Now it all adds up for
Charmer Sunbelt Group
Charmer recovers lost revenue and regains control
of incentive programs. Vistex Solutions for SAP
enable fast-growing distributor to scale and adapt.
“We have been able to drive inefficiencies out, substantially improve inventory and market data, and improve order fulfillment.”
Bill Healey
Corporate VP/CIO, Charmer Sunbelt Group
Overview
Charmer Sunbelt Group needed a two-for-one. With revenue leaking through the gaps in its claims and recovery processes, the rapidly expanding, top-tier liquor distributor needed an efficient and effective chargeback solution. And with operations stretched across 17 states and the District of Columbia, 6,100 sales associates and more than 2,000 different incentive plans, it needed a powerful sales incentive administration solution as well.
More specifically, the company’s legacy systems had significant challenges in processing and tracking incentive program participants and their activities. It also was a challenge to manage chargebacks, the majority of which were depletion allowances and dollar rebates for each case sold.
Charmer Sunbelt’s end goal: A robust and scalable chargeback application that will improve chargeback recovery processes and recoup lost revenues — one that would prove to be a powerful and flexible incentive management solution that will adapt to the industry’s rapidly evolving programs.
Solution
With an existing SAP environment in place, Charmer selected Vistex Solutions for SAP to augment its investment, leverage its integration with SAP ERP, integrate and automate processes, improve visibility into chargeback information, standardize processes and align with supplier/brand goals. The benefits were – and continue to be – significant.
Results
Charmer Sunbelt uses Vistex Solutions for SAP for all its chargeback types, including depletion allowances, promotion support, one-time programs and other miscellaneous programs.
The solution saves time and reduces administration costs, automates chargeback processes, recovers significant chargeback income that had gone unclaimed using the old legacy systems, offers complete visibility when reporting back to suppliers, and allows the company to determine true gross profit in real time.
Vistex Solutions for SAP offer Charmer many of the same benefits – program flexibility, management efficiency and real-time visibility into critical data, plus important insights into performance and the ability to build programs that drive sales and revenue.
About
Charmer
The Charmer Sunbelt Group (CSG) is one of the nation’s leading distributors of fine wines, spirits, beer and other beverages. A group of privately held companies, CSG operates local distributor and brokerage houses in 18 markets in the United States. Together, these companies bring to market some of the world’s best-known consumer brands.
Headquarters: New York, NY
Industry: Wholesale Distribution
Products: Fine wines, spirits, beers and bottled water
Locations: Distribution centers nationwide
Employees: 7,000
Vistex solutions implemented:
Solutions for SAP
- SAP Incentive Administration
- SAP Paybacks and Chargebacks by Vistex
- SAP Data Maintenance – Pricing