Case Study: Nature’s Best achieves seasonal inventory optimization and lower out-of-stocks with Manhattan Associates' Inventory Optimization

Nature’s Best optimizes inventory throughout the seasons with Manhattan solutions

Nature’s Best, a wholesale distributor of natural and organic foods serving retailers across the South, Central and Western U.S., faced erratic seasonal demand and inconsistent buying processes that led to overstocked, expired product and slim margins—illustrated by wild eggnog demand swings. At the same time the company was planning territorial growth and needed a more reliable way to manage thousands of SKUs and prevent out-of-stocks that upset customers.

The company implemented Manhattan Associates’ Inventory Optimization (building on its Warehouse Management system) and went live in under eight weeks. IO automated buying decisions and seasonality forecasts, lowered out-of-stocks, freed buyers to focus on vendor relationships and new products, and enabled Nature’s Best to open a second distribution center within six months without expanding its buyer team—improving service levels and protecting margins.

Nature’s Best

Russell Parker

Senior Vice President of Procuremen