The Backbone of Retail Success: Enterprise Planning for Today’s Workforce
Client: Anaplan
Description:
Retail is one of the most complex and interdependent industries, spanning everything from supermarkets and apparel to logistics and fulfillment. But as labor shortages, rising wages, and supply chain disruptions put pressure on retailers, traditional workforce planning tools are falling short.
This white paper explores how modern enterprise workforce planning solutions can help retail leaders stay agile, optimize labor capacity, and drive profitability in today’s unpredictable market.
My Role:
I researched, structured, and wrote this white paper to break down how retailers can move beyond outdated ERP systems and manual spreadsheets to adopt real-time forecasting, scenario analysis, and continuous planning.
The goal was to translate industry challenges into actionable insights and position this white paper as a key resource for the Anaplan sales team, demonstrating how the company empowers retail executives to rethink workforce operations for long-term success.
Key Highlights:
Making the Complex Understandable – Anaplan’s workforce planning solutions can be highly technical and "inside baseball" to those outside the space. I broke down these complexities into a clear, engaging narrative that reflects real use cases and scenarios Anaplan customers would experience.
Strategic Storytelling for Sales Enablement – Positioned the white paper as a sales asset, aligning insights with Anaplan’s solutions to help drive conversations with retail decision-makers.
Bringing Insights to Life with Case Studies – Wove industry trends, workforce challenges, and real-world case studies into a structured, high-impact piece designed to inform and engage retail leaders.
