Case Study: Karo Pharma achieves rapid global ERP consolidation and faster inventory reconciliation with IFS Success services

Karo Pharma replaces legacy systems using outcome-driven IFS Success services

Karo Pharma, a Nordic speciality pharmaceutical company that has grown rapidly through acquisitions, faced a fragmented IT landscape of multiple legacy ERPs that couldn’t support its multi‑country, multi‑currency VAT and finance requirements. The lack of transparency, heavy manual work and inability to close inventory separately from accounting periods became a strategic barrier to scaling the business.

Karo Pharma selected IFS and used the outcome‑driven IFS Success services to fast‑track a seven‑month phase‑one ERP rollout (live June 2020), bringing 13 legal entities and 45 locations online and setting the program to unify 60+ sites and 23 legal entities. The standard‑first implementation delivered faster inventory reconciliation, automated process flows, common reports and global master data, a modern UX, minimal customizations for easier upgrades, and an ongoing partnership through IFS Success to drive continuous value.

Karo Pharma

Sofia Sjöström

Head of Digital Finance