1. Scenario overview
Distributor management centers on allocating inventory and on splitting the payment. Agent management is the other channel model: buy at an agent price, then settle on a cycle. You assign a quota from the SIM pool and the plan pool to each distributor level. Distributors sell downstream. When an order is paid, WeChat or Alipay splits the amount to each level at the configured rate. Nobody has to send the money by hand.
Each level can cap how many distributors sit under it and can set its own share rate. Sales attribution and the share are calculated down the chain. The distributor portal shows the quota, the sales, and the share detail. The WeChat or Alipay split has to be applied for first, and each recipient account has to be bound to the distributor.
2. Core capabilities
Levels
Set first, second, and third levels. Each level can cap the number of distributors under it and set a share rate. When a distributor invites the next level, the relationship is created, and attribution and the share follow the chain. The rule can be traced.
Quota allocation
Assign the SIM pool and the plan pool by quota, by SIM count or by plan allowance. Crossing the limit can warn or block. A distributor can pass quota down. When it is used up, they request more, which is how you keep channel stock in hand.
Sales attribution
Each order is attributed along the distributor chain. The share can follow order count or sales amount. Each level takes the rate you set. Settlement and audit read from that record.
Split on payment
WeChat and Alipay split the payment. When the order is paid, each distributor level receives its rate. No manual payout. The receiving account is bound to the distributor ahead of time, which is what compliance and fund safety require.
3. The flow
4. Distributors beside agents
These are two channel models. Where they differ:
| Dimension | Distributor | Agent |
|---|---|---|
| How the model works | A quota, then a split of the payment | A purchase, then a settlement cycle |
| How inventory arrives | Assigned by quota; a new request when it is used up | Bought at the agent price, with no quota cap |
| How the share is paid | Split to each level the moment payment succeeds | A cycle such as monthly, paid by hand or automatically |
| Where it fits | Company → several distribution levels → end customer | Company → agent → end customer |
| What the channel asks for | A share on payment, with no manual payout | A purchase price they can see, and a settlement they can trace |
A company can run both an agent program and a distributor program, and choose by the kind of channel.
5. Where teams use it
- Several levels: A first-level distributor builds the second and third. Each sale shares by level, and the payment split assigns it. No manual payout.
- Stock control: SIM pools and plan pools are handed out by quota. When the quota is gone, the distributor asks for more, so channel stock and exposure stay bounded.
- Incentives: Raise the quota and the share rate when sales justify it, so the channel keeps recruiting and selling through.
6. What changes in daily operations
A distributor program can grow without a payout desk. The payment split moves the share and cuts the settlement work. Levels and rates can be traced, which compliance and audit need. Quotas keep channel stock in bounds. Sales attribution is written as the order happens, so the trail is complete. Next to agent management, channel funds follow one set of rules.
7. How to put it in place
Apply for the WeChat and Alipay split before you go live, and write down each level’s rate and who receives it. Adjust quotas as a distributor’s results change. Keep the levels and the rates easy to trace. The portal shows quota, sales lines, and share lines, which takes a large part of the operational load off the team. SimtoLink can help with the split connection and the design of the distributor structure.