Contact person: Custom ERP and PWA Ordering for Cigarette Distribution

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Location: Oceanside, United States

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"Job Posting: Custom ERP + PWA Ordering System for Cigarette Distribution

We are a small cigarette and retail distribution company (4 employees) delivering next- or same-day within 100 miles of our warehouse. We are looking for a developer or small team to build a complete ERP system with a Progressive Web App (PWA) for customer orders, modern UX/UI, and integrated operations/accounting functionality.

Priority will be given to candidates who:

Have experience building ERP systems for cigarette or tobacco distribution

Understand MSAi reporting (MSA Multi-Cat Format (.TOB) [login to view URL]

Customer Side Features

User Registration & Login

Product Search & Filtering

Product Categories & Subcategories

Product Details (description, image, price, stock availability)

Add to Cart & Manage Cart

Checkout Process (with order summary)

Order Tracking (status: pending, approved, dispatched, delivered)

Order History (all past purchases)

Notifications (Email/SMS/WhatsApp – order confirmation, dispatch, delivery)

Progressive Web App (PWA) support (install like app on mobile)

Admin Side Features

Secure Admin Login

Dashboard (overview of orders, sales, stock)

Category Management (Add/Edit/Delete categories & subcategories)

Product Management (Add/Edit/Delete products with stock & images)

Item Limit For Limited Stock Items

Inventory Management

Auto stock deduction on order

Low stock alerts

Bulk product upload via Excel/CSV

Order Management

View, approve, or reject orders

Update order status (pending, dispatched, delivered)

MIS Report Generation

Daily/Weekly/Monthly Sales Reports

Top Selling Products

Customer Order Reports

Role Based Access

Admin (full access)

Employee/Sub-Admin (limited access, e.g., managing only orders or products)

Notification Management (send bulk notifications to customers)

Additional Business Workflow Features

Order Picking Setup

Generate pick lists for warehouse staff

Bulk invoice printing

End-of-day report: delivered vs pending

Driver Route Assignment

Assign orders to drivers and group them by delivery route/sequence

Delivery Status Updates

Drivers mark orders as “Out for Delivery” and “Delivered” from mobile

POS-Style Order Screen For walk-in customers

Accounts Receivable Tracking

Track outstanding balances and credit customers

Separate Invoicing

For cigarettes vs all other merchandise

Expense Management

Add recurring expenses for profit calculation

Purchase Order Management

Shelf Labels Generation

Pricing Logic

Remember last price sold per customer

Tiered pricing option with safeguard against selling below cost

Compliance & Reporting

MSAi Report Generation (Multi-category .TOB format for cigarette reporting)

Sales Analysis Reports

Top Products and Customer Purchase Reports

Budget & Expectations

Budget: $1,500 – please do not apply if you cannot work within this budget

Must deliver high-quality, maintainable code and ensure scalability for future enhancements (ecommerce expansion)" (client-provided description)