"...there is a direct correlation between good sales and good education, and I see this every year when I'm creating the report cards for suppliers and members.”
The LMS for Buying Groups and Cooperatives
Connect Members, Support Growth
BlueVolt is the learning management system (LMS) for buying groups, marketing groups, and purchasing cooperatives across the trades. Give your members direct-from-supplier product training. Trade associations use BlueVolt for member education and compliance. Buying groups use it to build the training-to-sales connection that drives renewals and rebate conversations.
Lead the Industry
Provide members access to product and professional development training.
Learn More, Sell More
Watch members' yearly sales grow alongside course completions.
Grow Partnerships
Easily connect to supplier partners, increasing members' influence.
DIGITAL TRAINING
Robust Library Members Can Trust
- Direct-from-supplier product training
- Professional development library
- Structured learning paths
- Members’ strategic advantage
- Single platform access
STAY TOP OF MIND
Connect Members to Training from the Source
Access to supplier product training featuring the latest products, application insights, and general industry knowledge courses. Buying groups and cooperatives get one branded environment for every supplier in their network.
Sharing Center
Manufacturers
Courses
Distributors
Buying Groups
Associations
Sharing Center
Manufacturers
Courses
Distributors
Buying Groups
Associations
Frequently Asked Questions
BlueVolt connects buying groups to a network of supplier training, giving member distributors a single place to access product courses from the manufacturers they buy from. The platform also supports multitenant buying group-branded training environments, member management, and analytics that show how training activity correlates with purchasing behavior.
Yes. Many buying groups use BlueVolt as a value-add for membership, providing members access to supplier training, professional development courses, and industry certifications through a branded portal. It’s an effective way to increase the tangible value of membership without adding significant overhead.
BlueVolt’s Sharing Center lets suppliers publish training directly to all in-network buying group members simultaneously. New courses are activated and organized once by the member: after that, supplier updates are automatic. BlueVolt can also review your line card at any time to identify which suppliers are already in the network and help connect those who aren’t.
BlueVolt works with 20+ buying groups, cooperatives, and associations across the trades, including Affiliated Distributors, Blue Hawk, Netplus, IWDC, Primera, ISA, Sphere 1, Evergreen, and ACDI.
Yes. BlueVolt’s SaaS University option supports full branding including custom domain, logo, color scheme, and email configuration. Single sign-on (SSO) can also be configured so members access training directly through your existing platforms without a separate login. Buying groups can present the entire experience as a seamless proprietary member benefit.
Every admin has a dashboard for viewing training data, with options to drill down by category, course, or group. From there, it’s up to you: connect it to your own systems for deeper analysis, or build your own report cards to compare against sales performance.
Implementation typically takes 8 to 12 weeks, covering branded portal setup, member rollout, and connecting your group to suppliers already on the platform. If there’s a supplier you want on board that isn’t yet, our team can reach out on your behalf.
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