For UK B2B wholesalers
Inventory, tiered pricing and a customer portal for UK wholesale businesses
Run your wholesale business without giving up marketplace agility. MaxInvent supports tiered wholesale pricing (unit, layer, pallet), per-customer catalogues, credit limits, and a self-service B2B portal — alongside full multi-channel marketplace sync.
At a glance
- Tiered pricing
- Unit + Layer + Pallet
- Catalogues & prices
- Per customer
- B2B customer portal
- Self-service
- Limits & terms
- Credit
Buyer evaluation criteria
Criteria for wholesale operations
Evaluate wholesale pricing, customer, credit, warehouse and marketplace requirements against the same operational records.
No tiered pricing by unit / layer / pallet
Some B2C systems may not represent the quantity and customer pricing rules required by a wholesale operation.
No per-customer catalogue
Different buyers may need distinct products, prices and MOQs, so catalogue rules should be verified during evaluation.
No credit limits or payment terms
Wholesale is on net-30, net-60 or account credit. B2C platforms expect payment on checkout.
Buyers having to phone or email every order
You want buyers placing orders themselves from a portal — with live stock, their price, and order history visible.
Case and pallet quantities missing
B2C platforms model individual units. Wholesale needs "12 per case, 48 per layer, 120 per pallet" built into the product record.
The MaxInvent fix
How MaxInvent solves wholesale
Tiered pricing: unit, layer, pallet
Every SKU has three price tiers built in. Customers see their applicable price at checkout, and margin is calculated per tier.
Per-customer catalogues and price lists
Each wholesale customer sees a tailored catalogue with their contracted price. MOQs, case packs, and exclusions are enforced.
See B2B portalCredit limits and payment terms
Each customer has a credit limit, preferred terms (net-7, net-30, net-60), and an account balance that's deducted at order time.
Self-service B2B portal
Buyers log in to their own URL (or subdomain), browse their catalogue with live stock, place orders, re-order from history, and download invoices.
B2B portal buyer's guideFull case-pack + pallet modelling
Each SKU carries case size, layer size, pallet size, and weight at each tier. Dispatch rules can auto-pick the right packing format.
Marketplaces alongside wholesale
Run your wholesale business and your marketplace business from the same stock pool. No silos, no separate systems.
How it runs
An example wholesale workflow on MaxInvent
- 1
Buyer logs into the portal
Buyer-drivenEach wholesale customer has their own login. They see their own catalogue with agreed pricing, live stock, and order history.
- 2
Buyer places an order
Configured workflowQuantity, tier (unit / layer / pallet), and delivery date are confirmed. Credit limit is checked. Order enters your dispatch queue.
- 3
Auto-allocate against the right warehouse
AutomaticConfigured allocation and staff review choose the warehouse and location with available stock. Nearest-warehouse auto-routing is not claimed.
- 4
Pick, pack, despatch — pallet or parcel
Your SLAThe dispatch screen keeps parcel or pallet requirements with the order. Evri is implemented; other carrier and pallet workflows require discovery.
- 5
Invoice posts to Xero, stock syncs across channels
API-dependentAn eligible GBP sales invoice can be pushed outbound to Xero. Supported channel stock updates are queued through their APIs.
Integrations
Integrations wholesale operators use
Xero
Optional outbound GBP push for sales invoices, supplier bills and payments.
Pallet carrier requirements
Assessed during discovery; no unconditional native pallet-carrier claim.
Evri and assessed parcel carriers
Evri is implemented; other carriers depend on account and API availability.
eBay + Amazon + TikTok Shop + Temu
Marketplaces alongside your wholesale business — same stock pool.
Supplier management
Purchase orders, goods-in, supplier cost tracking against SKU.
Invoicing + statements
Branded wholesale invoices, customer statements, and aged debt reports.
What ships in the box
What wholesale operators get
- Tiered pricing: unit, layer, pallet — per SKU
- Per-customer catalogues and price lists
- Credit limits and payment terms (net-7 to net-60)
- B2B self-service portal
- Pallet-aware order and dispatch requirements
- Optional outbound GBP push to Xero
- Purchase order and supplier management
- Branded wholesale invoices + statements
- Full multi-channel marketplace sync alongside
- AWS London primary hosting; encrypted DR DB snapshots in AWS Ireland
- Flat per-order pricing
FAQ
Questions b2b wholesalers ask
Can I use MaxInvent purely as a wholesale platform (no marketplaces)?+
Yes. Core wholesale workflows can be used without enabling marketplace connectors; exact plan and onboarding scope should be confirmed.
How does tiered pricing work?+
Each SKU has three tiers: unit, layer, pallet. Each tier has a cost price, a selling price and a margin percent. When a customer orders 12 units at "layer price", the layer price is applied automatically and margin is reported at the layer tier.
Can wholesale customers place orders without phoning us?+
Yes. Each customer gets a B2B portal login showing their own catalogue with their own prices, live stock, and their order history. They can place orders, re-order from history, and download invoices.
How are credit limits enforced?+
Each customer can have a credit limit and current balance. At order time, configured checks can hold an order for approval when the calculated exposure exceeds that limit.
Do you handle pallets as well as parcels?+
MaxInvent models case and pallet quantities and can carry pallet requirements into dispatch. Specific pallet carriers, paperwork and API workflows must be assessed during discovery.
Will my wholesale business and my marketplace business compete for stock?+
Only if you want them to. You can ring-fence stock per channel (e.g. reserve 500 units for B2B wholesale), or let marketplace and wholesale share a single pool with priority rules. The default is a single pool with priority for confirmed orders.
Keep reading
Related pages
B2B Customer Portal
Self-service ordering, per-customer catalogues, credit limits.
B2B customer portal buyer's guide
What to look for in a wholesale portal — and what to avoid.
Inventory software with Xero integration
Optional outbound GBP push for sales invoices, supplier bills and payments.
Transparent pricing
Public launch tiers from £99.99/month, no quote cycle.
Book a 30-minute demo
Walk through the dashboard against your real marketplace mix.
Wholesale + marketplaces on one platform?
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Tuffnells, Palletforce, DPD, DHL, Evri, Royal Mail, Xero and all marketplace names are the trademarks of their respective owners. MaxInvent is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Integration support described is based on each vendor's publicly documented APIs at time of writing.