Full Development

Business Services

Scaling expertise with AI to enhance decision making for retail giants

Portager.ai empowers retailers to optimize assortments and pass savings to shoppers.

Building Success Together

The willingness of the team to dig in and really work to understand what we're about has by far and away been the number one.

Alex Kopplin

Conlego Principal

Highlights

5 x

Increased buyers efficiency by 5x

MasterBorn created a custom online portal — Portager.ai — to streamline and centralized buyer and vendor communications.

Top Grocers in the U.S.

3 of the 50 Top Foodservice Retailers are using the platform, just 2 months after implementation.

Business Challenge

It was impossible for grocery store buyers and buyer consultants like Conlego to analyze every proposal they receive.

Each buyer is responsible for purchasing products for four to five categories (examples: cereal, condiments, frozen dinners).

Up to 90 vendors could submit proposals per category.

Negotiations are handled the old fashioned way — emails, spreadsheets, phone calls and in-person meetings

The volume of vendors is overwhelming, as is the amount of data in each proposal.

Buyers must compare their internal data alongside proposal data to determine “To buy or not to buy”.

Conlego asked MasterBorn to help them scale their consultants skillset, so they could help stores review more proposals and make better buys.

The solution requires a centralized system that consolidates data and standardizes negotiation processes.

This enables better decision-making and long-term success.

Creating efficiencies in retail operations

Empowering retailers with tools for impactful partnerships and savings.

Streamlined core application

The Assortment Builder serves as the central hub of the application.

Role-specific interfaces

Custom interfaces have been designed for the admin, buyer, and vendor roles.

Versioning for proposals

A versioning system for proposals, known as VPFs, has been integrated.

Event creation and timelines

Buyers can now create events, each with its own dedicated timeline.

Value delivered

Before

Disorganized data management

Causing inefficiencies, errors, and scattered information across various teams.

Inconsistent negotiation practices

With no standardized system for managing proposals or tracking changes over time.

Limited event planning capabilities

No integrated tool to create and manage negotiation events, leading to confusion and delays.

After

Centralized data platform

Streamlining processes and enabling better collaboration across the entire organization.

Event creation with timeline support

The new system allows buyers to create and manage events, providing clarity, organization, and efficiency.

Portager.ai Overview

Business Field

Business Services

Headquarters

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Founded

2015

Product

Web Application

Provided Services

Web Development

Quality Assurance

Product Design

Project Management

Our Team

Frontend & Backend Developers

QA Specialists

Product Designer

Scrum Master

Proxy Product Owner

Tech Stack

React

Next.js

Auth0

GitHub

Vercel

PostgreSQL

Express

Digital Ocean

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