Industrial Manufacturing Expertise
Industrial B2B e-commerce is fundamentally different from consumer retail. Products are configurable, orders are high-value, payment terms are customer-specific, and shipping means freight optimization. I’ve built platforms that handle all of this complexity.
What I Bring to Industrial Manufacturing Projects
Massive Catalog Management
For an industrial power equipment manufacturer, I built a Craft Commerce platform handling 200,000+ SKUs with configurable specifications. The custom product importer I built is 10x faster than standard solutions, enabling monthly catalog-wide price updates.
Staged B2B Payment Systems
Standard e-commerce checkout doesn’t work for high-value industrial orders. I built custom staged payment systems where each customer has their own terms: down payment percentage, pre-shipping payment, and net terms. Each order progresses through payment stages with proper invoicing at each step.
Freight Optimization
Industrial equipment requires freight shipping, not standard carriers. I built automated pallet assembly algorithms integrated with FedEx API for real-time freight quotes, eliminating manual quoting and ensuring accurate shipping costs.
ERP Integration
Bi-directional sync between e-commerce platforms and ERP systems like xTuple and NetSuite ensures orders, customers, products, and inventory stay synchronized across systems.
Common Industrial Manufacturing Challenges I Solve
- Product configurators: Complex specifications, thousands of variants, configurable options
- B2B payment workflows: Staged payments, customer-specific terms, net payment tracking
- Freight shipping: Pallet optimization, carrier API integration, accurate freight quoting
- ERP synchronization: Bi-directional sync for orders, inventory, customers, and pricing
- Catalog management: Fast imports for massive SKU counts, monthly price updates
- Quote builders: Complex quoting workflows for custom configurations
Why Industrial Manufacturers Choose IB Solutions
- Proven scale: Built platforms handling 200,000+ SKUs with complex pricing
- B2B-native thinking: Understand that B2B e-commerce is fundamentally different from B2C
- Integration expertise: Deep experience with ERP systems and data synchronization
- Custom solutions: Build what you actually need, not what standard platforms offer
