How It Works

From lead to cash, one flow

Sighthem is a deep operations platform across the 10 stages of trade. Tap any card to see how it works.

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🎯01

Prospecting

Define a target market, reach the right leads, and build a quality portfolio from day one.

🌍Country Profile (206 Countries)Export brief for 206 countries: suggested Incoterms, sanctions notes, trade risk profile.
How it works
  • A public profile page per country with economic indicators, payment suggestions, and risk level.
  • When adding a lead or customer, country-aware suggestions surface automatically.
  • Risk level (low/medium/high) feeds into the customer score.
  • Sanctions lists (OFAC/EU/UN) linked to the country profile.
🔍HS Code LookupFind 8-digit TARIC and 12-digit HS codes inside the platform, save them to your own catalog.
How it works
  • Single search box: look up by code or description.
  • Frequently used codes are saved to your favorites for instant pick.
  • One-click picker on order and quote line items.
  • Catalog limit depends on your plan.
✉️Email Discovery & VerificationFind decision-maker emails from a domain, validate with the verification engine, keep lists clean.
How it works
  • Provide a company domain, we try common address patterns like CEO/sales/export@.
  • Verify individually or in bulk.
  • Verified addresses can join a campaign list instantly.
  • Monthly verification credits scale with your plan.
📱Business Card Scan (Mobile)Snap a card with your phone at a fair, a lead lands in your pipeline in 10 seconds.
How it works
  • AI-powered OCR turns a photo into structured text.
  • Name, company, email, phone, role are split automatically.
  • Lands in your pipeline as a new lead, with country and sector auto-filled.
  • No more piles of cards after a fair, instantly searchable in the system.
🤖AI Chat Assistant (24/7)An AI chat assistant on your site answers visitor questions 24/7 and turns them into leads automatically.
How it works
  • Embed it on your own site with a single line of code; it chats with visitors around the clock.
  • Train it on your own FAQs; it answers based on them.
  • When an anonymous visitor leaves a phone or contact, a new lead drops into your list automatically.
  • It hands off to a human when unsure; conversations land in the same inbox as WhatsApp.
📰Sanctions BulletinsTrack OFAC/EU/UN sanctions updates in real time; automate buyer/supplier checks.
How it works
  • Admin-curated bilingual bulletins published as a feed.
  • Automatic check when adding a lead or customer.
  • On-demand scan: one click with a full audit trail.
  • Monthly check quota scales with the plan.
💬02

Outreach & Quote

Engage leads over WhatsApp, email and phone, draft with AI assistance, send professional quotes.

👥Lead → Customer PipelineKanban pipeline, one timeline, full interaction history, task assignment and reminders.
How it works
  • Leads and customers share one record; the stage changes, history persists.
  • Emails, calls, WhatsApp messages all on a single customer timeline.
  • Task assignment with push + email reminders.
  • Total lead/customer limit depends on the plan.
📞Customer CallsBrowser-based calls to 206 countries, per-minute rates, recording + playback (KVKK-compliant).
How it works
  • Dial right in the browser; no extra software to install.
  • Call recording + transcript saved to the customer timeline.
  • Monthly call credit pool scales with the plan.
  • Consent flow built for KVKK / GDPR.
📥Email Mailbox + InboxEach user's own business email account inside the CRM; inbox + sent + customer timeline.
How it works
  • Connect your existing email via OAuth, or bring your own sending domain.
  • Inbox and sent threads auto-match to the customer timeline.
  • Rich text editor, inline signature, attachments, open tracking.
  • Mailbox count depends on the plan.
🤖AI Email DraftAI drafts emails using customer context; iterate together before sending.
How it works
  • The customer's history, sector and country feed the AI.
  • Bilingual draft (TR/EN, auto-selected by the customer's language).
  • Co-write mode: refinement suggestions before you hit send.
  • Weekly AI usage scales with plan (shared with the digest and customer-scoring pool).
📨Email CampaignsBuild an audience, send with templates, track opens/clicks.
How it works
  • Target list: filter by country, sector, segment, tags.
  • See whether an email was opened and which link was clicked.
  • Managed send infrastructure, optionally with your own domain.
  • Weekly recipient cap + daily send cap depend on the plan.
💬WhatsApp BusinessSend and receive via the official WhatsApp Business backbone from a workspace number; threads land on the customer timeline.
How it works
  • One dedicated official number per workspace.
  • One-click messaging from a lead/customer profile.
  • Inbound messages land on the customer history automatically.
  • Template and media message support.
✅Tasks & RemindersAssign tasks on leads, get auto-reminders; daily AI follow-up suggestions.
How it works
  • Scheduled follow-up reminders (1 day before and on the day).
  • AI daily follow-up suggestion pool scales with plan.
  • Push + email + in-app notification.
  • Open tasks visible on the customer timeline.
⚙️Workflow AutomationFire an automatic email sequence when an order ships, a lead changes stage, or on a set date.
How it works
  • Nine triggers: lead created, stage change, order shipped/delivered, email opened/clicked, set date, segment change.
  • On trigger, a multi-step email sequence is sent in order, with an optional delay per step.
  • Choose which mailbox the sequence sends from; attach files if needed.
  • Turn automations on/off without deleting; runs are counted.
📝03

