Planning System Implementation

EBP Program Management Structure and Setup - ebp Global

Case details

Client Profile

An American footwear, apparel, and accessories brand for equestrian sports, work industries, and other outdoor activities.

Revenue

$600M USD

Employees

Problem Statement

We need support in design and building of an advanced planning platform to enable future growth across all channels

  • Act as advisor to client IT and business teams in the requirements definition and future state process vision
  • Support in defining the structure for functional testing and end to end system validation
  • Conduct change management sessions with end users to explain new concepts and how the system implementation will impact process and daily activities
  • Advise client on utilizing system functionality to highest capacity in production environment
  • Integrated demand and supply planning platform with full adoption for wholesale and direct channels in the North America region
  • Replaced excel based processes with scalable system capabilities
  • Core capabilities include statistical forecasting, new product launch forecasting, time phased supply planning, inventory policy automation, and exception-based planning via configurable alerts
  • Transit from manual planning process to scalable digital planning platform
  • Reduced safety stock requirements to protect current service level targets
  • Ability to perform inventory netting processes at a size level, ensuring optimized inventory levels