control. You decide who connects. You review every order. You maintain the relationships that matter.
What we learned: The best software strengthens existing workflows instead of forcing you to abandon what already works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I lose control over orders when contractors use Corporate Connections?
No. Every order created by a contractor goes to your operations team for review before fulfillment. You approve what ships and when.
How do I choose which contractors get access?
You control all connections. You send connection invites to contractors you trust. They accept, and then they have access to create orders through your account.
What if a contractor makes a mistake on an order?
Your team reviews every order before it ships. If something looks wrong, you fix it or contact the contractor before fulfilling the order.
Do contractors see my pricing or other sensitive information?
No. ezPOD never asks for or transmits pricing information. The only data that matters here is the material description and quantity (besides the normal info required to deliver, such as the destination address).
Does this work with my existing order management system?
ezPOD integrates with virtually all systems through API connections. Orders created in Corporate Connections flow into your existing workflow.
What happens if I need to disconnect a contractor?
You disconnect them with one click. They immediately lose access to create orders through your account.
Is there a limit to how many contractors I connect?
No. Connect as many trusted contractors as you want. Each connection eliminates manual data entry for future orders from that partner.
Do Contractors need to pay for ezPOD to use Corporate Connections?
Contractors only need a FREE ezPOD account to use Corporate Connections.
Key Takeaways
Corporate Connections cuts out manual data entry for orders from trusted Contractors.
Material Providers control which Contractors connect to their accounts.
Your operations team still reviews all orders before shipping.
Order accuracy improves because Contractors input their own material needs.
Phone calls drop, processing speed increases, both sides save time.
Trust between existing business partners becomes operational efficiency.
You keep full control while technology handles the manual work.
Tired of playing telephone with contractors you’ve known for a decade? Try ezPOD and see what happens when technology works with your relationships instead of against them.
Your filing cabinets will thank you.
