Bedford Consulting

Give us 25 minutes on 19th December, and we’ll change how you demand plan! 🔥   In today’s fast-paced business environment, inaccurate demand planning can lead to costly inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Join our upcoming webinar to discover how our demand planning solutions can transform these pain points into strengths. 🚀 Struggling with inaccurate forecasts? Leverage advanced analytics to achieve precision and reliability. 🚀 Facing inefficiencies from disconnected plans? Connect strategic and operational planning for seamless alignment. 🚀 Unable to keep up with market changes? Adapt swiftly with agile, real-time planning capabilities. Our aim at Bedford is to find the best solution to optimise value and efficiency throughout your implementation journey. With years of experience across diverse supply chain sectors, we’ve gathered our expertise to make sure that your implementation process is as seamless as possible. 🕒 Time: 2pm (GMT)📍 Register Now: https://ow.ly/rCYc50UoT82 Don’t let demand planning challenges hold you back. Unlock your organisation’s potential and drive success. #DemandPlanning #SupplyChainPlanning #SandOP #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence #BedfordConsulting 

Recently, our team member Stuart Newton travelled to Casablanca, Morocco, for an insightful three-day trip with our colleagues Jofi Alexander and Jonty Gethin from Anaplan. The visit offered a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with prospects, map out our shared vision for the future, and demonstrate the transformative value of the Anaplan platform in person. As the region transforms into a strategic area for innovation and growth, mastering decision-making is key to unlocking potential, and we are excited to be part of the journey towards accelerating business performance in this thriving region. Thank you for the great photo Jofi Alexander 📸 #AnaplanPartner #BedfordConsulting #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence

Is your organisation ready to transform the way it makes decisions? TINE SA, Norway’s largest dairy producer, faced the same challenge. By partnering with Bedford Consulting to implement Anaplan, they’ve embraced a flexible, evolving platform that supports their growing needs. TINE now benefits from: ✅ Improved financial forecasts and enhanced management information. ✅ A sales model tailored to their evolving business needs. ✅ A roadmap for expanding to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). This shift is part of an ongoing organisational change, empowering TINE to think differently about their processes and decision-making capabilities. With Bedford Consulting’s expertise, TINE is ready to model scenarios, make data-driven decisions, and plan further ahead. To learn more about TINE’s transformation, click the link 🔗https://ow.ly/bpX550Unffa #FinancialPlanning #SandOP #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence #AnaplanPartner #BedfordConsulting

Last week we had the pleasure of attending Anaplan Connect in Amsterdam! ✨ It was great to engage with the entire Anaplan community, hearing insights and experiences from customers. Here are our key takeaways: 💡 Anaplan's latest innovations empower organisations to transform their planning and decision-making processes with greater efficiency and impact, such as Anaplan Applications and ADO.  💡 Investing $500 million in product enhancements to deliver ongoing value and an exceptional user experience, empowering our customers to consistently outperform their peers. 💡 We reflected on the growth seen within the Netherlands and its promising future, which drives us toward our shared success. A special thank you to everyone who dropped by our stand and those who contributed to making it such an outstanding event. We look forward to seeing you all again very soon! #PlanwithAnaplan #AnaplanConnect #AnaplanPartner #UnlockdecisionExcellence #BedfordConsulting

Welcome to our latest meet the team blog. Today we introduce Frederike Tschachtschal who joined Bedford in October 2023.  Frederike is a Professional Services Consultant in Germany, who specialises in Transportation, E-Commerce and Engineering industries, with a specific interest in FP&A and Operational use cases. In her spare time, she loves to do gardening work or formulate own perfumes! ⬇️Click the link below to find out more https://ow.ly/YBaf50UlsXN #Fpanda #BedfordConsulting #AnaplanPartner #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence

At Bedford, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do 💙 Our line managers recently came together for a dedicated day focused on planning next year’s strategy. This event wasn’t just about building plans— it was about driving results that create real impact.   As a customer-first partner, we’re committed to integrating Anaplan’s advancements into our strategies while continuously investing in our team to deliver exceptional support. With a $500 million R&D investment in platform enhancements, configurable apps, generative AI, the Anaplan Data Orchestrator (ADO), AnaplanXL, and continuous improvements in Anaplan - it's truly an exciting time to be a part of the ecosystem that’s leading the way in delivering decision excellence.   By ensuring we are ready to deploy Anaplan’s innovations, we maximise value for our customers and deliver transformational results. What our customers have told us includes saving 40 hours on manual data collection, £1 million in operational savings and achieving 95% accurate operational forecasts that support confident decision-making.   We invest in our team's development because we know that their growth drives our ability to enhance customer performance, and seize new opportunities. Together, we’re shaping a future that prioritises customer first and ensuring everyone in the team is set for success! #OneBedford #BedfordConsulting #AnaplanPartner #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence

