If you operate a wholesale, B2B, or manufacturing-focused Shopify store, you’ve probably received purchase orders by PDF or email. Manually retyping these orders into Shopify isn’t only slow — it introduces mistakes, delays fulfillment, and frustrates customers who expect rapid processing.
The good news? You can fully automate the process and turn any PDF or email into a Shopify draft order instantly.
B2B customers use legacy ERP systems
Distributors send restock lists
Buyers send purchase orders as attachments
Organizations still rely on email workflows
International clients send orders in mixed formats
These formats don’t plug directly into Shopify — until now.
Manual entry creates:
Human errors in SKU typing
Wrong quantities
Missed customer notes
Slow processing time
Staff bottlenecks as order volume grows
Every PDF takes 2–10 minutes to handle manually. Multiply that by daily volume — it becomes a real cost.
Tools like LevelOps PDF-to-Order automatically extract key order fields:
Product names & variants
SKUs
Quantities
Customer identity
Notes or internal references
Once extracted, the system:
Matches products to your Shopify catalog
Creates a Shopify draft order
Optionally sends a confirmation email
Alerts you of errors or unmatched items
A B2B merchant receiving 25 POs/day saves:
~3 hours of labor per day
Thousands annually
Countless mistakes avoided
Accurate SKU/variant matching
Faster B2B response times
No manual typing
Consistent data
Happier customers who don't need to adapt to your system
If you operate a wholesale or B2B Shopify business, PDF automation isn’t a luxury — it’s a competitive advantage. Automating this workflow frees your team to focus on higher-value work rather than repetitive order entry.