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How Blackmores Transformed Demand Forecasting Across 13 Markets with Acterys

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.

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