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FOR ERP INTEGRATORS AND IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

Turn ERP inventory data into a new source of client value.

Your clients already record their surplus. They see it every time someone runs an ageing report, and then nothing happens, because no one owns the process that would turn it into cash. You already have the data access, the field mapping and the client trust that a recovery project needs. Dead Stock supplies the workflow that sits on top.

Pilot

Referral, implementation and technology partner models. A first client pilot can run from a CSV export.

CLIENT ENVIRONMENT Inventory master data Movement history Warehouse locations Existing field mapping PARTNER Scope the export Map the fields Validate quality Configure rules RECOVERY LAYER Detect Enrich Approve Price Match CLIENT OUTCOME Approved offers Matched demand Recovery reporting partner reports outcomes to the client Where the partner sits No vendor connector required. The first pilot runs on an export you already know how to produce. PRODUCT WORKFLOW ILLUSTRATION
Product workflow illustration

A four-column diagram: client environment data, the partner scoping, mapping, validating and configuring, the Dead Stock recovery layer, and the client outcome of approved offers, matched demand and recovery reporting, with a dashed path showing the partner reporting outcomes to the client.

WHY THIS IS WORTH YOUR TIME

Five reasons this fits an ERP practice.

Not a reseller pitch. These are the reasons an implementation partner would build this into their own offering.

PARTNER MODELS

Three ways to work together.

Referral partner

Consultancies and software houses that see the surplus problem in client accounts but do not want delivery scope.

Responsibilities

  • Identify the use case inside your client base
  • Make a warm introduction and stay in the loop
  • Confirm attribution at the point of introduction

Enablement

  • Discovery checklist
  • Sales one-pager
  • Joint introduction call

Commercial terms depend on the partner role, attribution and deployment model.

Implementation partner

ERP integrators who deliver the data path, the field mapping and the client-side configuration.

Responsibilities

  • Scope the client data export or feed
  • Map ERP fields to the inventory schema
  • Validate data quality with the client team
  • Configure categories, exclusions and thresholds
  • Run the pilot alongside the client

Enablement

  • Mapping templates
  • ERP data sample template
  • Architecture sheet
  • Pilot proposal template
  • Demo environment

Implementation revenue stays with the partner. Platform terms are agreed separately.

Technology partner

Vendors and product teams building a repeatable connector or embedding the workflow in their own offering.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a connector against the published schema
  • Version and support the integration for shared clients
  • Agree a support and escalation path

Enablement

  • Integration specification
  • Test environment and sample datasets
  • Joint technical review

Terms depend on the deployment model and on who owns the client relationship.

DELIVERY METHOD

Eight steps from client conversation to running workflow.

This is the method, not a marketing timeline. Every step has a deliverable a client would recognise.

PilotIn development

  1. Discovery

    Identify the use case

    Find the category where surplus is known, quantifiable and safe to release. Usually procurement already knows which one it is.

  2. Week 1

    Export a sample

    One category, existing fields, no cleanup. The messier the sample, the more useful the test.

  3. Week 1–2

    Map the fields

    Match client columns to the inventory schema. This is your core competence and the step that most determines pilot quality.

  4. Week 2

    Validate data quality

    Establish what is present, what is missing and what is inconsistent, before anyone forms an expectation.

  5. Week 2

    Configure rules

    Categories in scope, exclusions, ageing and movement thresholds, safety-stock protection.

  6. Week 3

    Enrich and approve

    Run enrichment on the sample and take the results through client review.

  7. Week 4

    Launch the workflow

    Pricing policy set, visibility chosen, offers approved and released at the agreed scope.

  8. Week 8+

    Report outcomes

    Measure against the baseline agreed at the start, and decide with the client whether to widen the scope.

