Rhobi connects you to other businesses in the same industry. This makes you part of a global network. Then we replicate your marketing efforts. Every posted deal, job, special, and even your inventory is instantly shared with every member of the community that wants to see it.

Listing your inventory on multiple part locator services is too expensive, while Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter only reach a small percentage of your targeted market. None of these options have live communication tools that will help you convert leads into customers. Rhobi is a social network for the supply chain. It dramatically increases your marketing power, while our instant messenger reduces the time it takes to negotiate a selling price.

How does it work?

Easy, first create an account, then register your company and job position. Next, setup your personal and company profiles and choose what industry specific communities you want to market to. You can register as many users as you need, such as sales representatives, because we don't charge per user. We encourage everyone to have their own user account.

Immediately upon registering, you can start posting deals, jobs, specials, thoughts, etc to your company wall. All posts will be reposted to every member's website within the community. Be sure to let everyone know you are here!

When you are ready to market your inventory, email us your inventory line items in either an Excel, CSV, or tab delimited file. Your file can contain either products or services, such as overhaul capabilities. We support unlimited line items at no additional charge. After we receive your file, we will map it in our system so it knows what inventory fields you use. Once mapped, you will be able to upload new files yourself or we can setup an automatic daily FTP upload. 

Once everything is setup on rhobi.com, we encourage you to take the next step, which will help supercharge your brand name. Add the Marketplace to your website and connect your website to our growing community of like-industry businesses. We give you a simple copy/paste code that makes this easy. Contact us and we'll be glad to work with you to set it up.

I am already uploading my inventory to up to 3 locator services, why add one more?

We understand the mode of thinking when you post to multiple web sites (The more places I post my inventory the more likely it is to be found) but this takes time and money. What is better, manually uploading to 3 web sites or being posted automatically to thousands? Would you rather go to 3 web sites to search for parts you need, or just search from your own web site? Think about it this way, buyers have to pay to search those same 3 locator services, so why not reduce that down to none? We believe it is better to make your inventory distributed across all members websites which will likely increase your sales and reduce buyers' cost to find it, at the same time.

Can I use Rhobi along with my existing programs?

Yes, even if you are currently using Component Control (Quantum) or Pentagon 2000, for example. Rhobi can help turn your website into a sales generation tool. We can give you badly needed marketing capabilities to reach your customers and for them to reach you.

Why should I show other member’s inventory on my own web site?

First, you really need to understand how we go about showing other people's inventory on your website. When you add the Marketplace page to your website, it defaults to your company's wall. That means visitors to your website will only see your company's posted deals, jobs, specials, and inventory returns, unless they specifically opt to search a higher level. They must select a specific community, such as Commercial Aviation, Bearing, etc. It's important that you understand that your inventory will always show up at the top of any search return if they are searching from your website.

Also, think of it as a community effort. When you help a buyer find what they need, even from a competitor, they will remember that you helped them! What separates you from your competition is how good your customer service is. This is especially true in a marketplace where everyone is selling the same parts. Helping the buyer find what they need is inarguably good customer service.

What about other part locator services. Can Rhobi work with them?

Yes, Rhobi does give you the ability to create an inventory report from the inventory database if you wish to continue using other services. This report can be emailed directly to any other parts locator service. Not everyone will join our communities right away, and this will cause some of you to pay to list your inventory on other services.

You can help reduce this problem by spreading the word about Rhobi and what we offer you. As our community grows, members can rely less on other services. We understand that services like ILS, Partsbase, etc. have a long heritage and a large database of inventory. But, we feel that by taking advantage of newer technology like Rhobi, we can offer you much more for a lot less. We can provide immediate benefit to your company by supercharging your website with functionality, and we can provide a long term benefit that increases as our community grows.

How much does it cost?

Click here to view our pricing page. It's extremely affordable, even for the small guy.

Get the code

Contact Us to get the copy/paste code to add the Marketplace to your website. We'll be glad to work with you and give you the personal attention you deserve. We want to make sure that Rhobi works right for your needs.