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Beauty & personal care distribution

B2B ordering for beauty distributors.Keep every variant clear.

Connect retailer and professional-buyer ordering with clear shade, size and pack information, approved assortments and a deliberate review of samples, testers and promotions.

Discuss your assortment See the review example

Industry requirements are scoped separately from base product capabilities.

Assortment review board

Fictitious products · sample identifiers

Concept only
  • DEMO-BTL-250Bottle · 250 mL
    Sale pack: 6 units    Shade: N/A
  • DEMO-TUB-075Tube · 75 mL
    Sale pack: 12 units    Shade: N/A
  • DEMO-CMP-014-RCompact · 9 g
    Sale pack: 6 units    Sample shade: S14
Assortment approval ≠ tester permission

Confirm the buyer account, exact variant and sale pack. Review tester entitlement separately under the supplier’s rules.

Illustrative review layout, not a product screenshot. Symbols and shade swatch identify examples, not product appearance.

Different buyers. Specific requirements.

Turn a familiar product
into an unambiguous order.

A product name alone cannot identify the requested shade, size or selling pack. Give account teams and buyers the same reference points.

01 / Retailer assortments

Show the agreed selection

Identify the account’s approved SKUs, pack rules and commercial terms. Keep a new range request separate from permission to order it.

02 / Professional buyers

Review the account’s needs

Record business type, intended buying use and supplier-required evidence. Your team decides eligibility and access; a signup does not grant approval.

03 / Repeat purchasing

Recheck the precise variant

Start from a prior list, then confirm current assortment, shade, size, pack, price and availability. A familiar label does not authorize a replacement.

One assortment. Separate decisions.

A sale line, a tester
and a promotion brief.

Agree these fields and review gates before implementation. Example statuses describe a proposed workflow, not available software features.

Sample account: DEMO-RETAIL-08

Fictitious, non-branded assortment · review version 03

Order release pending

Compact · sale stock

Supplier SKU: DEMO-CMP-014-R

Internal SKU
DEMO-IN-C014
Supplier GTIN
Await approved source record
Shade / size
S14 / 9 g
Selling unit / contents
PACK / 6 units
Order minimum / increment
2 packs / 1 pack
Requested quantity
2 packs / 12 sale units
Account assortment
Approved in sample record
Commercial review
Price & availability to confirm

Changing to shade S15 or a different pack creates a proposal. Retain the original request until the buyer and account owner confirm the change.

  1. Separate request / tester

    DEMO-CMP-014-T · S14 / 9 g

    One tester requested; selling unit EACH. Supplier permission pending. Record intended use, entitlement evidence and approver. Do not count it as sale stock or assume it is free.

  2. Human approval / promotion

    Brief DEMO-PROMO-07

    Capture eligible accounts, exact SKUs, dates, pack basis, proposed terms and approval owner. Draft, not an active offer. Confirm the version before communicating or applying changes.

The 12 sale units and one requested tester remain separate. No stock, price, entitlement or promotion is implied.

Approved content
has a named source.

Use supplier-approved product descriptions, ingredient lists, brand assets and claims only. Record source version, usage permissions and reviewer; missing material remains a content approval task.

GS1 US describes cosmetics identifiers at the variant level, including color and container size. Map each supplier GTIN, where provided, to the exact internal SKU, shade and size.

From account review to reorder

Keep the right person
at each decision.

Define approval owners and status meanings around one representative buyer journey.

  1. 01

    Review account

    Check buyer details and supplier rules; a named owner approves access.

  2. 02

    Confirm assortment

    Agree eligible variants, selling units, pack contents and account terms.

  3. 03

    Review exceptions

    Resolve sample, tester, variant-change and promotion requests with the responsible people.

  4. 04

    Release order

    Confirm quantities, current price, availability and accepted changes before operations handoff.

  5. 05

    Revalidate reorder

    Reuse the list; review changed assortment, packs and terms before a new acceptance.

Changes stay visible: preserve requested and approved values, decision owner, date and version. Define what happens when approval is withheld.

Software + implementation

Choose the product.
Scope the industry layer.

Account eligibility, assortment permissions and supplier-specific approvals require separate fit assessment and implementation scope.

Sprinkle

Standalone B2B ordering

Evaluate Sprinkle for a standalone ordering portal. Validate variant presentation, account pricing, checkout availability and release readiness against your requirements before rollout.

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Beacon

Email sequences, CRM & inbox · alpha roadmap

Consider Beacon for account conversations and reviewed email follow-up. Its public roadmap is alpha; confirm feature availability and readiness before assigning customer-facing work.

Explore Beacon
Wholesale ecommerce developmentShape the buyer experience.Ecommerce, ERP & CRM integrationMap data and ownership.Customer service optimizationClarify account-team handoffs.

A bounded first implementation

Prove one assortment journey.

Agree deliverables, acceptance evidence and release ownership before widening the catalog.

  1. 01

    Field & permission map

    Define identifiers, assortment visibility, commercial fields and approval records.

  2. 02

    Scoped ordering implementation

    Agree screens, review handoffs and data mappings; assess APIs, exports, update frequency and exception handling.

  3. 03

    Test evidence & handover

    Document acceptance results, limitations, operating responsibilities and the release checklist.

1

Variant & pack testVerify 2 packs equals 12 sale units; flag S14 → S15 and pack changes for human approval.

2

Account & tester testTest an unapproved account and pending tester permission; confirm neither bypasses its review gate.

3

Promotion & handoff testKeep a draft offer inactive; test stale data and duplicate requests before release.

Questions before you start

Make the next
decision clearer.

Resolve practical boundaries before selecting software.

Explore wholesale & retail solutions
Can retailers and professional buyers use one portal?

Scope their account rules and assortment access separately. A named team member reviews supplier-required evidence and approves access; registration alone is insufficient.

How do shade and pack choices stay clear?

Store the variant SKU, written shade identifier, size, selling unit and pack contents. Use swatches as a visual aid, never the sole identifier.

Can samples and testers be ordered like sale stock?

Only under agreed supplier rules. Keep their identifiers, permitted use, quantities, price basis and approval status separate from sale lines.

Can a promotion change an existing order?

Treat the change as a proposal. Confirm eligible accounts, SKUs, dates and commercial terms with the buyer and responsible approver before applying it.

Where do product and ingredient descriptions come from?

From approved supplier material with a traceable version and usage permission. The designated reviewer checks changes before publication.

Can this connect to our existing ERP or CRM?

First assess interfaces, identifiers and data ownership. Agree update frequency, failure handling and reconciliation; real-time synchronization is not assumed.

Bring one assortment and its rules

Make the next reorder easier to review.

Show us the variants and decisions that slow your team down. We’ll help define a practical starting point.

Talk through your workflow