VERSICH
Automating Vendor Rebates in NetSuite

- 100%Manual Rebate JEs Eliminated
 - AccurateRebate Calculations
 - AutoDiscrepancy Correction
 - Approved OnlyTransaction Scope
 
Background - The Client Challenge
A wholesale distribution client approached us to automate their vendor rebate process in NetSuite.
They needed to manage two rebate types:
- Direct Rebate: A fixed percentage applied to the net amount of a Vendor Bill (VB) or Vendor Credit (VC).
 - Threshold Rebate: The percentage applied depends on cumulative bill amounts meeting certain thresholds.
 
The client was struggling with:
- Manual creation of rebate Journal Entries (JEs)
 - Tracking overlapping rebate rules
 - Ensuring only approved transactions qualified for rebates
 - Reconciling actual vs. theoretical rebate totals
 
Our Solution
We designed a custom NetSuite rebate management system with:
- Custom Records for Rebate Rules
- Stored rule details for both Direct and Threshold types.
 - For threshold rebates, a sub-record held threshold levels and corresponding percentages
 - Validation script prevented overlapping rule scopes.
 
 - User Event (UE) Script for Automatic JE Creation
- Direct rebate: calculated by multiplying VB/VC net amount by rule percentage.
 - Threshold rebate: calculated by summing running totals of qualifying VBs/VCs and applying the correct threshold percentage.
 - Ensured only approved transactions generated JEs.
 
 - Discrepancy Monitoring & Auto-Correction
- UE script displayed actual vs. theoretical rebate totals for each rule.
 - Any mismatch was automatically corrected in the next JE created/edited.
 
 
Business Impact
- Efficiency: Completely removed manual rebate JE creation.
 - Accuracy: Prevented overlapping rules and ensured correct rebate calculations.
 - Visibility: Provided quick insights into rebate totals for decision-making.
 - Compliance: Applied only to approved transactions within the rule scope.