Order & Contract

Multi-currency orders, Incoterms, payment terms, sanctions checks and approvals, all in one form.

📋Sales Order & QuoteMulti-line orders, multi-currency, due date and Incoterm; quote → order in one click.
How it works
  • All 11 Incoterms 2020 rules (EXW → DDP) with inline explanations.
  • Multi-currency: EUR/USD/TRY/GBP with daily FX auto-applied.
  • One click from quote to confirmed order.
  • Order line items tied to HS codes and your product catalog.
📄Proforma Invoice GeneratorBilingual TR/EN PDF proforma; generate from an order or standalone.
How it works
  • One-click bilingual PDF proforma from an order.
  • Multi-currency + Incoterms + HS-coded line items pre-filled.
  • Standalone proforma (without an order) is supported.
  • Monthly proforma generation limit scales with the plan.
🛡️Sanctions Screening (On-demand)Screen buyer and supplier against OFAC/EU/UN lists at order entry, with a full audit trail.
How it works
  • One-click scan with color-coded match alerts.
  • Result persists on the customer/order detail page.
  • Monthly check quota scales with the plan.
  • Bulletins and the compliance module are reachable from the same screen.
🗳️Approval HubOrders above a set amount limit, discounts, payment-term changes and credit limits are all routed for approval.
How it works
  • A set amount limit auto-triggers approval.
  • Separate rules for discounts, payment terms, customer credit and L/C amendments.
  • Multi-level approval (manager + finance).
  • Decision and rationale captured in the audit trail.
🏭04

Sourcing & Production

Track production milestones, manage IPR (DİİB) docs, secure stock with order-level reservations.

