Powerful supplier rebate management software for buying groups
When your reputation rests on your ability to maximize margins for your members, it pays to have best-in-class rebate management software. Helping your members get the best deals and incentives can result in a significant boost to their bottom line.
Enable lets you manage, track and report on rebates centrally so you can maximize your members’ rebate earnings and never miss an opportunity to claim. What’s more, our collaboration and reporting features let you work strategically with your suppliers and keep your members up to date with the value you’re returning to them.
Transforming supplier rebate management for buying groups
From a manual process stalling growth…
A small team to manage thousands of supplier rebate calculations and payments
Variety of complex deal structures with many components to factor into rebate calculations
Manual rebate management processes couldn’t scale in line with AD’s explosive growth
…to streamlined and automated operations
Centralized and organized data means better analysis and reporting – for AD and its members
Seamless integration and streamlined internal processes has reduced the admin burden
Automated deal calculations ensure accuracy and free up time to focus on supplier relationships
From an antiquated and frustrating system…
Rebate processing and analysis relied on Excel, requiring a huge manual effort every day
Complex and detailed rebates across hundreds of vendors with a variety of tiers and thresholds
Pulling data from multiple sources required manual cross-checking to avoid human error
…to efficient and future-proof rebate management
Automatic calculations and data flow from their ERP system into Enable
Seamless setup thanks to the expertise of Enable’s implementation and customer success teams
Opportunity to contribute to the constantly-evolving Enable product roadmap
From inflexible and inefficient rebate management…
Spreadsheet-based rebate management made it hard to tailor deals to meet suppliers’ goals
Over-reliance on information held in spreadsheets created the risk of it being lost on a server
Spreadsheets made it hard to segment rebates by product line for maximum returns to members
…to being able to negotiate better and deeper deals
NetPlus Alliance can now be more creative in supplier negotiations and return more to members
Rebates are calculated automatically, improving accuracy and freeing time for more strategic work
Cloud-based platform and expert support offer peace of mind and accommodate business needs
A major player in the plumbing and HVAC market…
Canada’s leading national distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R and PVF products
Coast-to-coast network of over 220 branches supported by a streamlined supply chain
Largest inventory in the country of leading-brand faucets and fixtures
…is also a leader in rebate management
Enable’s interface and workflow allow easy collaboration between Purchasing and Finance
All trade agreements are documented in a central repository, creating a single source of truth
A shared digital workspace allows agreements to be reviewed and discussed with suppliers
From inconsistent rebate management and missed opportunities…
A home-grown system made rebate data hard to extract without specialist skills
Some buyers were very focused on maximizing rebates, but others weren’t
Buyers lacked Excel skills to separate high rebate value items from lower-value ones
…to an easy-to-use system that maximizes rebate income
Streamlined rebate management and reporting across the organization
An easy system for all buyers to use to manage and maximize rebates earned
Integration with Epicor ERP means a single source of truth for transaction and rebate data
From old archaic systems and spreadsheets...
With only two people managing the rebates, they were reliant on human intervention
No one really understood how to use their home grown system which was stuck on a physical server
Lack of efficiency lead to errors and leakage of information and data
…to a cloud-based rebate management solution
Driving efficiency across the organization with a centralized deal repository
Be more transparent and collaborative with suppliers and members, they now have the ability to track their performance
High quality reporting means they can now make more accurate decisions
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