Explore how Nihilent has partnered with a global manufacturer of pipe and fitting systems and its group companies since 2020 to modernize legacy operations, build regional and global data platforms, deliver advanced analytics at scale, and provide continuous support across India, Australia and New Zealand, and the wider group.
Service
Legacy Modernization / Data Platforms / Advanced Analytics / Managed Support
Vertical
Manufacturing / Pipe & Fitting Systems
Region
Global / India / Australia & New Zealand / Europe / North America
Tech Stack
Snowflake Data Cloud, Snowpipe, Snowpark, AWS (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, SageMaker), SAP EWM, SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA Integration, Salesforce, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI, Atlan
The client is a global manufacturer of pipe and fitting systems, operating as a federation of regional businesses across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Its portfolio spans several group companies, including a leading manufacturer of cPVC and uPVC pipes with a vision to double its revenue. Nihilent works with the group’s global businesses, growing a single data platform engagement into a multiyear transformation partnership.
Independent regional businesses, disconnected systems, and manual processes limited the group's ability to see, trust, and act on its data.
01
Inventory in warehouses and in transit was managed by a third party vendor, limiting real time visibility and control.
02
Data sat across 10+ SAP and non SAP systems, with no unified view of primary, secondary, and tertiary sales.
03
Different ERP and operational platforms across regions led to inconsistent reporting and limited enterprise visibility.
04
Group P&L and KPIs depended on manual consolidation, file transfers, and extracts from each region.
05
Data on distributors, dealers, plumbers, and sales teams was not yet used to forecast demand, set prices, or reduce churn.
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The group needed trusted, governed data globally while each region kept control of its own information.
Nihilent took a consulting led approach, starting with a data strategy and analytics roadmap, then delivering modernization, data platform, analytics, and support programs across the group.
Warehouse Modernization with SAP EWM
Replaced vendor managed inventory with SAP EWM across three depots, integrated with SAP MM/SD and barcode scanning
SAP BTP and ERP Integration
Implemented SAP BTP use cases and integrated SAP with the regional data lake in Australia and New Zealand
Cloud Data Platform for India
Unified 10+ enterprise systems on Snowflake, AWS Glue, S3, and Lake Formation, with Qlik for analytics
Federated Global Data Platform
Built a federated Snowflake platform across Europe, North America, Australia, and India, with Atlan governance and secure data sharing
Advanced Analytics as a Service
Delivered 10 data science use cases through Data Science as a Service (DSaaS), using Amazon SageMaker for machine learning and NLP
Continuous Support and Enhancement
Provided ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancement for data platforms, data lakes, data science use cases, and global Snowflake operations
depots running on SAP EWM with real time inventory visibility
enterprise systems unified on a single cloud data platform
regions sharing certified data on one federated Snowflake platform
group P&L and KPI consolidation, without manual rework
support across data platforms in India, ANZ, and globally
What began in 2020 as a single data platform project has grown into a group wide transformation partnership. By modernizing legacy warehouse operations, building regional and federated data platforms, embedding advanced analytics into sales and distribution, and providing continuous support across regions, Nihilent has helped the client move from fragmented, manual reporting to trusted, shared insight. The result is a scalable foundation ready for future AI and machine learning initiatives.
