Rebate management blog - Page 18 - Enable

We've had great feedback from our recent webinar, so I wanted to share the content with those who didn't make it on the day. This blog provides a summary of the topics we discussed: the 7 key drivers for implementing a rebate management system our 3 step approach to growth through rebate management 8 reasons why rebates are missed how DealTrack supports supplier collaboration DealTrack functionality the benefits that companies have realised through working with Enable's experts and using DealT...Continue reading

Profitability for suppliers to the building industry — including building materials, plumbing, HVAC and electrical distributors — is often very closely dependent on the amount of rebate they can negotiate and claim. No surprise then, that many businesses across this sector tell us that the sheer volume of categories and the complexity of rebate deals means that administering rebate claims is a mission critical element of their business. The rebate accounting function alone can make the differe...Continue reading

How do you achieve a single ERP system across all businesses in a newly merged organisation? Is a single ERP even necessary? In a newly merged organisation where Oracle, JDE, SAP, Infor and other ERP systems co-exist, consolidation of up-to-the-minute, accurate information for purchasing poses a huge challenge. In a Bain report, they said that one of the reasons mergers and aquisitions fail is poorly managed systems integrations. Where the potential commercial benefit runs into millions, many c...Continue reading

Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity often starts well before the actual merger with a period of due diligence where the value of the acquisition is assessed. For businesses in the building materials, food, pharmaceuticals and other sectors who buy and sell finished goods, the driver is often increased buying power, and the imperative for due diligence is to clearly understand the value that new buying power could achieve. Carrying out that due diligence work demands extracts of purchase v...Continue reading

We are witnessing a huge volume of Merger and Aquisition activity. A great deal is written about the operational, organisational and process challenges post merger or acquisition by Bain, McKinsey, PWC, KPMG, Ernst Young and other M&A consultancies who assist businesses with best practice for Integration Management Offices (IMOs). This blog introduces a paper we have written that is focused on just one of the issues that IMOs have to deal with: ERP integration post-merger. In the document,...Continue reading

The worldwide building materials sector is buoyant at the moment. According to StrategyR the global construction materials market is expected to grow to $US1.1 trillion by 2020. The biggest growth area is expected to be AsiaPac, closely followed by the US. This should be music to the ears of those in the building materials distribution industry as the demand for construction materials will ripple through to increased demand for industrial, plumbing, HVAC, electrical and other building supplies....Continue reading

Today it was announced that Tesco has agreed to a £129m fine to avoid prosecution by the FCA for overstating its profits in 2014. The root of the problem is believed to be premature recognition of rebate income from suppliers. For organisations that benefit from supplier or vendor rebates, the spectre of incorrectly reported rebate income and any resulting audit investigation should weigh heavily on the minds of finance teams and at board level. There have been calls from the Financial Reportin...Continue reading

The complexities involved in managing complex trade agreements and accounting for rebates and retrospective discount payments are often difficult to model in manual systems such as spreadsheets and basic accounting software. Organisations opting to calculate, forecast and accrue rebate income in this way leave themselves at risk of inaccuracies, missed opportunities and supplier disputes. Here are 6 ways to improve rebate accounting processes in order to: remove the risks associated with manual...Continue reading