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Description

Enhance your sales and operations planning with PlanCaster, a vital tool for brand growth that ensures precise forecasting. By merging ex-factory data, market research, and various external sources, PlanCaster generates reliable demand predictions. It incorporates trade promotion and marketing planning seamlessly, allowing users to create and analyze multiple budget scenarios. After implementation, PlanCaster provides essential tools for assessment and optimization, ensuring that strategies can be refined continually. The platform supports the integration of various modules, granting a comprehensive view of all planning and forecasting activities. With its user-friendly interface, all team members can easily access critical information. The automation of the demand planning process streamlines efforts, as only exceptional cases require manual attention. Consequently, plans are not only more precise but also completed in a shorter time frame. Furthermore, it automatically estimates profits and turnover based on projected volumes, pricing structures, discounts, and cost rates. By utilizing this all-in-one solution, you can significantly elevate your sales and operations planning efforts. Embrace PlanCaster for a more agile and effective approach to managing your business forecasts.

Description

Boost revenue, volume, and profitability through comprehensive trade management processes. Empower sales leaders in consumer products to manage trade promotion planning and execution, utilize sophisticated trade management analytics, and engage in thorough customer business planning using SAP Trade Management. Leverage our unified tool for customer business planning to enhance accuracy in planning, swiftly identify deviations from the plan, and respond to those discrepancies with greater efficiency. Merge insights from both manufacturers and retailers to communicate and negotiate effectively with customers in their preferred terminology. Seamlessly integrate volume, margin, assortment, promotion, and financial planning while aligning deductions with promotional invoices to expedite the clearing process. Keep a close watch on promotional specifics and accruals, provide a centralized repository for claims reconciliation, and ensure real-time visibility into payments and funding obligations, ultimately fostering a more streamlined trade management experience. Additionally, this holistic approach not only simplifies operations but also enhances collaboration across all stakeholders involved in the trade management process.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

SAP Joule No 

Integrations

SAP Joule Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

ScanmarQED

Founded

1995

Country

The Netherlands

Website

www.scanmarqed.com/sales-operations-planning/plancaster

Vendor Details

Company Name

SAP

Founded

1972

Country

Germany

Website

www.sap.com/products/trade-management.html

Product Features

Budgeting

"What If" Scenarios Yes 
Asset Planning Yes 
Balance Sheet No 
Capital Asset Planning Yes 
Cash Management No 
Consolidation / Roll-Up No 
Forecasting Yes 
General Ledger No 
Income Statements No 
Multi-Company No 
Multi-Department / Project No 
Profit / Loss Statement No 
Project Budgeting Yes 
Run Rate Tracking No 
Version Control No 

Product Features

Trade Promotion Management

Analytics / ROI Tracking Yes 
Approval Workflow No 
Budgeting & Forecasting Yes 
Claims Management No 
Competitor Analysis No 
Compliance Management No 
Customer Management Yes 
Discount Management Yes 
Pricing Optimization Yes 
Promotion Calendar No 
Settlement Management No 
Trade Agreement Management No 

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