B2B CommerceEcommerce & CMS10 Week Engagement

B2B Wholesale Portal with Tiered Pricing, Quotes, and CMS Managed Catalog Pages

A manufacturer needed a B2B portal for wholesale buyers with tiered pricing, quote requests, and account based permissions. We delivered a portal experience with strong access control, fast catalog browsing, and CMS managed product education content that reduced sales friction.

Confidential engagement. NDA available upon request.

48%

Faster Quote Turnaround

32%

Higher Repeat Orders

1.6s

Catalog LCP

10

Weeks to Launch

01. Client Overview

About the Client

Industry

B2B Commerce

Company Size

80 to 150 employees

Background

A manufacturer selling to distributors and wholesalers. Sales relied on email and spreadsheets, creating delays and pricing errors that impacted revenue and customer trust.

02. The Problem

What Needed to Change

Pricing and permissions complexity

Different buyers needed different pricing tiers and catalog visibility rules.

Slow quoting process

Quote requests were handled manually, delaying responses and increasing errors.

Catalog performance issues

Large catalogs required fast filtering and search to support buyer workflows.

Product education scattered

Content lived in PDFs and email threads, limiting self serve purchasing.

03. Objective

The Mission

Build a B2B portal that makes ordering and quoting fast, enforces account based access, and improves buyer experience with structured content.

04. Approach and Methodology

How We Approached It

01. Requirements and role model

Week 1 to 2
  • Role based access model definition
  • Pricing rules and tier mapping
  • Quote workflow design and approvals
  • Catalog search and filtering plan

02. Implementation

Week 3 to 8
  • Portal build with account scoped permissions
  • Tiered pricing and quote request workflows
  • Fast catalog search with caching
  • CMS managed product education templates

03. Launch

Week 9 to 10
  • Pilot with key accounts
  • Order and quote validation
  • Sales team training
  • Post launch iteration plan
05. Key Findings

Vulnerabilities Discovered

0

CRITICAL

2

HIGH

2

MEDIUM

0

LOW

Severity
Vulnerability
HIGH

Overly broad catalog access defaults

Initial role defaults risked exposing restricted products to unintended buyer groups.

HIGH

Quote workflow lacked explicit approval states

Manual steps created ambiguity in who approved pricing and when it became final.

MEDIUM

Search performance on large catalogs

Filtering and sorting required optimization and caching to meet buyer expectations.

MEDIUM

Content was not structured for reuse

Product documentation needed a template driven system to remain consistent and searchable.

06. Solution Implemented

How We Fixed It

Account scoped permissions

Implemented buyer level access rules with safe defaults and clear auditability.

Quote workflow automation

Built quote states, approvals, and notifications to reduce delays and errors.

Performance focused catalog

Optimized search and filtering for large catalogs with caching and pagination.

07. Results and Impact

Measurable Outcomes

The portal reduced quoting friction and made wholesale ordering faster and more reliable, improving repeat purchases and customer experience.

48%

Faster Quote Turnaround

32%

Higher Repeat Orders

1.6s

Catalog LCP

25%

Fewer Pricing Errors

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