Ingram Micro’s “Partner Now” Portal Automates the Sales Process, Taking Channel Partner SLAs from Hours to Minutes

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ingram Micro ONE – Digitizing its business for a better partner experience, Ingram Micro Inc. today announced “Partner Now,” an on-demand, on-line business management portal that removes hours from the sales cycle using automation.

Available in the U.S., Partner Now allows Ingram Micro channel partners to engage, transact and manage their product sales, IT services and solutions from varying manufacturers from anywhere at any time by quickly signing into a secure online business management portal. Cisco is the first technology provider to go live on Ingram Micro’s new Partner Now digital platform. Additional technology vendors will be added in 2019.

“The decisions, actions and investments we make at Ingram Micro work to improve the partner experience and uncover new and better ways to help grow their businesses,” said Kirk Robinson, senior vice president and chief country executive, U.S., Ingram Micro. “Partner Now is the first of many digitization projects underway, and a great example of how we’re using technology to speed the sales cycle, simplify transactions and scale the success of our channel partners and providers.”

Unveiled at the ONE Ingram Micro event, Ingram Micro’s Cisco Partner Now portal enables channel partners to originate, change and track Cisco products and services online, seamlessly and with greater visibility throughout the transaction process. Functionality includes order management, instant quoting and quote to order. Channel partners who piloted the Cisco Partner Now portal report significant gains when it comes to managing the sales cycle and ensuring overall business productivity.

“Having anytime, online access to our Cisco business is a game-changer for us,” says John Burns, founder and CEO, Encore Technologies, a Cisco Premier Partner. “The real-time, online visibility helps us set clear expectations with our customers when it comes to pricing, availability and deployment, and enhances the service experience we can deliver.”

“We’re thrilled to go-to-market first with Cisco and bring on additional technology leaders to our Partner Now platform in the months ahead,” says Tim Ament, senior vice president, Advanced Solutions, Ingram Micro. “Optimizing our business processes and systems is a critical and ongoing effort that is allowing us to show up differently and bring more business value to our channel partners, as well as to our technology and services providers.”

For more information about Ingram Micro’s new Partner Now portal, channel partners can contact their Ingram Micro sales representative. Ingram Micro channel partners selling Cisco can set up their Partner Now portal and gain immediate access to their Ingram Micro / Cisco business by clicking here.

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Released October 29, 2018