B2B ordering portal
Trade customers log in, see their own prices and reorder in a few clicks.
Software for manufacturers and wholesale distributors
Trade orders, stock and quotes online, so orders stop arriving as PDFs, faxes and phone calls.
A typical first version
- B2B ordering portalTrade customers log in, see their own prices and reorder in a few clicks.
- Order managementOrders from the portal, email, phone and sales reps in one list, validated and ready to pick.
- Inventory dashboardsStock levels, reorder points and slow movers across warehouses.
- Quotes and price listsCustomer-specific pricing and quotes that turn into orders.
Same building blocks as IST Networks and StoreFilter
What I build
Software for manufacturing and wholesale
Order management
Orders from the portal, email, phone and sales reps in one list, validated and ready to pick.
Inventory dashboards
Stock levels, reorder points and slow movers across warehouses.
Quotes and price lists
Customer-specific pricing and quotes that turn into orders.
Sales rep tools
Reps take orders and check stock from a phone browser at the customer.
Account applications
New trade accounts apply and sign online, with an approval view for your team.
AI, right now
Where AI genuinely helps
Many small manufacturers and distributors still take trade orders as downloadable PDF forms, emails and phone calls, then retype them. 2026 guides describe the standard now expected: self-service portals with customer-specific pricing, real-time stock and order management that pulls every channel into one place.
I haven’t built for a manufacturer or distributor yet, so I won’t pretend otherwise. What I bring is the same building blocks I’ve shipped for real clients, shown below.
Emailed orders into the system
Orders arriving by email or PDF read by AI and turned into draft orders for a person to confirm.
Reorder suggestions
Customers and reps prompted with what each account usually orders and when.
Demand forecasting
Stock suggestions from sales history, so you reorder before you run out.
Product data clean-up
Descriptions and attributes standardised across your catalogue.
Similar work
Built with the same building blocks
MVP and SaaS development
OpsVanta: one platform for the whole revenue lifecycle at IST Networks
An internal ERP built solo with Lovable and Claude Code on Lovable Cloud, running sales, projects, tickets, collections, finance and AI insights in one place.
RAG and AI chatbots
StoreFilter: an AI analyst for any Shopify store, built on 2.5 million records
An AI analytics chat for e-commerce, built with Next.js, Claude Code, Supabase, pgvector and GPT-4. Ask about any Shopify store, get answers with charts.
Data, security and access
- Each customer sees only their own prices, orders and documents.
- Integrates with your ERP or accounting system through APIs or exports.
- AI-drafted orders are confirmed by a person before they're processed.
- Every order change is logged.
How a project runs
Call
A 30-minute call about what you need, who it is for, and what success looks like.
Scope
A written scope: features, architecture, timeline, price range and risks.
Build
Working increments you can click through, not a big reveal at the end.
Ship
Live on your domain and hosting, with a handover so you know how it runs.
More in how I work, or see internal tools.
Questions
Common questions
Do we need to replace our ERP?
No. A portal and order tools usually sit in front of your ERP or accounting system and pass orders into it.
Why custom instead of a B2B e-commerce platform?
If a platform fits, use it. Custom software suits complex pricing, unusual ordering rules or a mix of channels that platforms handle poorly.
Can customers keep ordering by email?
Yes. AI can read those emails and create draft orders, so customers don't have to change how they order on day one.
How much does it cost?
A focused first version is a fixed-price project, scoped and priced after a 30-minute call (MVPs start from $3,000). Ongoing work can run on a monthly retainer.
Still taking orders by PDF, email and phone?
A 30-minute call is enough to tell whether it fits, what the first version should include, and how long it takes.
Prayag Dalal · Top Rated on Upwork, 34 jobs completed