📦Purchase OrderSupplier PO with multi-currency, payment terms, Incoterm and document tracking.
How it works
  • Purchasing module unlocked by your plan.
  • PO line items linked to the product catalog; received quantities are logged.
  • Monthly PO creation limit scales with the plan.
  • Forwarder and supplier partner records are wired in.
🧾Supplier Invoice 3-Way MatchPO ↔ goods received ↔ supplier invoice auto-matched; variances escalate to approval.
How it works
  • Compares quantity/amount across the three sides; out-of-tolerance variances are flagged.
  • Variances escalate to the Approval Hub (finance approval).
  • Matched invoices enter the payment-ready queue.
  • Line-level audit trail.
🏪Warehouse & StockMulti-warehouse, lot tracking, movement log, bulk CSV import, low-stock alerts.
How it works
  • Warehouse and SKU caps scale with your plan.
  • Lot-level in/out history (FIFO/LIFO optional).
  • Bulk CSV import with a template.
  • Monthly movement limit scales with the plan.
🔒Order-Level Stock ReservationReserve stock on order entry; release on shipment or cancellation.
How it works
  • An order line instantly reserves the stock it needs.
  • Available stock auto-deducts reservations.
  • Reservations release on cancel or ship.
  • Priority rule for conflicting orders on the same product.
🛃Bonded Warehouse StockTrack entry/exit declarations for goods in a bonded warehouse and see the live bonded balance.
How it works
  • Every movement is logged with a customs declaration number and date: entry, exit to import, re-export, transfer.
  • Entered, exited and remaining quantities show live, by product, lot and HS code.
  • Multiple bonded warehouses and zones are managed separately.
  • The balance view stands as evidence in audits and customs checks.
📜IPR (DİİB) TrackingInward Processing Authorization application, line items, deadline tracking, T-30/T-7 alerts.
How it works
  • Document header + import/export line items.
  • Four-date lifecycle (application, approval, expiry, closure).
  • A daily check sends alert emails 30 and 7 days before expiry and once expired.
  • Optional links from sales order, purchase order and shipment.
🛠️Production & Service RecordsProduction milestones, QC notes, per-customer service records in one panel.
How it works
  • Records flow per customer / order.
  • Total records cap scaled by plan.
  • Notes + date + responsible team.
  • Marks readiness, sends a booking signal to the forwarder.
🧩BOM / Multi-Level RecipeExplode a finished-good recipe down to semi-finished items and raw materials; quantity, scrap and yield computed at every level.
How it works
  • The recipe tree expands recursively from semi-finished to raw materials, each branch computing its net quantity.
  • Scrap percentage and yield factor apply level by level, total raw-material demand rolls up into one table.
  • When a production order opens the recipe is copied as is, so later recipe edits never touch an open order.
  • Recipe revisions pass an optional approval, the old version is retired and a single active version remains.
🔬Incoming Quality ControlInspect a supplier lot before acceptance; record a pass, fail or conditional decision.
How it works
  • An inspection record holds the sample, measurements and decision in one form.
  • Nonconformity is logged on a separate record and written onto the lot status.
  • The inspection record and nonconformity report are produced as PDF and filed under the supplier.
  • Lot status carries forward into later shipment and traceability steps.
🧬Traceability (Genealogy)Trace a lot or shipment backward to raw materials and suppliers, forward to the buyer, in one click.
How it works
  • Backward chain: the lot, its consumed raw materials, the related purchase order and supplier.
  • Forward chain: a raw or semi-finished item, the orders that produced it and the shipments it left on.
  • In a multi-level recipe a semi-finished item is walked down through its producing sub-orders to lower raw materials.
  • The full genealogy exports as PDF and stands as evidence in recalls and audits.
🚢05

Shipping Prep

Pick a forwarder, log the booking, prepare the doc set, AI-precheck L/C documents.

