Channel Module - Partner Management
Partner / Order Management and Automation
Lower TCO. Fast-track TTM.
Sky Channel Manager makes it easy to add and manage partners and orders through a centralized partner administration and order management console to effectively manage distributors, VARs, OEMs, retailers, as well as service providers.
Partner Management and On-boarding
- Expand and manage your partner database with user-friendly, predefined templates including contact details, sales records and legal information.
- Customize your partner relationships by setting credit limits, partner types, partner portals, margins, access control options in the Channel Management Control Panel and much more.
- Deploy your commercial policies at global level, in real time; quickly scale and implement marketing actions spanning multiple regions.
- Access centralized/ standardized documents and information plus shared history of partner relationships, making your channel managers’ jobs easier.
Invoice and Order Management
- Get 24x7, real-time order and activation automation, and payments management: keys are delivered instantly for orders of 10 or 10,000 license activation keys, increasing partner and end-customer satisfaction.
- Sky Channel Manager™ manages all the financial reconciliation, including invoicing (both automatic or manual – multiple orders can be invoiced together), tax handling including VAT, payment collection and monitoring; Instant access to all sales information including overdue invoices/ resellers exceeding their credit limit.
- Your partners place orders, get invoices automatically and pay with the payment method of their choice: multiple payment methods available, through the Avangate eCommerce engine.
Partner Portal and Order Entry
- Improve engagement with your partner ecosystem via a partner portal customized to the look and feel of your website and populated with the latest marketing offers, product collateral, and sales support and tools.
- Apply appropriate discounts based on partnership tiers or special deals – discounts can be automatically applied via rule enforcement or manually per each order.
- Partners view prices in local currencies, assigned to local price lists;
- Dynamic calculation of final pricing within the order management system: system accommodates from simple to sophisticated licensing and pricing and takes care of taxation regardless of partner location.
Tip: Reduce the time spent with routine administration tasks, such as order approval and key delivery. From 30 orders/ day on a manual process, a channel manager can process 200 orders per day or more with Sky Channel Manager, with most order confirmations on "automatic".
