Product lifecycle management transformation for a pet food producer
- Location
- Missouri, USA
- Year
- 2025
- Engagement
- Revenue Growth: Product Lifecycle Management (8 weeks)
A PE-backed pet food producer had been losing market share and revenue for multiple years, undermining exit plans and extending the holding period. High volume of product portfolio updates had exposed significant challenges in Product Lifecycle Management, particularly for transitions and exits. The company was experiencing an estimated $4.5M in annual write-offs associated with PLM, and lacked a clear, documented process and accountabilities.
Stallion Enterprises documented processes and roles, identified pain points, and prioritized actionable changes within a transformation roadmap. The team interviewed 44 stakeholders across marketing, inventory, procurement, R&D and other functions; mapped an end-to-end launch, transition, and exit process across 8 functional teams; collected 40 pain points in 8 themes; ran 10 working sessions to prioritize value and ease; and left behind RACI, process maps, project charters, and a monthly control cadence for a two-year timeline.
Product-exit inventory run-down: customer communication, production stop, channel cutoffs, and write-off.
Measurable impact
$4.5M
Roadmap targeting cost avoidance, time savings, and inventory optimization against an estimated $4.5M in annual PLM write-offs
Food and Beverage
Measurable impact
8 wks
Diagnostic, readiness, and sustainability programme delivered in 8 weeks
Food and Beverage
Measurable impact
40
Pain points organized into 8 themes with signed-off owners, timelines, and a two-year governance cadence
Food and Beverage