Successfully held on 17th April 2024
Solving the Rebates Problem
Networking Dinner at Gaucho, London
Successfully held on 17th April 2024
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Here’s what we discussed:
Rebates are a key pricing strategy to strengthen relationships with trading partners without discounts, but programs can be complex to optimize. How are distributors and manufacturers solving rebate management challenges in 2024?
At this invitation-only roundtable dinner a small group of finance and pricing executives gathered to discuss how to realize the promise of rebate programs. We discussed issues like these:
- Manufacturers lose margin by paying out invalid claims. How are companies reducing invalid rebate claims?
- Sales has too free a hand in creating rebates, making them too complex and reducing the commercial impact. How can you manage this complexity to your commercial advantage?
- Distributors lack visibility to maximize rebate income, or to challenge underpayment. How are you improving transparency with your trading partners?
Shared what combinations of policy and tech are working for you, and heard from other pricing and finance leaders what’s working for them.
Agenda
18:00 – 18:15
Welcome
18:15 – 19:00
Roundtable Discussion
19:00 – 20:00
Dinner
20:00 – 20:20
Networking
20:20 – 20:30
Closing
Solution Experts
Senior Vice President of Business Consulting Europe at Vendavo
Robert has worked in the area of Pricing for over 20 years and has spent the last 14 years at Vendavo helping customers to implement and automate their pricing processes, strategies and margin optimization. Before joining Vendavo, Robert was the Global Director of Pricing at a High-Tech manufacturer where he developed, built and led the Pricing Organization. He is experienced in leading sales and operations teams in the international business environment and has a proven track record of successfully leading organizations through structural and process change. Robert has an MBA from Wake Forest University and a BA (Hons) in International Business from Sheffield City Polytechnic.
Business Consultant at Vendavo
Chris is a Business Consultant with Vendavo and brings a wealth of pricing and commercial experience across a wide range of areas, including IT, pharmaceuticals, genomics, manufacturing, food, and petrochemical industries. Most recently working in industry in the private equity space for LGC group, he drives pricing acceptance and excellence in businesses through creative, realistic solutions that demonstrate real value returns. Prior to Vendavo and LGC group, he ran the Western Digital EMEA pricing function.
Account Executive at Vendavo
Dinner at Gaucho, London
Gaucho,
25 Swallow St, London W1B 4QR, United Kingdom
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