Julian Bowen, the UK’s leading provider of integrated furniture solutions, has announced a supply chain partnership with Slimstock.
The furniture wholesaler has supplied superior quality furniture for over 30 years. Famed for its exceptional customer service, Julian Bowen is a trusted supply chain partner to leading retailers with customers including Next and Dunelm.
Award-winning customer service
Backed by Swedish investment company, Storskogen, Julian Bowen offers customers seamless service from design to doorstep. By adopting Slimstock’s advanced supply chain planning platform, Slim4, the business aims to enhance product availability, underpinning its ambitious growth objectives.
Mark Pickup, buying director at Julian Bowen, explains: “We recognised very quickly that Slimstock would be the perfect partner to help us make a step change in our supply chain planning capability as the retail marketplace evolves rapidly.”
With customer service at the forefront of their offering, Slimstock will collaborate with Julian Bowen’s planning team to fine-tune demand planning, inventory management and replenishment workflows. Optimising warehouse space is also a key focus for this initiative, allowing further scope for growth without the need for costly relocation.
“Julian Bowen is already a market leader in our sector but, as a growing business with strong development plans, we see this partnership with Slimstock as a key enabler to improve our customer offering and work ever closer with our factory partners” – adds Morgan Hay, Finance Director at Julian Bowen.
Commitment to innovation
As part of the supply chain transformation project, Slimstock will help Julian Bowen manage their rapidly growing product catalogue and design-led innovation, all while driving greater efficiency throughout the supply chain, and with an emphasis on the end customer delivery and satisfaction.
