Confidence, Capability, Continuity: Why DLF Chose Bedford Advantage to Support Anaplan at Scale

DLF, a global seed company, had recently adopted Anaplan to modernise its supply chain planning processes.

With the initial build supported by Bedford, the company was well on its way to moving away from spreadsheet-based planning. However, post-implementation, it became clear that the internal team needed deep platform expertise and support to evolve and scale the solution, particularly across a globally distributed team of planners.

“When we first implemented Anaplan, we didn’t have internal expertise to fully leverage the platform,” said Joey, Global Supply Chain Lead at DLF. “While Bedford helped us build the foundations, we quickly realised we needed more than just an implementation partner, we needed an expert sounding board to continue developing our model builders and scale effectively.”

The challenge

With four model builders supporting global planning and plans to add two more in Europe and Australia, DLF faced a scaling challenge. The team was under pressure to deliver enhancements, especially around the redesign of supply models for the Oceania region.

“We ran out of development time for the Australia region and needed far more than anticipated,” Joey Pietrek explained. “Without additional support, we simply had no way to develop internally and get the Oceania region live.”

The solution: ongoing support from Bedford Consulting

DLF onboarded with Bedford Advantage, an ongoing support service designed to provide expert advisory, rapid turnaround for development needs, and continuous enablement through a dedicated Slack channel and on-demand access to seasoned Anaplan professionals.

“The quick turnaround and access to expert advice especially via Slack was invaluable,” said Joey Pietrek. “It meant our teams could move faster and make better decisions without always needing to formally schedule development time.”

Bedford’s support covered both demand and supply planning needs, helping DLF evolve their Anaplan models with confidence and agility.

The outcome

Thanks to Bedford Advantage, DLF was able to:

“I would absolutely recommend Bedford Advantage, and not just post implementation. I wish we had it from the very start. It gives your teams confidence, boosts their understanding of the platform, and removes the dependency on scheduling dev time. It’s really good value, we’ve accomplished far more than we expected.” Joey Pietrek, Global Supply Chain Lead at DLF

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