A leading multinational in food and agriculture initiated a targeted SAP S/4HANA optimization pilot within its Animal Nutrition & Health division, selecting a flagship U.S. facility to validate scalable value creation across a network of 100+ global sites. In partnership with Reveal, the organization empowered operational teams to optimize SAP capabilities, resulting in a $5M reduction in average inventory and a $4.5M cut in deadstock within 6 months. These outcomes not only translated into significant working capital gains but also enhanced supply chain responsiveness, proactive exception management to balance the supply chain, and a measurable shift toward data-driven decision-making, laying the foundation for enterprise-wide transformation.

The Challenge

As one of the world’s largest agribusinesses, the company operates in a highly complex, fast-moving environment. Despite rolling out SAP S/4HANA across multiple business units, the system was underutilized. Teams struggled with:

• Inconsistent data and siloed processes across regions and functions.
• Manual workarounds undermining system reliability.
• Limited visibility into planning, inventory, and exception management.

The result was rising costs, tied-up working capital, and an inability to scale operations with speed and confidence.

The Decision

Leaders recognized that fixing technical issues alone would not close the performance gap. To unlock SAP’s true potential, the company needed to transform how people used it making SAP a trusted business asset rather than an underutilized expense. Reveal was chosen to:

• Expose where profit was leaking.
• Enable teams to make smarter, faster decisions.
• Build a culture of accountability and cross-functional collaboration.

The Transformation

Reveal embedded alongside the company's supply chain and planning leaders, applying its oVo® methodology to align people, processes, and SAP capabilities. The program included:

• Team Enablement: Practical training on managing by exception, demand planning, and real-time analytics.
• Process Optimization: Standardization of master data and workflows across business units.
• Analytics Activation: Using SAP to drive proactive, scenario-based decision-making.
• Cultural Shift: Empowering teams to own outcomes and engage in value-driven conversations.

The Results

This Fortune 100 agribusiness realized measurable business impact:

• $5.0M Reduction in Average Inventory:unlocking cash, reducing holding costs, and improving ROIC.‍
• $4.5M Reduction in Deadstock: eliminating waste and freeing up capital for reinvestment.‍
• 57% Fewer Red Lights: minimizing exceptions that slowed operations.‍
• 66% Fewer Exception Messages: enabling focus on strategic priorities instead of firefighting.‍
• Empowered Teams with a Single Source of Truth: SAP became the trusted foundation for decision-making, enabling clearer communication across functions, faster resolution of exceptions, and stronger collaboration.‍
• Shelf-Life Management: improved monitoring and planning reduced expired stock, safeguarded service levels, and prevented avoidable profit leakage.

This global leader's journey demonstrates how Reveal turns SAP from a cost center into a profit engine. By unlocking hidden value in existing systems, aligning people and processes, and embedding sustainable change, Reveal helps companies free up millions in working capital and achieve enterprise-wide agility.

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