Built for CPG brands

Every deduction tells a story.
Find the ones that don’t add up.

CPG brands lose 5–15% of gross revenue to retailer deductions. Most never find which ones are invalid. Natora maps every deduction to a promotion, flags the mismatches, and shows you what’s recoverable.

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Trade Spend Overview

Planned spend, deductions, and recovery across all promotions

$1.24M
Planned Spend
Total promotion budgets
$986.4K
Actual Deductions
Total deductions taken
$253.6K
Variance
Under budget
$412.8K
Recovered
Deductions recovered
41.9%
Recovery Rate
23 unlinked
By Retailer
Spend and deductions by account
AccountPlannedActualRecovered
Walgreens$340.2K$312.0K$89.4K
Target$284.5K$246.8K$67.2K
Costco$210.0K$198.4K$52.1K
Sally Beauty$183.6K$142.0K$34.8K
By Promo Type
Spend breakdown by promotion type
Promo TypeCountPlannedActual
Temporary Price Reduction47$420.0K$398.2K
Feature23$280.5K$312.4K
Display18$190.0K$176.8K
BOGO12$148.2K$99.0K
Alerts
5 items need attention
Unlinked deduction for $8,710 from Target — no matching promotion found
Aging deduction DED-4902 from Sally Beauty open for 45+ days
TPR #221 variance exceeds 10% threshold — review recommended
Feature #44 actual spend 67% over planned — flag for review
Costco Display #89 missing supporting documentation
Recovery Summary
Recovery Rate41.9%
Recovered$412.8K
Written Off$58.2K
Pending$515.4K
$0B+
Spent on U.S. trade promotions annually
Source: Cadent Consulting Group, 2024
0%
Of U.S. trade promotions don’t break even
Source: McKinsey / Nielsen
00%
Of retailer deductions are invalid
Source: Credit Research Foundation

Platform

From deductions to demand planning. One connected system.

Start with the dollars you’re losing today. Expand into the planning you need tomorrow.

Deduction Management

Every retailer deduction matched against its originating promotion. Unmatched deductions flagged for review. Recovered dollars tracked from dispute to resolution.

Auto-match deductions to promo agreements and invoices
Status tracking: open → disputed → recovered or written off
Full audit trail with approval logs and documentation
Recoverable dollar estimates by retailer and period
Deductions
RetailerAmountStatus
Kroger
DED-4280
-$4,280.00
Open
Matched
Recovered
Walmart
DED-2150
-$2,150.00
Open
Matched
Recovered
Target
DED-1890
-$1,890.00
Open
Matched
Recovered

Trade Promotion Management

Plan, execute, and measure every trade dollar. Calendar view linked to SKUs, retailers, and budgets — with post-promo analysis built in.

Promotion calendar with spend tracking per retailer
Planned vs. actual lift analysis by SKU
Budget monitoring: accrued vs. remaining

Demand Planning

Unify open orders, CRM pipeline, and trade promos into one demand view. Reconcile forecasts against real orders and surface gaps early.

Forecast vs. open orders reconciliation by SKU
Pipeline-weighted demand signals from CRM deals
Coverage ratio and commit confidence scoring

Data Pipeline & SKU Matching

Connect your ERP exports, CRM data, and spreadsheets without reformatting. Natora normalizes SKU names, units, and identifiers across every source.

Ingest CSV, Excel, PDF — any schema, any format
4-tier matching: exact → fuzzy → semantic → human review
Works alongside NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks

How It Works

Live in days, not months.

No six-month implementation. No IT project. Export your data, upload it, and see results the same week.

01

Connect Your Data

Export deduction reports, promo calendars, and invoice files from your existing systems. Upload as-is — we handle the normalization.

.csv.xlsx.pdfNetSuiteSPS Commerce
02

We Normalize & Match

SKUs mapped across systems. Deductions linked to promotions. Customer names reconciled. Units converted.

SKU MatchingUnit ConversionPromo Linking
03

See What You’re Missing

Your dashboard shows matched vs. unmatched deductions, flagged invalid charges, and recoverable dollar estimates by retailer.

Deduction FlagsRecovery EstimatesTrade ROI

Security

Your data stays yours.

Built on SOC 2-certified infrastructure.

Encrypted everywhereTLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest.

SOC 2 infrastructureHosted on SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure.

Data isolationLogically isolated per customer. Never co-mingled. Never used for training.

NDA readyMutual NDA before you share anything. 48-hour deletion guarantee.

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