Demand
Forecasts that ignore the promotion plan
Promotions, retailer orders and supply are planned in separate files, so the forecast is out of date as soon as one changes.
FMCG
For brands and suppliers whose retailer data, promotions and supply plans are held in different places and rarely agree.
Three problems we see most often, and where we would usually start.
Demand
Promotions, retailer orders and supply are planned in separate files, so the forecast is out of date as soon as one changes.
Reporting
Sales and stock data is pulled from each retailer portal and pasted together before the weekly review.
Suppliers
Approvals, documents and performance are spread across email and shared drives, with no single view.
Each product is set up around the systems you already run.
Tell us which systems you run and which jobs take longest each week. We'll come back with where we'd start and what it could be worth.