Piloting an in-house demand planning tool before committing to a platform

National poultry & food producer. Demand planning relied on manual, fragmented forecasting. Rather than commit to a major platform upfront, the business wanted an internal demand planning tool piloted on live categories first.

• Designed and built an internal demand planning tool around the client's own data and planning cycle
• Integrated demand history and demand drivers into a single working view for planners
• Piloted with the planning team on live categories, iterating from planner feedback
• Defined the planning process and ways-of-working around the tool

• Working pilot proving forecast quality and planner adoption before platform investment
• Defined pathway to scale across the wider portfolio
• Planning capability and tooling owned in-house