Client
CPG Company with Retail Operations

Client Challenges 

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company sought out Information Technology (IT) platform for growth and continuity
• Company had a Specialty Retail group with large retail sites for major line of business, smaller retail sites for specialty businesses, and extensive, online businesses supporting brick and mortar, and non-retail businesses
• Multiple marketing business units were operating independently from an IT perspective and did not have an adequate platform

Solutions Delivered

• Conducted IT/Business Discovery
• Identified opportunities to better leverage existing applications; recommended elimination of applications that could be replaced by more robust solutions
• Prioritized all projects taking into consideration cost, effort, risk, and benefit
• Provided significant improvements in enterprise business intelligence by creating requirements and sourcing new solutions

Business Impact

• Streamlined applications by leveraging capabilities of SAP and JDA in both retail and on-line businesses – efficiencies in excess of $1 million
• Implemented workforce management application, saving over $1.2 million
• Allowed client to build and integrate a new store in London
• Revamped infrastructure of websites to improve scalability for on-line businesses
• Created new organization structure and roles in IT to support on-going business needs