For manufacturing SMEs preparing for ERP change

When your ERP, Excel and Power BI all tell a different story.

I help manufacturing SMEs stop arguing over the numbers, finding the data issues, ownership gaps and reporting mismatches that appear too late in ERP migration, CRM change or finance-system projects.

Vendor-neutral · Infor LN & Baan specialist · Operator-led

// the same question, three answers Q3 SALES
ERP system £2.41m
Finance ledger £2.38m
Power BI report £2.29m
Agreed figure £2.38m
Works across Infor LN Baan Power BI Power Automate Microsoft 365 Excel & finance
01 — The problems I solve

Your software is not always the problem. The numbers underneath it usually are.

For the Ops Director, Finance Director or MD who knows the business is running from a mix of ERP screens, Excel exports, old reports and tribal knowledge.

01

Reports do not match

ERP, Power BI, finance and Excel all show different versions of sales, stock, margin, backlog or despatch performance.

02

Migration exposes the mess

The ERP project is moving, but customer, supplier, item, BOM, stock and pricing data decisions are not owned properly.

03

Operations slows down

Managers lose time chasing numbers, explaining mismatches and manually rebuilding reports instead of improving flow.

02 — Low-risk first step

The 5 to 10 day ERP Data Readiness Review.

The cleanest offer to buy. It gives you a clear view of what is wrong, what needs fixing, who owns it, and whether the project is safe to move forward.

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source-inventory.xlsx issue-register.csv risk-summary.pdf
What you receive 5–10 days
01
Source inventory
ERP, CRM, finance, warehouse, Excel and reporting extracts.
02
Data quality issue register
Duplicates, missing values, mismatches, invalid codes and owner gaps.
03
Reconciliation checklist
What must tie back to ERP, finance and operational truth.
04
Owner matrix
Who signs off customers, suppliers, items, stock, pricing and definitions.
05
Prioritised fix plan
The action list that turns vague data risk into delivery work.
03 — Services

Focused support where ERP, data, reporting and operations collide.

Broad digital transformation is too vague. These offers are clearer, higher intent and easier for a manufacturing buyer to understand.

Migration

ERP Data Migration Support

Prepare and validate the data that needs to move before ERP cutover, upgrade or consolidation.

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Reporting

Post Go-Live Reporting Rescue

When the ERP is live but leadership no longer trusts the reports, I trace the numbers back to source.

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Automation

Power Automate Consultant UK

Build, repair and govern approval workflows and shared-mailbox automation without unmanaged flow risk.

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Analytics

Power BI Reporting Trust Review

Fix the model behind the dashboard so the business stops arguing over the numbers.

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Manufacturing

ERP & Manufacturing Data Support

Vendor-neutral data support across manufacturing flows. Infor LN & Baan are the deepest proof points, not the only systems supported.

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Not sure which fits?

Start with a 30-minute call and I'll point you to the right first step.

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04 — How the work happens

Visible progress, without a huge consultancy programme.

STEP 01

Map the mess

Review systems, spreadsheets, reports, extracts, pain points and data owners.

STEP 02

Find the risk

Identify duplicates, missing fields, finance mismatches, unclear definitions and blockers.

STEP 03

Prioritise the fix

Turn issues into a practical action plan by value, urgency and cutover risk.

STEP 04

Build trust

Reconcile reporting, document ownership and give the business a repeatable way forward.

05 — Proof
£4.5m

Infor LN cloud consolidation programme supported across legacy ERP systems.

4→1

Legacy ERP environments consolidated into one cloud instance.

220+

Manufacturing users migrated and supported through change.

£300k

Annual savings unlocked through better process and data visibility.

“Built from real ERP transformation work — not a slide deck. We found the mismatches before cutover weekend, not after.”

Infor LN cloud consolidation programme

06 — Who this is for

Ops-heavy teams that live in spreadsheets.

Best fit: manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, distribution, industrial products, aerospace supply chain and owner-managed SMEs where operational knowledge lives across ERP, Excel and long-serving staff.

ManufacturingEngineeringDistributionIndustrial productsAerospace supply chainOwner-managed SMEsNorth West manufacturersUK SMEs
Start with a 30-minute data risk call

Find out why the numbers do not match before the project gets expensive.

Tell me what needs to migrate, what no longer reconciles, or which report the business no longer trusts. If there is a fit, we start with a 5 to 10 day ERP Data Readiness Review.