BigCommerce Inventory Management

BigCommerce’s built-in inventory tools are enough to get started. But once you’re selling across multiple channels, fulfilling from more than one warehouse, or managing product bundles, you’ll hit their limits quickly. BigCommerce has no native purchase order system, no multichannel inventory sync to external channels, and limited warehouse workflow tools.

Ordoro is a 4.9-star-rated inventory and shipping platform that connects directly to BigCommerce and adds the operational layer BigCommerce’s admin doesn’t provide: real-time multichannel inventory sync, purchase orders, product kitting, Bill of Materials for light manufacturing, dropshipping automation, barcode warehouse workflows, and multi-warehouse controls — all from one dashboard. Hundreds of BigCommerce merchants use it daily.

What BigCommerce’s Built-In Inventory Covers

BigCommerce’s native inventory handles the basics:

• Per-SKU and per-variant quantity tracking — set stock levels on individual products and variants, updated on each sale
• Bulk CSV import/export — update inventory quantities in bulk without editing products one at a time
• Low-stock and out-of-stock alerts — automated notifications when stock falls below defined thresholds
• Bin Picking Number (BPN) — a field for recording a product’s warehouse location, displayed on BigCommerce packing slips
• Advanced Inventory settings — hide out-of-stock items, customize redirects, display stock counts on the storefront

Where it stops: BigCommerce doesn’t sync inventory across Amazon, eBay, Shopify, or other external channels. It has no purchase order system, no supplier management, no component-level kitting, no barcode receiving or picking workflow, and no cycle counting. For merchants selling across channels, running a warehouse, or manufacturing products, these gaps require a third-party app.

When Do You Need Inventory Management Software Beyond BigCommerce?

Stay with BigCommerce alone if:

• You sell on BigCommerce only, with a straightforward catalog and fulfillment model
• You restock occasionally and don’t need purchase orders connected to inventory
• Your bundling needs are simple enough to track manually

Consider adding Ordoro if:

• You sell on Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, Shopify, Walmart, Etsy, or other channels alongside BigCommerce and need a single shared inventory pool
• You stock products in more than one warehouse or use a 3PL
• You sell kits or bundles where components are also listed individually — requiring component-level availability tracking
• You need a structured purchase order workflow: create, email to supplier, barcode-receive, auto-update inventory
• Part of your catalog ships from suppliers and you want dropship routing automated
• You manufacture or pre-assemble products and need Bill of Materials tracking with Manufacturing Orders
• You want barcode pick-and-pack verification, bin location pick lists, and cycle counting built into your fulfillment workflow

Consider a specialized ERP or manufacturing platform if:

• Your operations require advanced manufacturing with multi-level work orders, yield tracking, or quality control workflows
• You need multi-entity financials, complex procurement, or full ERP capabilities across the business

How Ordoro Connects to BigCommerce

Setup takes a few minutes. In Ordoro’s Sales Channel settings, select “Add a sales channel,” choose BigCommerce, and log into your store when prompted to grant access. One tip: log out of all BigCommerce accounts before starting to make sure you’re connecting the right store.

On initial connection, Ordoro syncs all active products and the last 30 days of orders with Awaiting Pick Up, Awaiting Shipment, or Awaiting Fulfillment statuses. Older orders can be imported by contacting Ordoro support. See the full walkthrough: BigCommerce and Ordoro setup

Bin Picking Number import: BigCommerce stores a Bin Picking Number (BPN) for each product — the warehouse location code shown on BC packing slips. On initial product import to Ordoro, this BPN automatically maps to Ordoro’s Location in Warehouse field. If you add or change a BPN in BigCommerce after products are already imported, update the location manually in Ordoro. See: Can I import Location In Warehouse from BigCommerce?

Digital product orders: If you sell downloadable or digital products alongside physical items on BigCommerce, Ordoro handles them automatically. Digital orders import as “Digital Consignment” entries identified by a `-digital` suffix on the order number — they appear in Ordoro for financial analytics but require no fulfillment action. Mixed orders with both physical and digital line items are split on import so your physical fulfillment queue stays clean. See: How BigCommerce digital product orders import to Ordoro

From that point:

• New orders import into Ordoro automatically as they arrive from BigCommerce — no manual export/import needed
• Inventory writes back to BigCommerce on a schedule you control — hourly by default, configurable to every 10 minutes for high-velocity stores
• Tracking numbers post back to BigCommerce when an order ships from Ordoro, triggering BigCommerce’s fulfillment confirmation and customer shipping notification (Watch: How to Resend Tracking to Sales Channels in Ordoro)

For details on BigCommerce order status behavior: Which BigCommerce order statuses are downloaded into Ordoro?

