Why a B2B ordering portal makes sense for Man
Man is a place in montagnes, ivory coast, home to about 242,000 people, and one of the markets in Côte d'Ivoire where we build B2B and wholesale portals.
Western mountain-region town — a business base that increasingly wants to sell online rather than through calls, messages and spreadsheets.
Côte d'Ivoire is francophone West Africa's largest economy, with Abidjan as a regional hub. Wave and Orange Money checkout in French are essential.
Shoppers and trade buyers in Man already compare options on their phones; a B2B ordering portal that loads fast, shows accurate stock and accepts Orange Money turns that research into orders.
What makes a Man store feel local
A store that works in Man respects local habits as well as local law. These are the details we configure first.
Currency and pricing
Prices, taxes, shipping and refunds are shown in West African CFA franc (XOF), formatted the way Man customers read them.
Language and content
Content can be produced in French, so a Man customer reads the store in the language they use at home.
Local trust signals
Badges for Orange Money and MTN MoMo, La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire delivery and clear return terms reassure first-time buyers in Man.
Domain, phone and contact
Using .ci where it suits you signals a local business to shoppers and search engines. Click-to-call and WhatsApp buttons use the +225 calling code so customers reach you without dialling errors.
Custom-built for how you sell in Man
Every NNT Mart B2B ordering portal in Man is engineered to the client's own brief — the web platform, the admin panel and, when you need one, a mobile application built for your workflow.
In Man we typically work with wholesalers, FMCG distributors, industrial suppliers and electrical and hardware traders, and with sellers in categories such as fashion, phones and electronics, beauty and groceries that have strong online demand in Côte d'Ivoire.
We start with a requirements meeting, show you a working demo within 24 hours, and only then propose scope, milestones and budget.
Core modules we build for Man clients
These are the building blocks of a B2B ordering portal. We scope them with you, so you pay for what your Man operation needs.
Business accounts
Registration, KYC and approval, company hierarchies, branches, buyers and approvers with their own permissions. Dashboards break sales down by product, customer and neighbourhood of Man, so you see what to promote.
Contract pricing
Price lists by customer, group or territory, quantity slabs, pack sizes, minimum order values and negotiated rates. Content and design can follow how customers in Man search and buy, including French where you need it.
Quick and bulk ordering
SKU-code entry, spreadsheet upload, saved lists, re-order from history and scheduled repeat orders. Product data imports from your existing sheets or ERP, so Man teams do not re-type thousands of items.
Quotes and approvals
Request-for-quotation, counter-offers, purchase-order upload and multi-level approval before submission. Customers in Man can pay with Orange Money, MTN MoMo and Wave, with receipts and refunds handled in the same admin.
Credit and payments
Online payment, credit limits, pay-later terms, outstanding statements and payment reminders where approved. Delivery can be booked through La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire, DHL and Yango Delivery or dispatched by your own riders around Man.
Sales-team tools
Order on behalf of customers, territory assignment, visit notes and performance dashboards for representatives. Inventory can sit in Man, in a partner warehouse or across Côte d'Ivoire, with click-and-collect where customers want it.
Payments customers in Man expect
Checkout is where most online sales are won or lost. In Côte d'Ivoire, customers expect to pay with Orange Money, MTN MoMo and Wave, and many also look for Moov Money, Visa and Mastercard and cash on delivery.
Provider approval, settlement time and fees differ by business type, so we shortlist gateways with you, then wire up status updates, refunds and reconciliation in XOF — card details stay with the provider.
- Cash on delivery
- Moov Money
- MTN MoMo
- Wave
- Orange Money
- Visa and Mastercard
Fulfilment options for Man orders
Your B2B ordering portal can book shipments and share tracking with La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire, DHL, Yango Delivery and local couriers, or route orders to your own riders and stores across Man.
We set up shipping zones, cut-off times, free-shipping thresholds, cash-collection rules and returns so the promise on the product page matches what your team can deliver.
Tax, invoicing and compliance in Côte d'Ivoire
For Man sellers, tax first: Ivorian VAT (TVA) is 18% standard, with a reduced 9% rate for some goods.
Two frameworks shape the build: Law No. 2013-450 on the protection of personal data, overseen by ARTCI, and Law No. 2016-412 on consumption and Law No. 2013-546 on electronic transactions.
Our job is the engineering: price display with tax, invoice numbering, cookie and marketing consent, return and terms pages, role-based access and logs. Legal and tax conclusions stay with your own adviser in Côte d'Ivoire.
Marketplaces vs. your own B2B ordering portal in Man
Selling in Man through Jumia Côte d'Ivoire, Jiji and Yango Deli gets you reach quickly, yet the buyer belongs to the platform, not to you.
NNT Mart gives you a channel you own: your domain, your customer list, your pricing and your brand. Where it helps, we connect product feeds and orders from marketplaces so stock stays in sync and your team works from one dashboard.
Businesses that use NNT Mart in Man
Popular online categories in Côte d'Ivoire include fashion, phones and electronics, beauty, groceries, home and baby products. Western mountain-region town — which shapes what local businesses need online. In Man, we most often build B2B and wholesale portals for:
Wholesalers
We map how wholesalers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
FMCG distributors
For FMCG distributors, we usually start with quick and bulk ordering, then add accounting and e-invoicing once orders are flowing.
Industrial suppliers
Catalogue, pricing and fulfilment rules designed for industrial suppliers in Man, connected to the systems you already use.
Electrical and hardware traders
Electrical and hardware traders get quotes and approvals plus sales-team tools workflows tailored to their operations.
Medical and institutional suppliers
We map how medical and institutional suppliers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
Dealer networks
For dealer networks, we usually start with business accounts, then add logistics and freight partners once orders are flowing.
Add a mobile app for Man customers
Phones carry most traffic in Côte d'Ivoire. A dealer and sales-representative app lets buyers re-order in seconds, scan products, check statements and receive scheme announcements, while reps take orders at the counter even with patchy connectivity.
One backend serves the website and the apps, and the apps ship under your own Google Play and App Store accounts — so what you change once appears everywhere.
Order alerts, offers and abandoned-cart reminders go out on Man time (UTC+0), in French if you want.
- Accounting and e-invoicing
- BI and reporting tools
- Warehouse and inventory systems
- WhatsApp and SMS notifications
- ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally, Zoho)
- Credit and payment gateways
- CRM and lead management
- Logistics and freight partners
Integrations above are examples; we connect any system that offers a suitable API, database access or approved import and export process.
How we phase your B2B ordering portal
Value first, depth later. For a B2B ordering portal serving Man, the usual sequence looks like this:
| Phase | What goes live |
|---|---|
| Launch portal | Accounts, contract pricing, catalogue, ordering and ERP order sync. Configured for XOF, Orange Money and La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire from the start. |
| Automate | Quotes, approvals, credit, statements and notifications. |
| Expand | Dealer and sales-rep apps, analytics and new territories. Reviewed against how Man customers actually buy. |
Success is measured on order-entry time, share of orders placed online, order accuracy, days sales outstanding, repeat-order frequency and sales-rep productivity — tracked on a dashboard you can see from launch day.
Working with our team from Man
Man runs on UTC+0, which is 5h 30m behind India (IST). With three 8-hour shifts we are available 24×7, so meetings, demos and urgent fixes happen in your working hours.
We work in English and can deliver storefront content in French. NDAs are signed on request, and you get a named project lead plus direct access to the engineers building your B2B ordering portal.
Our head office is in Chhapi, Gujarat, with an office in Hyderabad and representation in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia; Man clients are served remotely with on-site workshops when the project needs them.
