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The bid was due Friday. You quoted Monday. Someone else got the job.

Construction and building-materials distribution reps work GCs, subs, and jobsites where the bid window decides the year. Voze turns 30 seconds of voice into structured account updates — bids in flight, project ramps, supply substitutions, and GC pricing pressure — without anyone touching a form.

Integrations
Zapier · 8,000+ apps
Avg. ramp
2 weeks to adoption
Voluntary adoption
82% in 90 days

This week's signals · Construction

Across the vertical · last 7 days
Live
Bids in flight
26
13 close in 14 days
Project ramps
19
breaking ground in 60d
Supply subs
8
OSB · steel · copper

Notable this week · 3 of 16

Bid
Henderson GC — bidding 220-unit apartment build in Round Rock, materials list due Fri
Marcus Johnson · Tue · auto-extracted
Ramp
Bauer Construction — broke ground on Mercy Hospital, drywall and steel volume firming for Q2
Sarah Rodriguez · Mon · auto-extracted
Sub
Plains Building Supply — OSB shortage forcing plywood substitution on the Eastfield job
Marcus Johnson · 1h ago
The problem in construction & building materials

Reps see everything. Almost none of it makes it back.

Three patterns we hear from every construction and building-materials distributor we talk to — before we show them Voze.

Pattern 01

The bid closes Friday. Your quote shows up Monday.

A GC mentions they're bidding a job. Your rep gets the materials scope, plans to write it up Monday. The GC's bid deadline is Friday at 4pm. The quote that beat you was on the GC's desk Friday at 10am — because that distributor's rep wrote the note from the truck.

"We lose more bids to slow quoting than to price. We just don't see the deadline in time."
Pattern 02

Project ramps blindside the warehouse.

A GC breaks ground on a hospital, an apartment block, a school. Your rep was at the pre-con. Materials volume is about to firm up across drywall, steel, finishes — six months of demand from one job. Without a system to capture and route the ramp, materials planning finds out at the first rush order, and the margin is already gone to expediting.

"By the time the project shows up in our forecast, we're chasing it, not leading it."
Pattern 03

Supply substitutions get decided on the jobsite without you.

A material shortage hits — OSB, steel, copper, fixtures. The jobsite makes the substitution call in the morning. Your competitor's rep was there at coffee, proposing the alternate. By the time your team hears about it, the new spec is already in the field — and the next phase of the job goes with the rep who solved the problem live.

"The substitution wins the next phase. Our reps are in the room. The office isn't."
How Voze works for construction & building materials

Three steps, tuned to the jobsite.

Same Voze loop, vocabulary and signal weighting tuned for distributors of lumber, drywall, steel, concrete, roofing, and finishes selling into GCs, subs, builders, and civil contractors.

01

Rep talks after the visit.

From the truck cab on the way to the next jobsite, from a GC's pre-con trailer, from the materials yard. 30 seconds of voice replaces the bid-debrief no rep has time to write up at the end of a 12-hour day in the field.

What the rep says
"Henderson GC · bidding 220-unit apartment build in Round Rock · materials list due Fri at 4 · they're shopping us against Builders FirstSource."
02

Voze parses the project vocabulary.

Account, project, scope, bid window, GC name, competitor, follow-up — extracted automatically. Your ERP records update. Inside sales gets the bid signal while the rep is still on the road, so the materials package can hit the GC's desk before the deadline.

What gets structured
Account: Henderson GC · Project: 220-unit apt, Round Rock · Bid due: Fri 4pm · Comp: BFS · Task: Materials list by Fri AM
03

Manager sees the territory.

By Monday — bids in flight ranked by deadline, project ramps mapped to materials volume, supply substitutions surfaced before they decide the next phase, GC pricing pressure rolling up across the territory. You quote the bids you'd otherwise miss, and ramps don't surprise the warehouse.

What you see Monday
13 bids closing in 14 days · 19 project ramps breaking ground in 60 days · 8 supply substitutions in the field
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Customer story · Construction & Building Materials

How distributors get the bid package on the GC's desk before the deadline.

With Voze, construction reps capture every bid mention, project ramp, and supply substitution in 30 seconds of voice. Inside sales turns the materials package in hours — not days — and the bid that would have closed without you is the bid that wins the next phase.

"We lose more bids to slow quoting than we lose to price. Voze closes the gap between the rep seeing the deadline and the office acting on it."
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Sample 90-day view · Construction distributor
Illustrative
Notes captured
2,340
Bid packages turned same-week
164
Rep adoption
89%

Sample handoff context · auto-surfaced

HG
Henderson GC · bidding 220-unit apartment build · materials list due Fri · 6-month project
2d
BC
Bauer Construction · broke ground on Mercy Hospital · drywall + steel firming Q2
4d
PB
Plains Building Supply · OSB shortage forcing plywood sub on Eastfield · next phase open
1w
Construction & Building Materials FAQ

Common questions from construction distribution leaders.

How does Voze integrate with our ERP — Eclipse, P21, or NDS?
Voze ships pre-built setups for HubSpot and Salesforce — turn them on yourself from Voze Web (Settings → Integrations). Eclipse, P21, NDS, and other ERPs connect through Zapier's 8,000+ app library, so account updates, bid mentions, and follow-up tasks flow into the records your quote desk and inside sales team already work from. For custom construction-industry systems, our integrations team builds connectors as needed.
How does Voze help us respond to bid windows faster?
When a rep captures a bid mention, Voze tags the GC, the project, the materials scope, the bid window, and the competing distributors. The signal routes to your quote desk in real time — with the rep's voice context attached — so the materials package can be turned in hours instead of days. Most bids close on slow quoting before they close on price; Voze fixes that gap.
Can Voze track project ramps before they hit the warehouse?
Yes. When a rep mentions a GC breaking ground, a sub mobilizing, or a project schedule firming up, Voze tags the project with the start date, the materials scope, and the estimated volume. Project ramps roll up by territory so materials planning sees demand firming weeks before the first rush order — and you can stock against it instead of expedite around it.
What about supply substitutions decided on the jobsite?
Voze flags every substitution a rep hears about — OSB to plywood, one steel grade to another, fixture swaps — with the project, the original spec, the new spec, and the next-phase implication. Inside sales gets the substitution opportunity the same day, so the rep's relationship with the jobsite turns into the next phase of the order instead of stopping at the swap.
How long does rollout take across multiple branches?
Most multi-branch construction distributors are fully live in 3-4 weeks. Week one is a 30-minute training session per branch. Weeks 2-4 are signal calibration with your sales leadership — making sure the signal weighting matches the GCs and project types you actually serve. Adoption typically passes 80% by week 6.
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