Multichannel Inventory Sync from BigCommerce

If you sell on Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Walmart, Etsy, WooCommerce, or other channels alongside BigCommerce, Ordoro keeps inventory in sync across all of them from a single shared pool. When a sale comes in on any channel, Ordoro decrements the shared count and pushes the updated quantity to every other connected channel — preventing oversells without manual updates.

Example: You have 40 units of a SKU listed on BigCommerce and Amazon. A BigCommerce order arrives for 2 and an Amazon order arrives simultaneously. Ordoro processes both, decrements to 36, and sends the updated quantity to every connected channel on the next sync cycle.

Ordoro tracks three inventory states per SKU:

• Physical On Hand (POH) — units physically in your warehouse
• Committed (CMT) — allocated to open orders not yet shipped
• Available On Hand (AOH) — what’s available for new sales (POH minus CMT)

The quantity Ordoro writes back to BigCommerce is AOH — not POH. When an order arrives, inventory commits immediately, so the same units can’t be sold twice even between sync cycles. See: How do I enable or disable Inventory Writeback to my sales channels?

Multi-Warehouse Inventory for BigCommerce

If your stock is split across warehouses, a 3PL, or a retail location, Ordoro tracks inventory at each location independently. You control which warehouse’s inventory feeds your BigCommerce storefront — and in what proportion. When an order ships from a specific warehouse, inventory decrements from that location only; other warehouses are unaffected.

Example: East Coast warehouse fulfills BigCommerce and Amazon orders. West Coast 3PL holds overflow stock not published to any channel. Retail showroom holds 30 units for walk-in customers, protected from online listings. Each location’s count stays accurate automatically.

You can transfer inventory between warehouses directly in Ordoro as you rebalance stock. See: How do I transfer inventory between warehouses?

Kitting and Bundling for BigCommerce

Selling products individually and as bundles creates an inventory accounting problem — the same physical units appear in multiple listings. Without component-level tracking, a bundle sale silently depletes components that are also listed individually, leading to oversells.

Ordoro handles this with component-level kitting. You define a kit by specifying which SKUs it contains and in what quantities. Ordoro calculates kit availability from the live inventory of those components. When a bundle sells on BigCommerce, the correct quantities decrement from each component automatically.

Example: You sell a “Starter Kit” on BigCommerce containing 1× Product A and 2× Product B. You have 60 units of A and 40 units of B.

• Product A: 60 available, 1 required per kit → 60 kits possible
• Product B: 40 available, 2 required per kit → 20 kits possible

Product B is the constraint — 20 kits maximum. If a customer then buys 5 units of B individually, kit availability drops to 17 automatically — no manual adjustment.

Kit components can be printed on packing slips and pick lists so warehouse staff know exactly what to pull for each kit order. See: How do I display Kit Components on Packing Slips and Pick Lists?

Bill of Materials and Light Manufacturing

BigCommerce has no manufacturing workflow. For brands that manufacture or pre-assemble finished goods before orders arrive, Ordoro supports Bill of Materials (BOM) tracking with Manufacturing Orders — the component inventory decrements during a production run, not at order shipment.

Kitting vs. BOM: choosing the right approach

• Kits are assembled on demand when an order arrives. Components decrement at ship time. Use kits when components are also sold individually, or when you assemble after the order comes in.
• BOMs represent pre-manufactured finished goods. Components are consumed during a production run. Once built, only the finished good’s inventory decrements when orders ship. Use BOMs when you manufacture or assemble ahead of time and the finished product has its own distinct SKU.

The BOM workflow in Ordoro: (See: What is a Bill of Materials (BOM)? for a conceptual overview.)

