Maximise your margins with MAM Trader

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1 Maximise your margins with MAM Trader Find out how MAM Software can increase your profits COULD YOU BE MISSING OUT ON REVENUE? Adaptable to suit individual business requirements, Trader has been specifically designed to help merchants, wholesalers and retailers maximise sales, control costs and improve profitability. From increasing revenue with restructured pricing to reducing costs from effective ordering, Trader is packed with a host of features that can help you increase your revenue.

2 Affordable, hassle-free management software Trader is more than just a software program - it is a complete system that enables you to control and operate your business effectively and efficiently Powerful software for any size business Builder s merchants Plumber s merchants Timber merchants General distribution DIY stores Electrical wholesalers Trader is a feature-rich management application designed to help merchants and wholesalers improve their business performance. With almost 30 years experience in supplying business solutions to retail and wholesale businesses, MAM Software has utilised it s expertise to develop cutting edge business management software for merchants. Trader can be installed on-premise for businesses that require the flexibility to look after their own servers, or it can be hosted in the cloud leaving all maintenance and updates to be handled by MAM Software. Customisable to meet individual needs, Trader is bespoke software at off-the-shelf prices. Product and price management Sales order processing Stock management Ledger accounting Purchase order processing E-commerce connectivity Business analysis and CRM Cloud or on-premise Simple installation On-going support Page 2 Trader Booklet

3 Custom pricing and promotions Trader makes promotions and custom pricing simple, allowing you to win new business and increase your customer base Enhance customer service with the simple implementation of customer-specific pricing Trader s capabilities to manage and process complex pricing models enables prices to be tailored to each individual customer not just to the purchase price. Any discounts are calculated automatically, simplifying the sales process for counter staff and improving the customer experience. This not only enhances your customer service, it could secure repeat business for long-term gain. Increase sales through promotions and incentives Trader s comprehensive promotions facilities allow promotions to be run by item, product group or customer and between specific dates. This allows you to win new business by effectively marketing products, and increase your profits through the promotion of slow selling stock. Identify and promote linked and related sales Trader enables linked and alternative items to be identified at the point-of-sale so that businesses are able to capitalise on cross-sell and up-sell opportunities. Trader has streamlined our business operations, giving our staff more time to focus on generating sales. Ali Hashmi H A Plumbing and Electrical Supplies Trader Booklet Page 3

4 Simplified stock control Trader has been developed to care for your business, re-ordering stock based on pre-determined levels and offering advice as to where costs can be saved I have yet to see another software system that is as modern, or can do the job as well, as the ones available from MAM Software. Gary Smith Director MigTigArc Welding Supplies Avoid shortages of profitable classifications through automatic stock re-ordering Trader can be configured to automatically reorder stock when it reaches a pre-determined level. This ability helps you to prevent stock shortages, minimise ordering errors and protect revenue. Not only does this assist in maximising margins, it enhances your customer service by reassuring customers that products are regularly stocked. and maximum stock levels accordingly allowing you to redirect your investment into more profitable lines. Replace fringe, non-compelling and borderline inventory classifications Trader identifies borderline products based on sales trends and adjusts minimum Page 4 Trader Booklet

5 Simplified stock control Eliminate excessive stock in slow-moving and unprofitable categories Trader can instantly identify slow-moving or non-selling items and re-classify them so that these items can be sold off and no longer purchased. With increased efficiency in stock ordering, you can cut down your costs and still provide a high level of customer service. Accurately maintain stock levels between branches Using inter-branch transfers instead of stock purchases can maximise your ordering efficiency - lowering costs and maintaining stock at optimum levels. After considering all of our options, we found Trader to be the most easy to use, fully functional and cost effective solution. Graeme Dick Director Poplar Building and Drainage Supplies Trader Booklet Page 5

6 Monitored and controlled margins Trader ensures minimum margins are maintained, identifies best-value suppliers and effectively controls returns Trader is such a complete program; we re still finding new features that make our lives easier. Andrew Aspinall A R Aspinall & Sons Ltd. Accurately maintain pricing strategies for special value and one-off products Trader s bought out products facilities ensure that minimum margins are maintained for non-stocked items by generating a price for these products based on your required profit margin. Identify the most cost effective supplier for each stocked item Trader s best buy features allow suppliers to be re-specified based on favoured purchase prices. Identifying the best-value suppliers for parts leads to increased profit margins. Monitor and reduce the number of lost sales Trader allows you to add notes and reminders in the instance of a lost sale. By identifying patterns in lost sales, stock levels and prices can be adjusted accordingly to protect your revenue and enhance your customer service. Accurately control returns Trader can accurately monitor all goods returned and credits issued, minimising accounting errors and keeping you in control of your turnover. Page 6 Trader Booklet

7 Taking advantage of the internet Trader utilises the internet to give you extra sources of revenue, costsaving opportunities and inexpensive deployment options Utilise electronic communication to save postage and paper costs Trader s capabilities go beyond automatically producing and updating invoices, it also allows you to send invoices electronically to your customers. This can significantly reduce the cost of postage and paper, and it s more environmentally friendly. Integrate your software with a bespoke e-commerce application Trader is a fully integrated solution with a number of optional extras available for those who require extra functionality. Integration with an e-commerce application means you can have your very own retail website, providing you with an extra source of income. Choose cloud-hosting as your deployment option to save on upfront and ongoing costs Trader is available as a cloud-hosted solution, which eliminates ongoing hardware maintenance costs and significantly reduces the upfront costs of expensive servers. Cloud-hosting also saves you time, as all data backups and software updates are handled remotely. Features such as the ing of statements and invoices will not only save us time and money, they will also enable us to provide a high level of customer service. Russell Fitzmaurice Director Midland Plumbing Supplies Trader Booklet Page 7

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