"For us, the biggest challenge was to integrate the new platform into the existing system landscape of the Hoffmann Group, to bring the B2B and B2C areas and the CMS together on a common platform and, in addition, to enable new functions, more flexible use and higher scalability," explains Uwe Tüben, Managing Director of Valtech GmbH. "This meant not only focusing on new extras, but also planning the migration and rollout strategy very carefully," says Tüben.
The new e-commerce platform was fully integrated into the existing SAP landscape as a "one-shop" solution. In this way, orders, account and customer information as well as inventories can be optimally maintained and managed.
An example of the technical complexity is a price list with 500 million entries, which was integrated into all processes.
Valtech provided us with competent advice in this major project from the very beginning and supported us optimally at all levels - from agile planning and implementation to the UX concept and screen design to testing and rollout.
~Peter Stanglmeier, Head of IT Online Services.
"Pioneers such as the Hoffmann Group respond to the needs of their customers with a holistic and cross-channel commerce strategy," adds Michael Hubrich, Senior Vice President Sales CEC MEE at SAP CX. "They are increasingly asking themselves why they cannot also take advantage of the benefits of a digital and cross-channel shopping world, which they know from their private lives, in their professional lives. SAP CX therefore offers business customers an omnichannel shopping experience at the level of leading consumer websites."
