Distribution modules that keep distributor operations, order processing, inventory control and secondary sales moving across your South African network
Retailer orders, approvals, inventory allocation, delivery notes, and secondary sales
Track sellable stock, warehouse inventory, transit stock, and automate replenishment
Multi-warehouse inventory, stock transfers, batch tracking, GRN, and dispatch
Batch-level tracking, FEFO/FIFO/LIFO allocation, expiry monitoring, and stock rotation
Value-based, volume-based, and free goods schemes with auto-application
Customer-specific, geography-based pricing with validity dates and auto-application
Product catalogue with Brand, Category, Product, SKU hierarchy and UOM conversions
Configurable geography hierarchy, beat planning, outlet mapping, and user assignment
No-code workflows with conditions, triggers, notifications, and multi-level approvals
24+ default reports, real-time dashboards, sales trends, and CSV export
Outstanding tracking, credit limits, invoice payment allocation, and credit notes
Multi-level returns, damage claims, credit note generation, and GRN discrepancy
Goods receipt notes, ordered vs received validation, and batch tracking
B2B ordering platform for distributors with self-service ordering and payments
Conversational AI assistant, auto order validation, intelligent FIFO/FEFO, and automation
Admin portal: managers set up users, beats, SAHPRA-registered SKUs, schemes, rand pricing and approval rules — modelling distributors, independent wholesalers and cash-and-carry accounts the way the trade actually runs. Mobile app: reps mark attendance, work the beat, capture orders offline, read distributor stock, raise returns and put questions to the AI assistant — all from an entry-level Android phone.




Practical guides for selling and distributing across the South African market.
Our recognitions constantly motivate us to push the envelope of excellence and empower our customers with winning ideas each day.
A live photo, a GPS pin and a timestamp all go in at sign-in, straight from the Android app.
Features:
Why It Matters:
Settles who reached which territory and when, and leaves HR a geo-stamped record for the day.
The day's calls are loaded before the rep leaves. Tap a shop for distance, directions or a call.
Features:
Why It Matters:
Holds coverage tight down Johannesburg arterials and across the tight street grids of Soweto and Khayelitsha.
Orders go in offline wherever coverage fails. Damage returns are raised with photos at the counter.
Features:
Why It Matters:
Nothing is lost in a coverage dead spot, and every return is settled with proof taken at the counter.
Distributor stock is checked before the pitch, and target progress sits on the same dashboard.
Features:
Why It Matters:
No rep promises stock the warehouse never held, and the gap to target stays in front of the team daily.
Sign up a new retailer, independent wholesaler or cash-and-carry account without leaving the pavement.
Features:
Why It Matters:
Where street addressing is inconsistent, a shop is pinned by GPS and landmark rather than lost.
Approvals and low stock arrive as push alerts. Any system question goes to the AI assistant in chat.
Features:
Why It Matters:
New joiners get productive without a classroom, and managers act on exceptions as they happen.
At 1Channel, we celebrate every step of our new customers journey, market of geography, or higher customer satisfaction score to become the preferred Field Sales CRM leader.