Document It Once. Save 100 Hours Later.

You’ve shown someone how to do that task five times already. Different people, same instructions. Sound familiar?

Now imagine if you’d just written it down the first time.

In wholesale operations, small processes get repeated constantly—how to process a return, where to store seasonal stock, how to print a certain report. Yet most of these live only in someone’s head. And when that person’s off? Chaos.

The fix? Document your repeatable processes. Even if it’s just a few bullet points in a shared folder, that simple act can save hours of wasted time, confusion, and training later on.

Start with:

• Tasks you get asked about more than once
• Steps that are done wrong too often
• Processes critical to day-to-day operations
• Anything you’d panic about if someone called in sick

You don’t need a fancy SOP template. Just get the steps written down in clear, simple language. Add a screenshot if it helps.

And then share it. Train people on it. Improve it over time.

Documentation isn’t admin—it’s a timesaver. It gives your team autonomy, reduces mistakes, and protects your operations when things go wrong.

Write it once. Save 100 hours later.