System and method for setting special wholesale pricing for resellers

1. A computerized method for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user, comprising:

providing at least one processing unit and a memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit; and

a wholesale pricing system storable in memory which when executed by the at least one processing unit provides functions including:

receiving a special pricing request in a standard format from a reseller, wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount that the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user;

determining a set of pricing perimeters for the transaction, wherein the set of pricing parameters includes an entitled discount, a maximum discount, a start margin and an end margin;

calculating the special wholesale pricing based on the set of pricing parameters, wherein the calculating includes:

a first routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is less than the start Margin;

a second routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is greater than the start margin, but less than the end margin; and

a third routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is greater than the end margin;

wherein the end-user discount at the start margin is given by: (De−Ms)/(1 Ms), wherein De is the entitled discount and Ms is the start margin; and outputting the special wholesale pricing.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising the further steps of:

receiving a special bid code with the special pricing request;

mapping the special bid code to a margin adjustment; and generating a revised start margin and end margin based on the margin adjustment.

4. The method of claim 2 comprising the further steps of:

generating an approval document; and

transmitting the approval document back to the reseller.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of receiving audit data from the reseller to ensure compliance with the approval document.

6. A computerized method for calculating a special wholesale pricing between a wholesaler and a reseller for a transaction between the reseller and an end-user, comprising:

providing at least one processing unit and a memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit; and

a wholesale pricing system storable in memory which when executed by the at least one processing unit provides functions including:

receiving a special pricing request in a standard format from a reseller, wherein the special pricing request includes a product identifier and an end-user discount that the reseller intends on applying to the transaction with the end-user;

determining a set of pricing parameters for the transaction, wherein the set of pricing parameters includes an entitled discount, a maximum discount, a start margin and an end margin;

calculating the special wholesale pricing based on the set of pricing parameters, wherein the calculating includes:

a first routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is less than the start Margin;

a second routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is greater than the start margin, but less than the end margin; and

a third routine for handling a case where the end-user discount is greater than the end margin;

wherein the end-user discount at the start margin is given by: (De−Ms)/(1 Ms), wherein De is the entitled discount and Ms is the start margin; and outputting the special wholesale pricing.