Case Study: Marine Layer achieves PO automation, 100% NetSuite data accuracy, and near‑instant ROI with SourceDay

Marine Layer - Customer Case Study

Marine Layer, a San Francisco–based sustainable clothing retailer, faced a rapid expansion in 2019 that tripled its PO volume (from about 1,500 to 4,500 annually) and exposed antiquated, manual purchasing workflows. Buyers were stuck with email- and spreadsheet-driven PO updates, time-consuming NetSuite entries, frequent miscommunications with suppliers, inaccurate data, and delivery delays that hurt on-time performance.

SourceDay implemented its PO Automation solution, tightly integrated with Marine Layer’s NetSuite ERP, to centralize vendor communication and automate PO, quantity, cost, and date updates. The change delivered measurable results: automatic 24/7 ERP updates and guaranteed 100% NetSuite data accuracy, faster processing of 4,000+ POs per year, a reduction of multi-day manual tasks to about 20 minutes, elimination of thousands of vendor emails, and a near-instant ROI for Marine Layer thanks to improved on-time delivery and operational efficiency.

Marine Layer

Adam Lynch

Apparel COO