OMEX Industries — headless platform for a US industrial manufacturer with 50,000+ products.

Headless WordPress + Next.js platform on AWS handling a 50,000+ product catalogue, with a custom multi-quote engine and client portal.

ClientOMEX Industries
LocationUSA
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About the project

Headless WordPress + Next.js platform on AWS handling a 50,000+ product catalogue, with a custom multi-quote engine and client portal.

A US industrial manufacturer with 50,000+ products needed a platform built for that scale — headless WordPress and Next.js on AWS, with a self-service multi-quote engine at the center.

Massive Product Catalogue

Thousands of SKUs with complex specifications, attributes, and category hierarchies required a purpose-built product management solution.

Complex B2B Pricing Rules

Customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, and contract pricing couldn't be handled by standard e-commerce platforms.

Outdated Ordering Process

Sales reps were manually processing orders by phone and fax — a process too slow and error-prone for a growing industrial distributor.

Challenge

Key Challenges

OMEX Industries supplies power transformers and distribution equipment to data centres, utilities, EV charging networks and industrial operations across the United States. Their catalogue runs to over 50,000 products — a scale and complexity that ruled out any off-the-shelf e-commerce or CMS solution from the start.

No Account Management Portal

Business customers had no self-service visibility into their orders, invoices, or account credit status.

ERP Integration Complexity

The existing ERP system needed to sync in real time with the new platform to avoid stock discrepancies and shipping delays.

Mobile Field Sales Access

Sales representatives needed mobile access to the full catalogue and account data while visiting client sites.

Strategy

Modernising Industrial B2B Commerce

We architected and built a headless WordPress backend with a Next.js frontend, giving the client a fast, scalable platform that could handle their full product range without performance compromises. At the heart of the system is a custom multi-quote engine — clients can build, manage and submit multiple quotes simultaneously, with automated PDF generation and email delivery built directly into the workflow. A dedicated client portal handles account management, quote history and document access, all secured with role-based authentication.\n\nThe entire platform runs on AWS, with infrastructure designed for the reliability standards that industrial and utility clients expect. Security was built in at every layer, not bolted on at the end.

Solution

Custom Industrial E-Commerce Platform

OMEX now has a platform built specifically for the scale of their catalogue and the needs of their industrial customers — fast product discovery across 50,000+ SKUs, a self-service multi-quote workflow that used to require manual back-and-forth, and infrastructure that holds up under the reliability bar utilities and data centres expect.

  • Headless WordPress backend with Next.js frontend
  • Custom multi-quote engine with automated PDF generation
  • Role-based client portal for accounts and quote history
  • AWS infrastructure built for industrial reliability
OMEX Industries — headless platform for a US industrial manufacturer with 50,000+ products. — solution architecture
Technology & Architecture

Built for Industrial-Grade E-Commerce

A custom-built stack capable of handling large product catalogues, complex pricing rules, and high-volume B2B ordering workflows.

  • Security FirstBuilt with enterprise-grade practices to protect data and prevent re-compromise.
  • Performance OptimisedEvery layer tuned for speed, reliability, and measurable conversion improvement.
  • Built to ScaleA modular architecture that grows with the client's business and future requirements.

Platform & CMS

  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Custom Post Types
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • REST API

B2B Commerce

  • Customer Pricing Engine
  • Volume Discounts
  • Account Credit
  • Purchase Orders
  • Invoice Generation

Integrations

  • ERP Sync
  • Inventory API
  • Email Automation
  • PDF Invoices
  • Shipping APIs

Performance

  • Redis Cache
  • Cloudflare CDN
  • Image Optimisation
  • Database Indexing
  • Query Profiling
Operational Transformation

Before vs. After

We modernised fragmented workflows and manual tasks into an intelligent system that improves efficiency and client experience.

Phone and fax ordering with 24–48 hour processing times

Real-time digital ordering with immediate confirmation and ERP sync

One-size pricing — no customer-specific rates or volume discounts

Fully automated customer and volume pricing managed through the admin

No visibility into account status, invoices, or order history

Self-service account portal giving buyers full order and invoice access

Sales reps unable to access catalogue or account data in the field

Mobile-optimised tool delivering full catalogue access to the field team

Process

Discovery to Delivery

The project began with extensive stakeholder interviews to understand the complex purchasing hierarchies and product data requirements of an industrial distribution environment.

Catalogue Architecture

SKU structure, attributes, and taxonomy design

Platform Build

B2B pricing engine, account portal, checkout

ERP Integration

Real-time stock sync and order routing

Launch & Training

Go-live support and sales team onboarding
Impact

Business Impact

Headless WordPress + Next.js platform handling 50,000+ SKUs

Custom multi-quote engine with automated PDF generation

Role-based client portal for quotes and account management

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