1. Create the BOM — define the finished product SKU and list every component with its required quantity per unit
2. Initiate a Manufacturing Order (MO) — create an MO tied to the BOM, assign the warehouse, and set the production quantity. Ordoro shows the maximum buildable units from current component stock.
3. Record output — your team manufactures the goods and records completed units against the open MO
4. Complete the MO — Ordoro automatically increases finished goods inventory and decrements each component consumed

Example: A BOM requires 4× Component A and 2× Component B per finished unit. Completing an MO for 10 units reduces Component A by 40 and Component B by 20 — no manual adjustments needed.

From the Product Detail page’s BOM tab, you can select which components need replenishment and generate a purchase order pre-filled with supplier details, connecting your manufacturing planning directly to your purchasing workflow. See: How can I create a Bill of Materials (BOM)? and How do I use Manufacturing Orders (MO)?

Purchase Orders and Inventory Replenishment

Unlike Shopify, which added native purchase orders in 2026, BigCommerce has no built-in PO system. Merchants on BigCommerce typically manage restocking through spreadsheets or a standalone tool disconnected from their inventory. Ordoro adds a full PO workflow natively:

1. Identify low-stock SKUs using Ordoro’s inventory reports and reorder thresholds
2. Create a PO against a specific supplier with product quantities, costs, and expected delivery
3. Send the PO to your supplier by email directly from Ordoro — with product images included if needed
4. Receive inventory against the open PO when stock arrives — quantities update automatically on receipt; scan barcodes for faster, more accurate receiving
5. Partially receive if a supplier ships in batches — Ordoro tracks outstanding quantities until the PO closes

Supplier costs from each PO update the product’s weighted average unit cost in Ordoro for margin tracking. You can also create purchase orders in bulk across multiple suppliers in one pass. See: Can I create Purchase Orders in bulk in Ordoro? and Purchase Order Management Software

Dropshipping from BigCommerce with Ordoro

If part of your BigCommerce catalog ships directly from suppliers, Ordoro automates the routing. Assign each dropship product to a supplier in Ordoro. When an order comes in for a dropshipped item, Ordoro routes it to the correct supplier automatically — no manual forwarding.

Mixed orders (some warehouse-fulfilled, some dropshipped) split automatically: warehouse items get a shipping label, dropship items route to the supplier through Ordoro’s Vendor Portal. Suppliers confirm shipment and upload tracking; tracking posts back to BigCommerce automatically. See: How can I automatically set shipping methods for dropship orders in Vendor Portals? | How can I resend tracking to my sales channel? | Watch: Automate Your eCommerce Dropshipping Workflow

You can track supplier performance over time: which suppliers consistently ship on time, which are generating fulfillment errors, and which are creating customer complaints.

BigCommerce Warehouse Management with Ordoro

For merchants running their own warehouse, Ordoro adds warehouse management capabilities without requiring a standalone WMS.

Bin locations and pick lists: Ordoro tracks a warehouse location (aisle, bin, shelf) for every product at every warehouse. On initial BigCommerce product import, your BigCommerce Bin Picking Numbers map directly to this field — so if you already use BPNs in BigCommerce, your warehouse locations are in Ordoro from day one. Location appears on pick lists and packing lists, and pick lists can be sorted by location so staff work through picks in physical warehouse sequence. See: Can I track warehouse aisle bin location for my products?

Barcode pick and pack: Ordoro uses barcode scanning across three warehouse workflows:

• Receiving — scan each item against an open PO to record receipt. Inventory updates automatically; print barcode labels for received items in one action.
• Picking — select a batch of orders and scan items during picking to confirm quantities. Each successful scan increments the picked count; completed lines drop off the screen.
• Packing verification — scan each item at the pack station before a label prints. Wrong items and over-scans both trigger alerts. Reduces mispicks before they become shipped errors.

See: Can I scan in barcodes for PO Goods Receipts? | Watch: How to Use Ordoro's Barcode Pick Workflow | Reduce Shipping Errors with Ordoro's Barcode Packing Workflow

Stocktakes and cycle counting: Ordoro’s stocktake feature lets you count inventory at a specific warehouse and reconcile against the system. Filter to a subset of SKUs, scan or manually enter quantities, then reconcile — Ordoro overwrites Physical On Hand with your counted quantities. For ongoing accuracy without a full warehouse halt, use cycle counting: count a rotating subset of SKUs per session, working through the warehouse incrementally. See: How to use the Stocktake feature in Ordoro and How do I Cycle Count my Inventory?

