VOMAR AUTOMATES THE PROMOTION PROCESS WITH CLEVR
Supermarket organization Vomar Voordeelmarkt has opted for the Promotion Management solution from CLEVR, an expert in business application development, to automate and streamline its promotion process. The collaboration aims to make the process surrounding the weekly actions and the promotional brochure less labor-intensive and realize one version of the truth. Creating and managing the promotions is currently a manual and, therefore, error-prone process. Employees from five different departments are involved in creating a folder, from purchasing to stock management and category management. Thanks to a link between the ERP system and the Promotion Manager, Vomar can automate the process, make forecasts, and gain insight into roles and responsibilities.
Retail market knowledge
To streamline the promotion process, Vomar has obtained information from Superunie, a purchasing organization that represents thirteen independent retail organizations, including Vomar itself. Vomar eventually came into contact with CLEVR. CLEVR's proven solution, industry-specific knowledge, and pragmatic approach seamlessly matched the wishes of the supermarket. Because the project is delivered in sprints of two weeks, the development is fast, and adjustments can be made continuously.
Chris Jansen, ICT Manager at Vomar, about the collaboration: "We are looking forward to working with the CLEVR specialists. Because the promotion process involves so many different departments, insight into the process lacks Cand the error sensitivity is high. Therefore, automated and streamlining this was at the top of the priority list of our roadmap towards 2020. Information will no longer be exchanged via Excel sheets but will be centrally accessible for everyone. In addition, we will soon also have the option to use analytics to make good forecasts of promotional campaigns and provide better insight into how promotions have performed. This helps us to perform even better in the dynamic market in which we operate."
Kjeld Cornelissen, founder and sales director of CLEVR: "We are at our best when we can fulfill the role of knowledge partner. Thanks to our focus and years of experience in the retail market, we can therefore perfectly support Vomar in this digitization step. Based on the good click and the kick-off of the project, I have every confidence in a pleasant and successful collaboration."
The solution is expected to go live in October 2018.