Anaplan continues to raise the bar in Supply Chain Planning! In the 2024 Forrester Wave™ report, Anaplan has just been named a Strong Performer in Forrester’s trusted evaluation of top vendors enabling multi-enterprise supply chain collaboration. This recognition highlights Anaplan’s commitment to empowering supply chain leaders with: ✅ Real-time collaboration through advanced ATP/CTP updates ✅ Low-code flexibility for tailored solutions ✅ Constraint-based planning to optimise operations Anaplan stands out for its continuous innovation and vision, including their Supply Chain planning applications, which provide real-time planning, end-to-end visibility, and seamless synchronisation. Built with industry best practices, the app delivers rapid implementation, ease of use, and high ROI— empowering smarter, faster decisions across supply, demand, inventory, and production planning. With enhanced AI-driven capabilities and unified workflows, Anaplan transforms supply chain planning into a transparent, resilient, and sustainable ecosystem. We are proud to be an Anaplan Solution Advisory & Delivery Partner! #SupplyChainPlanning #PlanWithAnaplan #AnaplanPartner #UnlockDecisionExcellence #BedfordConsulting

Struggling with Excel? So was itsu [grocery]—until they partnered with Bedford Consulting and Anaplan. We were thrilled to host Sam Howell, Supply Chain Director at itsu [grocery], who shared the significant benefits the business has experienced since implementing Anaplan with our support. As the business grew, Excel limitations became a bottleneck. Planning for the chilled stock—a dynamic and reactive category—was both time-consuming and prone to errors. Enter Bedford Consulting and Anaplan: ✅ Real-time re-forecasting (from months to seconds.) ✅ Accurate, flexible scenario planning. ✅ Smarter supplier collaboration. With Anaplan dashboards, they gain instant insights, staying ahead in a fast-moving market. Now, itsu [grocery] can spot risks early, adapt quickly, and focus on what truly matters – driving excellence in decision-making and business outcomes.  🔗 https://ow.ly/WyKs50UiNm9 #DemandPlanning #SupplyChainPlanning #PlanwithAnaplan #AnaplanPartner #UnlockdecisionExcellence #BedfordConsulting

In today’s fast-paced world, time is a luxury, and resources are stretched thin. Investing in the right tool is a great first step, but how do you then ensure you are maximising Anaplan to its full potential? That’s where we come in. Our managed service ensures that your significant investment in Anaplan doesn’t just sit on the shelf. We provide a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solution, which can sustain and grow your investment. Join our upcoming webinar where Gareth Hewer, Operational Finance Director, and Ajay P. Group FP&A Manager at BDP, alongside Gary M., Head of Bedford Managed Service, will share the many business benefits realised since adopting the ongoing support service. In this webinar, we will take you on a deep dive into key aspects of the service, so you can understand how you can make the most of our unique service offering and set up your organisation for Anaplan success. 📅 Date: 5th December ⏰ Time: 11am (GMT) 📍 Register: https://ow.ly/16v550U2SSA Don’t just use Anaplan - master it with Bedford! #ManagedService #OngoingSupport #PostImplementation #AnaplanPartner #BedfordConsulting #PlanWithAnaplan #UnlockDecisionExcellence

In today's demanding financial landscape, speed and precision are non-negotiable. Struggling with the complexities of financial close and consolidation? Traditional processes can be slow, frustrating, and error-prone, pulling your accounting teams away from value-added activities. Join our webinar on December 3rd and discover how this next-gen, pure-cloud solution is transforming financial close, consolidation, and reporting. ✅ Faster closing times and greater control ✅ Improved collaboration and accuracy ✅ Real-time insights for better decisions ✅ Seamless data integration and audit transparency   Empower your accounting teams with speed, agility, and confidence. If you’re using SAP BPC, this is your chance to see how our expert implementation can automate and ensure you close early. Register here: https://ow.ly/3pve50U9LLP #AnaplanConsolidation #FinancialClose #FinancialReporting #FPandA #PlanWithAnaplan #BedfordConsulting #UnlockDecisionExcellence