Discover how Blackmores Group, a leading natural health and wellbeing company operating across 13 markets, transformed its demand forecasting and financial planning processes with Acterys. In this customer story, Matt Mano, Head of Group Data & Analytics at Blackmores, shares how managing forecasts across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Greater China presented major consistency and scalability challenges. Different markets relied on a mix of systems and spreadsheets, limiting visibility and slowing down decision-making. By implementing Acterys, Blackmores was able to:
- Standardize demand forecasting across 13 markets
- Drill down by channel, customer, SKU, and segment for deeper insights
- Reduce forecast generation time by 1.5 days
- Extend the solution from demand forecasting to financial forecasting
- Migrate 75 users into a unified planning environment
- Save $140,000–$150,000 annually by leveraging existing team skills
- Enable real-time writeback and immediate reporting within Power BI
With Acterys seamlessly integrated into their Power BI environment, Blackmores improved accuracy, enhanced collaboration, and unlocked new use cases across the organization — all delivered within six months. Watch the full story to see how Acterys helped Blackmores drive scalable forecasting, improve agility, and manage change across the enterprise.
