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Maximize Your Plateau Rebates with Real-Time Tracking
Track exactly where your purchases sit in relation to rebate plateaus using OneRebate and real-time EDI data.
January 27, 2025
Track exactly where your purchases sit in relation to rebate plateaus using OneRebate and real-time EDI data.
Plateau rebates are strategic tools that reward distributors and other buyers for reaching specific purchasing thresholds or “plateaus.” For example, a supplier might offer a tiered rebate structure where a buyer receives a 4% rebate for purchasing 10,000 units in a specified period, a 6%rebate for 25,000 units, and an 8% rebate for 50,000 units. This encourages buyers to increase their purchase volumes to achieve higher rebate levels, thereby driving sales and fostering long-term business relationships.
Rebates are crucial for distributors – they provide significant cost savings, they deliver cash that can be reinvested in the business, and they can improve cash flow management. Because plateau rebates vary based on volume, they're not guaranteed, especially if you rely on supply reports received after the rebate period ends to calculate your incentive payment.
Nothing is more heartbreaking than discovering that you missed reaching the next plateau threshold by a hundred units or so, losing thousands of dollars in margin.
Supply Cloud’s OneRebate solves this problem. OneRebate uses real-time invoices received via EDI to calculate rebates. It allows you to track exactly where your purchases sit in relation to rebate plateaus. Real-time tracking is crucial, especially when you have hundreds of plateau rebate programs with all your suppliers that extend across multiple time periods.
Two scenarios often come into play. First, while using OneRebate, you may discover that you’re going to fall short of a plateau level. In this scenario, you can accurately calculate how much more you need to buy to reach the next plateau versus how much more you would earn back in rebates.
In the second scenario, you may be about to place an order near the end of a rebate period and realize that the purchase will not help you reach the next plateau. If the order is not time-sensitive, you may decide to wait until the next period to “jump start” that period’s buying.
With the ability to track and calculate rebates in real time, OneRebate will never let you miss a rebate plateau again.
Supply Cloud (a division of LBMX) drives the commercial relationship between suppliers and their customers. Leveraging a unique one-to-many network, Supply Cloud is the leading B2B platform that allows suppliers to view their many independent customers through a single lens. Powered by LBMX technology solutions, Supply Cloud has revolutionized the trading relationship for EDI, product data exchange, payments, and rebate management.
