IT strategy reorganisation for a cooking equipment manufacturer

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IT reorganization to enable planned growth

Adjustment of the IT strategy for a premium manufacturer of outdoor cooking appliances: Following a comprehensive process and risk analysis, an IT roadmap was developed with investors and executive management, and structured knowledge and program management were introduced. This resulted in a newly established IT team with team leadership and the implementation of new, future‑ready software.

Company

Premium outdoor cooking equipment manufacturer with approximately 100 employees
Product distribution in over 70 countries worldwide

Challenge

Investment round and gradual founder exit
Numerous manual or undefined processes and IT infrastructure misaligned with business objectives
Ambitious growth targets within five years

Goals

Establishment of IT staffing, system architecture and operating model as foundations for planned growth

Measures

Comprehensive process and risk analysis across all departments
Development of an IT roadmap in alignment with investors and executive management
Introduction of structured knowledge and program management

Results

Reorganization of IT team and hiring of dedicated team leader
Embedding of knowledge management into organizational practices
Transition of IT operations to ticket-based support system
Implementation of a warehouse management system (WMS)
Development and launching of the roadmap for restructuring online sales channels