Sonum News

Anaplan Close Up – Madrid

Own the Unexpected

On October 20th, we held an event at our Spanish office in Madrid, with our partner Keyrus to showcase Anaplan’s platform and Connected Planning approach.

The event featured guest speakers from Natra (one of the most prominent European chocolate producers) and Holcim (a global leader in sustainable and innovative building materials). Their presentations covered why they chose Anaplan for their different planning processes. They also covered how their implementation projects turned out, what benefits they discovered, and how this platform changed the way they work.

Anaplan is a market-leading, cloud-native, enterprise SaaS company, transforming how enterprises across industries see, plan, and drive business performance. Their platform lets customers model “what-if” scenarios, contextualize current performance in real-time, and forecast future outcomes for faster, more confident decisions.

Malaga restaurant pic

Daniel Molina, demand planning manager at Natra shared how he used Anaplan to improve their demand forecasting process. They selected Anaplan because it enabled collaboration between their sales and demand planning teams and integrated with their existing systems. This implementation allowed them to create 18-month scenarios and visibility for more tactical and strategic decision-making.

Additionally, we have an English webinar on how to improve demand forecasts through collaborative planning if you want to hear Natra’s full story.

Malaga restaurant pic

Daniel Molina, demand planning manager at Natra shared how he used Anaplan to improve their demand forecasting process. They selected Anaplan because it enabled collaboration between their sales and demand planning teams and integrated with their existing systems. This implementation allowed them to create 18-month scenarios and visibility for more tactical and strategic decision-making.

Additionally, we have an English webinar on how to improve demand forecasts through collaborative planning if you want to hear Natra’s full story.

The next speaker was Silvia Juez, the manufacturing processes manager at Holcim LaFarge. In her presentation, she described how Anaplan supports the integrated business planning process at her organization. Holcim struggled with multiple systems, security issues, and manual consolidation prior to Anaplan.

In order for them to be able to consolidate and display what-if scenarios across different business units, they needed a connected and integrated planning solution. For example, connecting sales, procurement, production logistics, finance, and human resources all on a single platform in real-time. Moreover, Anaplan enabled them to customize their planning for each country based on their local needs.

The following benefits were realized once Anaplan was implemented for integrated business planning:

Malaga restaurant pic

75% reduction in time to consolidate data.

Portfolio optimization.

Inventory optimization.

Energy and emission optimization.

Creation of impact simulations and what-if scenarios.

Additionally to that, they saw a return on their investment after 1 year of using Anaplan

Malaga restaurant pic

75% reduction in time to consolidate data.

Portfolio optimization.

Inventory optimization.

Energy and emission optimization.

Creation of impact simulations and what-if scenarios.

Additionally to that, they saw a return on their investment after 1 year of using Anaplan

Having a tool that connects planning across your organization is essential for elevating your business planning. In case you missed our Madrid event, we will have another “Decision making in your hands” workshop coming up for you to try out the tool.

We are an Anaplan Gold Partner and can help you explore the benefits of connected planning. Reach out to us to find out more.

Interested to learn more about Anaplan?

Interested to learn more about Anaplan?

Read more articles

Want to reach out to us?
Do not hesitate to say Hello!