Discovery Identify use case Category with known surplus. Week 1 Export sample One category, existing fields. Week 1–2 Map fields Client columns to inventory schema. Week 2 Validate quality Present, missing, inconsistent. Week 2 Configure rules Scope, exclusions, thresholds. Week 3 Enrich and approve Client review of results. Week 4 Launch workflow Policy set, offers released. Week 8+ Report outcomes Measured against baseline. Partner delivery method, eight steps Every step has a deliverable a client would recognise. PRODUCT WORKFLOW ILLUSTRATION
Product workflow illustration

An eight-step partner delivery timeline from identifying the use case through export, field mapping, quality validation, rule configuration, enrichment and approval, launch and outcome reporting.

TECHNICAL STARTING POINTS

Start from whatever the client can already produce.

The integration path is chosen after the pilot has proved the value, not before it. Reversing that order is how surplus projects die in a scoping workshop.

PilotIn development

  • CSV or XLSX export
  • Scheduled SFTP drop
  • REST API feed
  • ERP-native extract
  • Partner-led field mapping
  • Custom connector

Named ERP vendor connectors are not advertised. A vendor name will be published only when a connector has run end to end in a live deployment and the status has been verified with the vendor. If you have already built one, that is exactly the conversation the technology partner model exists for.

ENABLEMENT KIT

What a partner receives.

Materials you can put in front of a client without rewriting them first.

  • Demo environment with a synthetic dataset
  • Sales one-pager for the client conversation
  • Discovery checklist for the first meeting
  • ERP data sample template
  • Field mapping templates
  • Architecture and data-flow sheet
  • Pilot proposal template with a measurement baseline
  • Co-branded material on request

The enablement kit is delivered on partner onboarding. Items are added as they are produced; nothing on this list is a placeholder for something that does not exist yet.

Demo environment delivered on onboarding Sales one-pager delivered on onboarding Discovery checklist delivered on onboarding Data sample template delivered on onboarding Field mapping templates delivered on onboarding Architecture sheet delivered on onboarding Pilot proposal template delivered on onboarding Co-branded material delivered on onboarding What a partner receives Nothing on this list is a placeholder for something that does not exist. PRODUCT WORKFLOW ILLUSTRATION
Product workflow illustration

Eight cards naming the partner enablement materials: demo environment, sales one-pager, discovery checklist, data sample template, field mapping templates, architecture sheet, pilot proposal template and co-branded material.

Commercial terms.

Partner commercial terms depend on the partner role, attribution and deployment model.

Attribution is agreed in writing at the point of introduction, before any client conversation happens. That is the part worth getting right early.

Partner questions.

Which ERP systems can we start with?

Any system your client can export from. Dead Stock deliberately does not publish a supported-vendor list, because a list implies a tested connector and none has been verified for public use yet. The path is the export or the feed, and your mapping expertise is what makes it work.

Do you require a full connector before a pilot?

No. A connector is an optimisation for something already proven. A first pilot on a controlled export tells the client more, faster, and at a fraction of the cost.

Can we run a pilot from a CSV?

Yes, and it is the recommended route. One category, existing fields, no cleanup beforehand.

Who owns the implementation?

In the implementation partner model, you do. You scope the data path, map the fields, validate quality and run the pilot with the client. Dead Stock supplies the platform, the enrichment and the workflow behind it.

What commercial models exist?

Referral, implementation and technology. The specific terms depend on the role, on attribution and on who carries the deployment. They are agreed in writing before a client conversation starts.

Can we co-sell?

Yes, within the implementation and technology models. Co-branded material is available on request once attribution is agreed.

What happens to our client relationship?

It stays yours. Dead Stock is not looking to displace the partner who owns the account, and the responsibility model on the how-it-works page is written down precisely so that this does not become an argument later.

What data leaves the client environment?

Only what the client approves in the export. A sample is normally inventory master data and movement history for one category. No financial system data, no personal data, and nothing outside the agreed category.

Apply to become a partner

Tell us which systems you work with and which client situation prompted this. The first conversation is technical, not commercial.

Markets you operate in

Free text. We do not publish a supported-vendor list, so nothing here is a filter.

What can your team deliver?

A concrete case makes the first call far more useful than a general introduction. No client name required.