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ERP Solutions for CPG Distributors - Packaged Solution

Why Consumer Packaged Good Distributor Companies Run Better with Navigator

As a long-time trusted SAP Global Partner, Navigator Business Solutions partners with SAP to help Consumer Product companies operate with greater agility, make faster decisions, and collaborate around their company, the country, and the World. Navigator offers complete suite-in-a-box, future-proof SAP solutions to help customers grow while supporting the constant changes occuring in their distribution landscape. Navigator delivers the SAP expertise that our clients trust to enhance their businesses and operate as leaner, smarter and more nimble companies.

Navigator’s industry solutions, including the Consumer Products Distribution set, are pre-defined SAP Business ByDesign offerings based on Best Practices built for the industry, and refined based on more than 10 years experience implementing distribution solutions for Consumer Product companies of all sizes.

Consumer Product companies, regardless of whether they are start-ups or established organizations, are dealing with rapidly changing distribution models, dynamic product life cycles, increasingly complex supply chains, and integration requirements. Those that have expanded internationally face a complex and demanding regulatory environment . On top of all this is an ever-increasing need to provide management better visibility and clarity into sales performance, financial performance, the status of their supply chain, inventory positions and sell-through.

Solution Highlights:

SAP Business ByDesign
Benefits:
  • A single solution platform that fits every stage of your business’ growth life cycle
    Integration, Flexibility and Scalability
  • Suite-In-A-Box covering every aspect of your business including: Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, RMA, EDI, CRM, Human Resources, Quality
  • End to End Traceability
  • Better decision making with real-time information and Analytics
  • True Cloud platform that provides rapid implementation and time to benefit
  • Low Total Cost of Ownership - Enable what you need when you need it.
  • Analytics - Anytime, Anywhere provides a single version of Data truth enhancing your ability to run the business
Features
  • Financials and Analytics
  • Multi-Company, multi-country, multi-currency out of the box
  • Omni-Channel Ready System of Record
  • Manages complex supply chains
  • Embedded support for Third-Party Logistics and Third-Party Order Fulfillment
  • 70 End-to-End Integration Scenarios
  • 277 Open Web Services
Compliance
  • Support for European Data Privacy requirements GDPR/EU-DSGVO
  • SAP localization support for 22 countries, pre-localization support for 18 countries.
  • Natively Multi-GAAP
  • Embedded SoD conflict reporting
Navigator features
  • Navigator CGP Convenience Pack
  • Navigator i-connect support for multiple ecommerce platforms such as Magento, Shopify, Woo Commerce, Amazon and eBay
  • Navigator i-connect support for multiple EDI partners including CommerceHub via SPS Commerce and DI Central
  • Navigator Usability Suite support for multiple credit card gateways including: Authorize.net, Stripe, PayflowPro, USAePay, and CyberSource
  • Navigator E-Suite support for multiple shipping solutions including Pacejet, ShippingEasy and iBol
  • Navigator Data Collect Handheld WMS data collection
Navigator Business Solutions Value Proposition
  1. Standard Industry specific solution for the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry built on Best Practices
  2. Consulting team with CPG Distribution industry experience and expertise
  3. Proven Implementation Methodology that provides a Rapid implementation increasing Return on Investment and lower risk
  4. Flexible options to add on packages as needed
  5. Navigator Business Solutions, 10+ years delivering Cloud ERP solutions, SAP’s Largest Global Cloud Partner

 

Better understand how our customers are taking advantage of Cloud ERP solutions to improve their businesses.
 
“SAP Business ByDesign allows us to exist in the market and grow as we have – 25% year over year. Without it, we simply wouldn’t have competitive lead times and wouldn’t be able to fill orders as fast as we do. It does more than enable growth – it makes a business model like ours possible.” 
- Schoolhouse Electric
 
"With SAP Business ByDesign we have been able to run and grow the business with less people – simply by working with the same solution across the globe and by being able to manage the business remotely in real-time." 
- Tre Vertuca, President and COO of BackJoy 

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Standard - Industry Specific Package

Approach:
Ideal for organizations that want to get started quickly, get the solution up and running and then grow the system as their business grows. Perfect for companies that need to transition from their entry level accounting system and spreadsheets to a full platform solution and are looking to take advantage of a Best Practices approach to the implementation.

Organization:
20 users, 1 location

Services:
Navigator’s proven Fixed Scope/Fixed Fee Implementation Methodology that includes five phases: Prepare, Fine Tune, Test, Go-Live and Post Go-Live provides a roadmap for a rapid implementation. It employs a true partnership model with customer that provides the right level of guidance and engagement to ensure success.

Implementation Time:
As quickly as 90 days

Price Point:
$100,000 - $125,000 implementation

Per User Subscription:
$16 to $192 per month depending on access level

Platform: Cloud

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Enterprise - Custom Package

Approach:
Ideal for more established organizations with complex supply chains, industry and government compliance regulations and where business automation, financial visibility and analytics are core requirements. This Best Practices approach provides additional services to assist with change management, specialized procedures and report and enhanced implementation support.

Organization:
20 - 1,000 users, multi-locations, multi-entity, multi-country

Services:
Navigator’s proven Fixed Scope/Fixed Fee Implementation Methodology that includes five phases: Prepare, Fine Tune, Test, Go-Live and Post Go-Live provides a roadmap for a rapid implementation. The Enterprise approach augments the Go Live Experience with additional services such as procedures and testing, enhanced training, data migration assistance and change management. Again focusing on providing the right level of guidance and engagement to ensure success.

Implementation Time:
16-24 weeks

Price Point:
Customized based on the Scope of implementation

Per User Subscription:
$16 to $192 per month depending on access level

Platform: Cloud

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