Inventory log: Every inventory change — orders shipped, PO receipts, stocktake reconciliations, manual adjustments, kit component decrements — is recorded in a per-SKU log with timestamps, event types, and reference IDs. Export the full log for any SKU to CSV for auditing. See: How to download the Inventory Log per product

Inventory Costing and Valuation

Ordoro tracks the cost of every SKU using weighted average unit cost (WAC). Each time a purchase order is received, Ordoro automatically recalculates the weighted average cost for that SKU based on the new receipt quantity and unit cost — keeping cost data current without manual adjustments as supplier prices change.

You can run on-demand inventory valuation reports showing cost value by SKU and warehouse, and schedule periodic exports for accounting or month-end snapshots.

Returns and RMAs

Ordoro manages the full returns workflow against original BigCommerce orders. Create an RMA, generate a return label (emailed directly to the customer from Ordoro), and receive the item back when it arrives. If the item is resellable, restock it directly from the RMA — inventory updates automatically. Every return ties back to the original order for a clean audit trail. See: What is the returns workflow (RMA) in Ordoro?

Shipping: Use Ordoro’s Native Tools or Keep What You Have

Ordoro’s inventory management works independently of how you ship. If you’re already using ShipStation, BigCommerce’s native shipping, or any other shipping tool, you don’t have to change that to get Ordoro’s inventory benefits.

If you want to use Ordoro for shipping, it has a native shipping module with direct connections to UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL eCommerce, DHL Express, Canada Post, and Australia Post. You can compare live rates across carriers, create labels individually or in batch, save shipping presets for your most common carrier and service combinations, and have tracking posted back to BigCommerce automatically.

• Batch label printing — print labels for dozens or hundreds of orders at once after automation rules pre-set the shipping methods
• InstaPrint — direct-to-printer integration that sends labels straight to your thermal printer in one click, skipping the PDF download step
• Automation rules — assign shipping methods, carriers, and warehouse routing automatically on order import based on channel, SKU, weight, destination, or order tag — so your team isn’t making those decisions manually on every order
• Discounted carrier rates — USPS (up to 67% off retail), FedEx, UPS, Canada Post, and Australia Post

If you prefer to keep shipping in another tool, nothing extra is required. When an order ships in BigCommerce — whether through ShipStation or any other app — Ordoro listens to the fulfillment webhook and updates inventory automatically. You don’t need to touch anything in Ordoro for inventory to stay accurate.

The inventory layer — syncing quantities across channels, tracking warehouse stock, managing BOMs and kits — operates the same either way.

Give Your Warehouse Team the Access They Need

Keep inventory, purchasing, and fulfillment workflows separate from your BigCommerce storefront administration.

With Ordoro, team members can manage inventory, process orders, receive purchase orders, and ship products without needing to log into your BigCommerce admin. Warehouse staff, purchasing managers, and fulfillment teams each get access to the tools they need — nothing more.

Ordoro includes user-level permissions to control who can adjust inventory quantities, manually synchronize inventory with sales channels, view financial information, and bypass barcode verification during fulfillment. This keeps sensitive data and critical fulfillment controls protected while giving each team member an appropriate level of access.

What BigCommerce Merchants Say About Ordoro

Taste of Texas is a Houston-based restaurant and specialty beef retailer that runs their online store on BigCommerce and has used Ordoro since 2011. Managing 250 SKUs with a team of 6 full-time and 30 seasonal employees, they handle up to 1,300 orders per day during peak season (Thanksgiving through Christmas). Before Ordoro, daily label printing took 7 hours. After: 30 minutes. Fulfillment errors dropped 15%.

> *”We couldn’t have grown 250% compounded annually without the automation features that Ordoro has provided.”*

> — Corbin Blackford, General Counsel, Taste of Texas

> *”We’re able to take care of our team, keep our heads above water, and see our families during the holiday season because of Ordoro.”*

> — Kristin Blackford, Director, Taste of Texas

Spa Store is New Zealand’s first major online spa and pool supply retailer and has used Ordoro since 2012. They run 2,000 SKUs across BigCommerce and TradeMe with a hybrid fulfillment model: roughly half their orders ship from a 3PL and the other half route to dropship suppliers. Ordoro’s automation handles the routing without manual intervention at any order volume.

