Search the catalog
Start as a buyer with a plain-English or SKU search. The catalog shows real supplier options, stock, quote-only items, alternates, and ETAs.
A concrete buyer-to-supplier walkthrough for supplier calls, investor updates, and product demos. No deck required: every stop links into the working prototype.
Start as a buyer with a plain-English or SKU search. The catalog shows real supplier options, stock, quote-only items, alternates, and ETAs.
Open a quote-only product and submit quantity, project context, delivery needs, and acceptable substitutes in one structured request.
The supplier works from a queue instead of a loose email thread: confirm stock, lead time, freight notes, and price, then send the buyer a quote.
The buyer reviews the supplier quote, accepts it into an order, and receives a PartsPort invoice with part cost, freight, fee, and tax separated.
Account history becomes a lightweight customer portal: previous orders, supplier portals, quote threads, invoices, and reorder actions stay together.
Keep the story operational: find the part, get a supplier answer, turn it into an invoice, then make the next order easier.
"A buyer searches the way they already think: part name, manufacturer, or project need."
"When the item needs confirmation, PartsPort captures a clean RFQ instead of another email thread."
"The supplier responds from their queue with price, lead time, freight, and substitute notes."
"Acceptance creates the buyer record and invoice, so AP and fulfillment are not reconstructed later."
In seeded demo environments, these accounts use password demo1234: buyer@partsport.example, supplier@partsport.example, and admin@partsport.example.
RFQ-SM69YM for 2 units from Relay & Protection Partners, quoted at $3,400.00.
Start with search, switch to supplier response, then close on invoice and reorder history.