B2B ordering for manufacturers and distributors
B2B order portals connected to your ERP and customer pricing rules.
I build customer portals where approved buyers can access account-specific catalog, pricing, availability, documents, reorder lists and order status. The scope defines which values come from ERP, how fresh they are and who owns exceptions.
Typical workflow
- 1. Buyer signs in with account-specific roles.
- 2. Portal shows contract catalog, pricing and availability.
- 3. Draft order moves through approval rules.
- 4. ERP receives the order and returns status updates.
Customer-specific commerce
Account hierarchy, ship-to addresses, contract prices, quote references and reorder lists for repeat B2B buying.
ERP-integrated ordering
Availability, order status, invoices and documents can sync through versioned APIs instead of manual exports.
Governed rollout
Start with MVP ordering, then add approvals, documents, quick reorder, credit checks and analytics in controlled phases.
What the first build usually includes
- Customer login, roles and permissions
- Customer-specific catalog and pricing rules
- Availability and lead-time display
- Cart, draft order and submitted order states
- ERP order handoff contract
- Order status state machine
- Document access for quotes, invoices or delivery notes
- Admin handover notes and acceptance criteria
Launch artifacts to prepare
A portal should ship with masked screenshots, a state-machine diagram, integration acceptance tests and a clear list of ERP fields that are read, written or synchronized.
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