B2B e-commerce platform for building materials & construction chemicals distributors

Dealers and contractors buy differently

Dealers buy by the pallet at dealer cost; contractors buy by the pail or case at job pricing. On the phone, matching the right price to the right account is slow and error-prone.

Orders come from the jobsite

Contractors reorder from the truck at 6 a.m., between jobs, or after hours – exactly when inside sales is not at the desk. The order waits until the next morning, and so does the crew.

Credit and job details live in the ERP

Which account is on credit hold, which job gets which ship-to, will-call or delivery: your team looks it up for every call. The customer cannot see any of it.

Every account sees its own price

Dealer cost, contractor pricing, project quotes: pulled from the ERP after login. No public prices, no double maintenance.

Reorder from the truck

Mobile browser, no app. Scan the barcode on the pail, pick from the order guide, choose the job ship-to and will-call or delivery, done.

Terms and holds are respected

Net terms, credit limits, and hold status come from the ERP. An account on hold is routed to your team instead of getting a silent confirmation.

Spec sheets and SDS where the order is

Technical data sheets and SDS sit on the product page. The contractor gets the current sheet where they reorder – no email to your team.

The ERP leads, the store follows

Items, inventory, prices, and orders stay in the ERP. The store syncs through an adapter architecture – a ready adapter for SAP Business One, other systems per project over REST, OData, SOAP, or file exchange.

Separate pricing for dealers and contractors

Dealers see dealer cost, contractors see their contract and job pricing, project accounts see the quote – all from ERP price lists, automatically right after login.

Separate storefronts per brand or customer group

One installation, several storefronts: a dealer portal and a contractor store, or one store per brand or private label – each with its own assortment, maintained centrally.

Mobile ordering from the jobsite

The store runs in any mobile browser. Contractors reorder in the evening or straight from the site – by search, order guide, or a barcode scan on the pail, case, or box.

Verified accounts, net terms, credit hold

Contractors register, you verify and approve – only then are prices visible. Net terms and credit status come from the ERP; card and ACH run through your payment provider, integrated per project.

Punchout & EDI for large accounts

General contractors and buying groups pull your catalog into Ariba, Coupa, or Jaggaer via cXML punchout, or exchange EDI 850/855/856/810 – at their contract prices.

Can we serve dealers and contractors with separate pricing and storefronts?

Yes. Customer groups and the multi-tenant channel concept give each group its own prices, assortment, and, if you want, its own storefront – dealer cost for resellers, job pricing for contractors – all from a single installation, maintained once.

Can contractors order from the jobsite on a phone?

Yes. The online store runs in the mobile browser – no app to install. Contractors scan the barcode on the pail or case, pick from their order guide or past orders, confirm the quantity, and the order goes straight into your ERP.

How do net terms and credit holds work in the online store?

Terms, credit limits, and credit-hold status come from your ERP through the integration. An account on hold does not get an order released automatically; it is routed to your team for review. Card and ACH payments run through your payment provider, such as Stripe or Authorize.net, integrated per project.

Can a contractor keep several job addresses and choose will-call or delivery?

Yes. Ship-to addresses are managed per account and can be set up per job. At checkout the customer picks the job address and whether the material is will-call at your branch or delivered. Both are carried into the ERP sales order.

We run SAP Business One – does it fit?

Yes. There is a ready adapter for SAP Business One: items, inventory, prices, and orders stay in sync, and the ERP remains the system of record. Other ERPs connect through a project adapter over REST, OData, SOAP, database, or file exchange.

Can large contractors and buying groups connect their procurement system?

Yes. Punchout catalogs via cXML (SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, Oracle) and OCI, plus EDI 850/855/856/810 through an EDI provider or direct – with the account’s contract prices.

How would this look with your dealers and contractors?

In a live demo we walk through the CS Order Suite against your requirements – customer groups, ERP integration, credit terms, jobsite ordering. Pricing is something we cover personally.

Your contact

Christian Stockerl

Managing Director
CS Management & IT-Beratung GmbH