🚢Shipment RecordPartial or full shipments per order, a clear status flow, container/AWB tracking.
How it works
  • Status flow: Draft → Booked → In transit → Arrived → Delivered (or Cancelled).
  • Transport mode, port of loading/discharge, Incoterms and tracking type (ISO 6346 container or AWB).
  • Forwarder and customs agent linked as partners.
  • Auto order sync; monthly shipment cap scales with the plan.
🏢Forwarder PortfolioForwarder firms + 12-month performance overlay (transit days, on-time, damage, avg freight).
How it works
  • Firms saved as logistics partners.
  • Metrics auto-aggregated from shipment data.
  • Get 3 quotes per shipment; pick by side-by-side comparison.
  • Performance ranking shown right on the quote screen.
🏷️Packing & LabelsSplit a lot into cartons and pallets; generate carton/pallet labels and a packing record as PDF.
How it works
  • For a ready lot, auto-packing splits the remaining quantity across carton and pallet templates and accounts for the leftover carton.
  • Carton and pallet labels plus a packing record are produced as PDF.
  • Packed lots move to a ready-to-ship state, with an optional rule blocking shipment without packages.
  • Every package stays linked to the shipment and traceability record.
📁Document Set (CI/PL/COO/ATR)Commercial Invoice, Packing List, COO, ATR/EUR.1, insurance policy, one panel.
How it works
  • Per-shipment document slots.
  • Monthly document upload cap based on your plan.
  • Share with the customs agent via a one-click link.
  • B/L, Telex Release, presentation document tags.
🧾e-Invoice / Export InvoiceProduce GİB-compliant e-invoice XML (UBL-TR); domestic and export profiles, ready for your accounting software.
How it works
  • Create an invoice in one click from an order, proforma or shipment.
  • GİB-compliant UBL-TR XML; domestic and export (commercial invoice) profiles.
  • For exports, pallet/box breakdown, serial numbers and gross weight flow into the invoice.
  • Foreign-currency invoices auto-fetch the daily central-bank rate; override if needed.
  • The generated file imports into your accounting software.
🏦Letter of Credit (L/C) TrackingL/C application, SWIFT, presentation, payment, one timeline with deadline + discrepancy alerts.
How it works
  • L/C record with a built-in bank picker.
  • Document submission tracker (each presentation document logged).
  • Deadline + discrepancy alerting engine.
  • Multi-bank coordination (issuing + advising + confirming).
🧠AI L/C Document PrecheckBefore bank presentation, let AI audit the doc set and catch discrepancies.
How it works
  • Ten structured checks (UCP 600) always run automatically.
  • AI content review with UCP 600 + ISBP 821 expert reasoning.
  • Shares the weekly AI usage pool.
  • Output is a structured discrepancy list.
🗺️06

In Transit

Track container/AWB live for ETA, auto-notify the buyer, keep email and doc flow tight.

🛰️Container TrackingCarrier tracking services for container/AWB, ETA updates, a 13-event movement timeline.
How it works
  • Works with multiple tracking providers.
  • Bound to the shipment tracking number + B/L; one-click "Refresh Now".
  • ETA changes auto-update the shipment's arrival estimate.
  • The same event is never written twice, even on repeated refresh.
🌡️Cold Chain MonitoringLog temperature for perishable goods and shipments; auto-flag breaches when readings leave the range (HACCP-ready).
How it works
  • Set the allowed min/max temperature range for a shipment, warehouse or lot.
  • Readings outside the range are auto-flagged as HACCP breaches, with a red alert.
  • Add timestamped readings; min, max and reading count are computed automatically.
  • A monitoring session is open or closed; closed sessions take no new readings.
📲Buyer ETA NotificationETA changes are auto-sent to the buyer via email or WhatsApp.
How it works
  • A container movement triggers a notification.
  • Bilingual template (selected per buyer language).
  • Email and WhatsApp template message option.
  • Activity recorded on the buyer's timeline.
👁️Email Tracking (Open/Click)See whether sent emails were opened and which links were clicked, right on the timeline.
How it works
  • We measure whether an email was opened and which link was clicked.
  • Customer detail shows "last opened" + "clicked link" rows.
  • Campaign reports aggregate open/click rates.
  • Can be turned on or off depending on your plan.
📍07

Delivery

Capture POD, manage the demurrage/detention timer, track short-shipments separately.

📍POD (Proof of Delivery)Delivery receipt, signature/photo, marked Delivered, confirmation sent to the buyer.
How it works
  • POD attachment slot on the shipment detail page.
  • Status auto-transitions to Delivered.
  • Buyer receives an automatic confirmation email.
  • POD is also added to the doc set (for audit).
⏰Demurrage / Detention TimerCounter starts the moment free time ends; the extra cost attaches to the shipment.
How it works
  • Free time defined per transport mode and carrier.
  • Counter + daily rate accrue the cost.
  • Demurrage loss report (in stage 10, Decision Support).
  • Optional alerts to buyer and forwarder.
📦BackordersTrack short-shipped items as a separate order; show a unified summary to the buyer.
How it works
  • A short-shipped line creates a backorder automatically.
  • The backorder carries its own ETA.
  • Buyer view combines original + backorder status.
  • Cancel or fulfill decisions made in one panel.
💰08

Collection

Follow due dates, post L/C and wire receipts, get a true multi-currency ledger view.

