SAP Business One Transformation for a Multi-Market FMCG Group
The Challenge
A fast-growing FMCG group operating across six markets was running disconnected ERP instances — one per country — with no consolidated view of inventory, procurement or financial performance. Month-end close took 18 days, stock-outs were costing an estimated 12% of potential revenue, and the finance team was reconciling data manually across spreadsheets. The business needed a single source of truth before its planned regional expansion.
Our Approach
IBU Digital led a phased SAP Business One implementation across all six markets, beginning with a 12-week discovery and process-mapping exercise to standardise workflows before a single line of configuration was written. We redesigned the procurement, inventory and finance modules around a unified chart of accounts, integrated SAP with the group's existing 3PL warehouse systems, and built a Power BI reporting layer that gave regional MDs real-time visibility into stock, margin and cash flow. Change management and end-user training were delivered in-country across all six markets.
Outcomes
Month-end close reduced from 18 days to 4 days
Stock-out incidents reduced by 67% within 90 days of go-live
Single consolidated P&L available in real time across all markets
Procurement cycle time cut by 41% through automated PO workflows
Full go-live across six markets delivered on time and within budget
Industry
FMCG & Consumer Brands