Corporate procurement moved into the buying flow in 11 months: a custom B2B e-commerce platform
An industrial supplier's website could take orders, but not the way corporate procurement actually works. In 11 months, Rollout IT delivered a custom B2B platform where buyers share encrypted carts and quote links with the colleagues who approve and pay.
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Snapshot
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Client | Industrial product supplier (anonymized) |
| Industry | B2B e-commerce / industrial procurement |
| Company stage | Established supplier of steel pipes and related industrial products |
| What we built | Custom procurement-aware e-commerce platform |
| Tech stack | Azure Cloud, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB |
| Time-to-value | Joined January 2023, released November 2023 |
| Headline KPIs | 11-month delivery – 5-member Scrum team – encrypted approval links – configurable pricing and product options |
The challenge
The supplier could accept industrial orders online, but the buying process did not match corporate reality. A construction manager could assemble an order, yet approval and payment usually belonged to another colleague or department. That pushed handoffs outside the system, slowed purchasing, and made pricing logic hard to control. The business challenge was to turn a standard order flow into a procurement workflow built for how corporate buyers actually decide, without losing control of pricing along the way.
Why the supplier chose Rollout IT
The project needed a partner who could take over active development, work in Scrum, and solve both customer-facing and admin-side complexity. Rollout IT assembled a five-person team across frontend, backend, testing, and DevOps, and focused delivery on the one thing that mattered: removing approval friction.
The solution
We built a platform where quote requests, orders, and cart contents can be shared securely through encrypted links. A buyer configures an order, sends it to the responsible colleague, and lets procurement review, approve, or pay without rebuilding the cart by hand. The platform also supports product configuration during ordering, including options like paint, cutting, and galvanization, while the admin interface enables custom pricing strategies, discount logic, and clear communication about how prices are calculated.
Customer authentication, electronic signatures, and document uploads added the control corporate accounts expect. Next.js and React powered a modern front end, Node.js and MongoDB handled the custom workflow, and Azure Cloud provided the infrastructure. The result reflects how B2B procurement actually happens, rather than forcing buyers to work around the system, which is the difference between a webshop and a tool procurement teams adopt.
Results
- Procurement approval moved into the digital order flow instead of disconnected manual handoffs.
- Buyers can share configured carts and quote requests securely with internal decision-makers.
- The supplier gained more control over pricing, discounts, and order documentation.
| Metric | Before | After | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement approval | Manual forwarding after a website order | Encrypted cart and quote sharing inside the flow | Jan-Nov 2023 |
| Product configuration | Limited or offline | Online options (paint, cutting, galvanization, etc.) | Release scope |
| Pricing control | Handled manually | Admin-configurable pricing and discount logic | Release scope |
| Delivery capacity | External handover needed | 5-member Scrum team delivered release | 11 months |
The AI angle
No AI capability is claimed here. The business value is workflow automation: the system mirrors how corporate procurement decisions actually get made.
What's next
Future work can strengthen reporting, quote analytics, discount governance, and marketing integrations, helping the supplier see which procurement flows turn into revenue fastest. Rollout IT can build that reporting layer on the existing platform.
FAQ
What makes this different from a normal webshop? It handles corporate procurement: buyers share encrypted carts and quotes with the colleagues who approve and pay, so approval happens inside the system.
How long did the build take? Rollout IT joined in January 2023 and released in November 2023, an 11-month engagement.
Can products be configured during ordering? Yes, with options such as paint, cutting, and galvanization, plus admin-configurable pricing and discounts.
What was it built with? Azure Cloud, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and MongoDB, delivered by a 5-person Scrum team.
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