Wickes Partners With Enable For DealTrack Rebate Software

Enable International Inc, the leader in cloud-based B2B deal management software, today announced that Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (Wickes) has chosen Enable’s DealTrack software to allow the tracking and reporting of rebate agreements, providing greater visibility of this key revenue source. 

During 2019, Wickes and Travis Perkins released the news of a demerger which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. Wickes, as part of the Travis Perkins Group, have utilised Enable’s rebate management software since 2014 and understood the benefit and impact it had on the accuracy of their rebate data. Wickes have now separated out from the previous DealTrack instance into a new software platform to be used from the beginning of 2020.

Andy Cotterill, Head of Strategic Procurement said:

"As part of Travis Perkins Group, our Wickes Commercial and Finance teams were familiar with the usability of the Enable deal management solution, as well as our suppliers, and I was keen to continue to take the partnership with Enable into Wickes as we become a stand-alone business in 2020. This separation programme put significant pressure on the timelines we had to work with, and the Enable and Wickes teams worked excellently together to land the DealTrack integration in a very short period, so we were ready for 2020 commercial terms to be loaded. The programme management support from the Enable team was strong and their response to the few implementation challenges we had kept us on track as well as the comprehensive onboarding they offered to the system users." 

Having their own DealTrack system allows greater autonomy for the organisation and progression towards strengthening their trading performance. Wickes will have the capability to better manage their own supplier rebate agreements, accrual forecasting and calculations whilst creating a clear audit trail that supports financial compliance. The new DealTrack system aids the business’s objective to execute their own strategy and priorities regarding investment and proposition development. 

Zoe Cooke, Senior Customer Success Manager said: “We were aware that Wickes had tight deadlines and that we would need to move very quickly if we were to onboard them in five weeks. The Wickes team were fantastic to work with and as a result of strong collaboration across both teams we achieved a highly successful DealTrack implementation in record time.”

Source : Enable

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