Accenture supports Zydus Wellness with SAP implementation
Accenture has helped Indian consumer health goods giant Zydus Wellness with setting up an enterprise resource platform (ERP) to help drive its digital transformation and consolidate its recent acquisition of Heinz India.
Zydus finalised its acquisition of consumer goods company Heinz India for more than Rs. 4,000 crores early last year, and has since been looking to merge the two operations harmoniously. “We needed to move quickly to integrate processes and information from both companies into one future-ready platform before our peak sales season,” said Zydus CEO Tarun Arora.
Accenture was brought on board to support this process, tasked with implementing the SAP S/4HANA intelligent ERP system to facilitate Zydus’ digital transformation. Zydus’ entire operation was migrated to the new ERP via Accenture’s myConcerto solution, which leverages insights to deliver faster and better SAP implementations.
The entire process took four months, and the result is that Zydus has been able to standardise its operations, improve visibility and enhance operational efficiency. The new end-to-end framework allows Zydus to test and implement innovations across a wide range of business verticals and geographies.
Zydus owns some of India’s leading consumer goods brands, including Sugar Free, which currently occupies more than 90% of the sugar substitute market share in India. Also under its belt are EverYuth facial cleansing products, Nutralite and Complan. Since the Heinz acquisition, Glucon-D and Nycil have both joined this illustrious portfolio, giving the company a dominating position in India’s consumer goods market.
According to Accenture India Managing Director and lead for the Consumer Goods & Services practice Manish Gupta, the new implementation will position Zydus as a digital leader in the market.
“Implementing SAP S/4HANA as part of this transformation initiative is a further demonstration of Zydus Wellness’ commitment to become a truly intelligent enterprise that puts the consumer first. We are focused on helping Zydus Wellness bring innovation to market, maximise its business performance and operate even more efficiently,” he said.
Accenture has led many a digital transformations in India, and has rapidly become a stalwart for digital services in the country. “We selected Accenture for its understanding of our industry, technology credentials and impressive track record in delivering enterprise transformation at scale,” said Arora.
