Case Study: the largest athletic footwear company improves global sales forecasting with Vanguard Software

One of largest athletic footwear companies in the world forecasts global sales with Vanguard Software

A major athletic footwear company faced significant challenges in forecasting global sales due to its enormous portfolio of high-fashion products, high product turnover, and complex omni-channel sales network. Working in siloed, global teams with different processes led to a lack of executive confidence in their planning. They turned to Vanguard Software for a solution to unify their forecasting and incorporate critical market insights from sales teams.

Vanguard Software implemented its Predictive Planning platform, deploying a Sales Forecasting solution that started in China and expanded globally. The solution utilized advanced new product introduction techniques and a unified, collaborative platform supporting over 100 languages. As a result, the company's executives gained a single source of truth and renewed confidence in their forecasting processes, leading to a better understanding of sales health and plans to expand their investment with Vanguard Software into other planning areas.