> *”The strength of Ordoro is that we’ve never had a problem with scalability — whether handling 10 or 1,000 orders per month.”*

> — Spa Store

Customer Support

Ordoro is run by a small, dedicated team. When you have a question, you reach a real person — by phone, email, or screen share — not a support bot or ticketing queue. Phone support runs Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM CST.

Every new account gets a structured onboarding: five weekly calls with a dedicated onboarding specialist to get your channels, warehouses, suppliers, and workflows set up correctly from the start. After that, the same team is reachable as your operation grows.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does BigCommerce have inventory management?

Yes. BigCommerce includes per-variant quantity tracking, low-stock alerts, bulk CSV updates, a Bin Picking Number field, and advanced inventory settings on all plans. For merchants selling on a single channel with straightforward fulfillment, it’s often sufficient. For merchants selling across multiple channels, running a warehouse with barcode workflows, needing purchase orders, kitting, or manufacturing — a third-party app like Ordoro fills the gaps BigCommerce doesn’t cover natively.

Does BigCommerce have purchase orders?

No. Unlike Shopify, which added native purchase orders in 2026, BigCommerce has no built-in PO system. Ordoro adds a full PO workflow — create, email to supplier, barcode-receive against the PO, auto-update inventory — natively within the same platform used for orders and shipping.

How do I connect BigCommerce to Ordoro?

In Ordoro’s Sales Channel settings, select “Add a sales channel,” choose BigCommerce, and log in to your store when prompted. Make sure to log out of any other BigCommerce stores first. Ordoro will sync all active products and the last 30 days of orders automatically. Full walkthrough: BigCommerce and Ordoro setup

What is the best inventory app for BigCommerce?

Ordoro is one of the highest-rated options for BigCommerce merchants who need multichannel inventory sync, warehouse management, purchase orders, kitting, and shipping in one platform. Rated 4.9 stars and used by hundreds of BigCommerce, Shopify, Amazon, and WooCommerce sellers.

How does Ordoro sync inventory to BigCommerce?

Ordoro maintains a shared inventory count per SKU. When a sale arrives from any connected channel, Ordoro decrements the count and writes the updated Available On Hand quantity back to BigCommerce on a configurable schedule — hourly by default, down to every 10 minutes for high-velocity stores. See: How do I enable or disable Inventory Writeback to my sales channels?

Does Ordoro support multi-warehouse for BigCommerce?

Yes. Each Ordoro warehouse maps to a fulfillment location. Inventory decrements from the correct warehouse when an order ships, and all other warehouse counts are unaffected. You control which warehouse’s inventory feeds BigCommerce — and in what quantity — including reserve quantities and max export limits per SKU.

How does Ordoro handle kitting on BigCommerce?

Define kits in Ordoro by listing component SKUs and quantities per kit. When the kit sells on BigCommerce, Ordoro decrements each component’s inventory automatically. Kit availability updates in real time as components are sold individually or as part of other bundles.

Does BigCommerce support Bill of Materials or manufacturing workflows?

No. BigCommerce has no native BOM or Manufacturing Order workflow. Ordoro adds both: kitting for on-demand assembly (components decrement at ship time) and Bill of Materials with Manufacturing Orders for pre-built finished goods (components decrement at production time). See: How can I create a Bill of Materials (BOM)?

Can Ordoro handle BigCommerce digital product orders?

Yes. Digital product orders from BigCommerce import into Ordoro as “Digital Consignment” entries with a `-digital` suffix on the order number — they require no fulfillment action. Mixed orders containing both physical and digital items are split on import so your physical fulfillment queue stays clean. See: How BigCommerce digital product orders import to Ordoro

Does Ordoro import BigCommerce Bin Picking Numbers?

Yes. BigCommerce’s Bin Picking Number field maps automatically to Ordoro’s Location in Warehouse field during the initial product import. If you add a BPN to a product after it’s already imported, update the location manually in Ordoro. See: Can I import Location In Warehouse from BigCommerce?

Can Ordoro write inventory back to BigCommerce automatically?

Yes. Inventory writeback runs on a configurable schedule — hourly by default, down to every 10 minutes. Enable it per channel in Ordoro’s Sync Settings.