Brussels/Munich, January 17, 2023
KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), the European market leader in digital transformation for retail and consumer products, is acquiring Graphyte B.V, a leading SAP consulting partner in Belgium, specialising in the digitisation of the Supply Chain. The acquisition is the next step in KPS AG’s international expansion strategy and underlines its position as a trusted advisor and partner for its customers in the continuous digitization of the core business and supply chain all the way to the customer experience.
Graphyte B.V was founded in 2017 and is one of the leading SAP consulting partners in Belgium for SAP Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Yard Logistics, SAP Logistics Business Network as well as the Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Graphyte takes a holistic consulting approach, integrating Supply Chain processes and functionalities into SAP S/4HANA while leveraging innovative IoT and AI capabilities. Graphyte’s customers include Umicore, a leader in the circular economy with extensive expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy, van Marcke and ABInBev.
“With Graphyte, we are taking our expansion into the BeNeLux market to the next level. At the same time, we reinforce our USP and unique value proposition to customers: Being able to work with a single consulting partner covering the digital transformation of entire value chain from enterprise core operations, Supply Chain Management and finance to outstanding customer experience – in the shortest possible time. Graphyte’s competencies complement the KPS service portfolio in an optimal way, enabling us to continue successfully exploiting opportunities in the marketplace,” says Leonardo Musso, CEO of KPS AG.
“We always strive to offer our customers Supply Chain Management solutions that are state-of-the-art, scalable and reliable. KPS and Graphyte are united by the vision of always providing the best quality service for each individual customer, delivering best practices, high-end development work and excellent project governance. We will continue to deliver outstanding support to our customers implementing their global digital initiatives,” says Jan der Ridder, Managing Partner and one of the founders of Graphyte B.V.
17. January 2023
KPS AG
The Executive Board
Graphyte B.V.
As one of the leading SAP consultancies in Belgium for SAP Transportation Management and Extended Warehouse Management, Graphyte reliably offers its customers state-of-the-art solutions in the core area of supply chain management.
The specialisation of Graphyte’s experts lies in the provision of flexible and scalable solutions. https://www.graphyte.eu
KPS AG
Together with its clients, KPS is continuously driving the acceleration of the digital transformation and is already shaping the world of tomorrow today taking a holistic view: smart best-practice processes and outstanding customer experience along the entire value chain, from individual customer interactions through the supply chain and core operational business to finance. The Munich-based consultancy is the leading partner for retail and consumer goods companies in strategy, process and technology consulting and relies on the pioneering principle of composable architecture with best-of-breed solutions from SAP, Mirakl, Salesforce, Commercetools, Spryker, Dynamic Yield, Emarsys and others. KPS has received numerous awards for its achievements, such as Best Consultants, Top 100 Innovator, Digital Experience Service Provider, Hidden Champion and SAP Diamond Partner of the Year for Retail and Consumer Goods, as well as the world’s leading SAP consultancy for Customer Experience.
