Rethinking Inventory Management for a Seamless Planning and Ordering

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About the project
The client-a major F&B distributor-approached us to redesign their ordering experience for businesses (restaurants, institutions, retail outlets etc.). In spite of an existing e-commerce platform, business owners and inventory managers regularly reached out to sales representatives to place their orders. The goal of the redesign was to free up the sales representatives from their ordering and troubleshooting responsibilities, elevating them as advisors to the businesses they served.
Team Composition
Design Manager
Design Lead (Me)
Associate UX Designer
Associate Visual Designer
My Role
Discovery Planning and Workshop Facilitation
Synthesis and Ideation
Design Oversight and Delivery
Design Walkthrough and Hand-off
Out of our survey of 187 participants-
Practitioner didn't have a dedicated space to collaborate, and seek help in a remote-first work environment
Problem Statement