📅Due Date Tracking & RemindersCustomer ledger, due-date reminders, overdue alerts; collection assigned to the team.
How it works
  • Order due date → automatic alerts (7 and 1 days before, 1 and 7 days after).
  • Customer detail shows open amount + oldest due date.
  • Email / WhatsApp follow-up templates ready to send.
  • Approval Hub: credit-limit overrun escalates from here.
🏦L/C Payment FlowL/C paid / unpaid status, SWIFT record, presentation date.
How it works
  • Payment recorded on the L/C timeline.
  • Bank confirmation upload.
  • Presentation date → payment-window calculation.
  • Multi-bank coordination (issuing + advising + confirming).
💱Multi-currency LedgerPer-customer multi-currency balance + daily FX conversion to your base currency.
How it works
  • Your base currency + the customer's original currency.
  • Daily official (central bank) auto-conversion.
  • Multi-currency statements line by line.
  • Receipts keep the original currency; conversion is per movement.
🔁09

After Sales

Handle returns and complaints, segment customers into A/B/C tiers, trigger re-orders.

🏷️Customer Segmentation (A/B/C)Auto A/B/C tiering by revenue + payment history; usable as a campaign filter.
How it works
  • Based on 12-month revenue + days-to-collect (DSO).
  • A: top 20%, B: middle 50%, C: rest.
  • Email campaign targets and quote priority use this segment.
  • Re-segmentation runs automatically every month.
🔁Re-order TriggerIf a customer hasn't ordered in X months, a warm-up task is dropped into the pipeline.
How it works
  • Compares the customer's last order date vs average order frequency.
  • Automatic, scheduled suggestion.
  • Push + email to the assigned user.
  • Email/WhatsApp templates ready to send.
📈Annual Customer ReportPer-customer 12-month operations summary PDF: orders, revenue, product mix.
How it works
  • Order count, revenue, product/HS mix, average due time.
  • Bilingual PDF export.
  • Email send option (campaign templates).
  • Schedulable for year-end / period-end.
📊10

Decision Support

Country/product/HS sales, forwarder performance, DSO and margin analysis, one dashboard.

📊Trade DashboardPipeline conversion, top country/product/sector, team KPIs, on one screen.
How it works
  • Lead → Quote → Order → Shipment conversion rates.
  • Top country + product + sector bar charts.
  • Team KPIs (calls placed, emails, tasks completed).
  • A customizable set of dashboard cards.
🚛Forwarder Performance ReportPer-forwarder 12-month on-time, average transit, damage and cancellation rates.
How it works
  • Aggregated from shipment data per forwarder.
  • On-time rate, average transit days, cancellation rate.
  • Ranking shown right there when collecting quotes for new shipments.
  • Damage rate driven by dispute records.
💰DSO + Margin AnalysisDays Sales Outstanding + FOB→CIF cost breakdown + net margin %.
How it works
  • DSO computed per customer / order.
  • Cost breakdown: freight + insurance + customs + demurrage.
  • Net margin % visible line by line.
  • Filters: country, product, period.
🧠AI Weekly DigestMonday morning: what should you do this week? An AI brief tailored to your workspace.
How it works
  • Hot leads, at-risk receivables, delayed shipments.
  • Bilingual email + in-app summary.
  • Drawn from the weekly AI usage pool.
  • Per-workspace on/off + delivery-hour setting.
⏱️Demurrage Loss ReportWhich shipment, which delay, how much money lost, a monthly brief.
How it works
  • Aggregated demurrage events.
  • Forwarder and carrier breakdown.
  • Customer and period filters.
  • A negotiation lever against the same carrier on the next quote.
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