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How Moët Hennessy Brought Order to Pan-European Merchandise Distribution

Luxury Wines and Spirits

How Moët Hennessy Brought Order to Pan-European Merchandise Distribution

One of the world’s most iconic wines and spirits houses replaced a complex, resource-intensive manual process with a Cloudfy bulk order portal integrated directly into SAP. In six months, the operation was transformed.

Enterprise Beverage Group Pan-European Distribution SAP ERP Integration Live in 6 Months
6 months
From project start to a fully live, SAP-integrated solution
1,000s
European clients served through a single distribution platform
Zero
Manual dispatch errors post go-live, SAP driving every order
Client
Moët Hennessy
Solution
B2B Distribution Portal
ERP Integration
SAP
Sector
Luxury Wines & Spirits

About the Client

One of the World's Most Recognised Wines and Spirits Houses

Moët Hennessy is the wines and spirits division of LVMH, home to some of the world’s most celebrated champagnes, cognacs and prestige spirits. Across dozens of heritage Maisons, the group supports luxury venues, events and retailers throughout Europe with an extensive range of branded merchandise.

With hundreds of products and thousands of European clients, distributing merchandise efficiently had become a significant operational challenge. The manual process was absorbing valuable internal resource that belonged elsewhere.

Compiling product lists, managing delivery requirements for multiple locations, and routing orders through SAP without a purpose-built workflow was slow, error-prone and entirely manual.

Business Context
Merchandise Distribution at Enterprise Scale
Luxury beverage groups face a challenge that standard ecommerce platforms were not designed for: distributing branded merchandise internally across hundreds of trade clients, each with different delivery requirements, locations and order quantities.

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Heritage portfolio Dozens of Maisons, each with distinct merchandise lines, all needing controlled, accurate distribution.
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Pan-European operation Trade clients across Europe, each with their own delivery addresses, event schedules and requirements.
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Complex fulfilment Multi-location despatch, specific delivery dates and event-driven ordering — all falling outside standard stock control flows.
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SAP at the core All operational data lives in SAP, but the ERP had no pre-built workflow for bulk merchandise allocation of this complexity.

The Challenge

Five problems. One broken process.

Every inefficiency below was multiplied across thousands of clients and hundreds of products, every single day.

01

No structured bulk order workflow.

Compiling merchandise lists for multiple client locations was done manually, requiring significant staff time and leaving room for errors at every stage of the process.

02

Delivery logistics that no system was built to handle.

Each client order could span multiple delivery addresses, specific event dates and varied quantities. Managing all of this without a purpose-built system was operationally fragile.

03

SAP had no pre-built workflow for this.

Like many enterprise ERP systems, SAP did not offer an effective pre-built process for bulk merchandise allocation at this scale. The gap between what SAP did and what MH needed was entirely manual.

04

The wrong people doing the wrong work.

Internal teams were spending disproportionate time on coordination, checking and correcting orders. Time that should have gone on commercial and relationship activity was absorbed by administration.

05

No view across order history at all.

Without a centralised system, linking client transaction histories, tracking order status and reviewing despatch records was cumbersome. Visibility across the full operation simply did not exist.

The Solution

A Purpose-Built Distribution Portal, Wired Directly Into SAP

Cloudfy did not retrofit a generic B2B ecommerce model. The team reviewed how Moet Hennessy actually operated and rebuilt the process around that reality, creating a bespoke internal distribution portal that connected deeply with SAP and gave internal buyers full control over complex bulk orders.
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Type Master Buyer Accounts

Internal MH buyers, known as Type Masters, each manage their own client groups. They can build orders, set delivery preferences and manage multiple accounts from a single login.

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Bulk Order Processing with Multi-Destination Despatch

Buyers specify delivery dates, locations and payment options for multiple clients in one order flow. New delivery addresses and event-specific requirements can be added on the fly.

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Multi-Level Administration and Approval Controls

Multiple administration roles provide layered controls. Buyers can override, escalate or refer issues for additional approval directly within the platform, without leaving the workflow.

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Full Order History and Client Visibility

Client transaction histories are linked so each buyer can review all orders, including maps, product details and despatch status, giving complete operational transparency.

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Customer Groups by Region or Type

Buyers can organise clients into groups by geography or client category, creating personalised pages and streamlined workflows for each segment.

Cloudfy MH Distribution Portal — Live
SAP Real-time sync active
Auto Bulk order processing
Active Distribution Orders
Hotel Group — Paris Event Despatched
Retailer Network — Germany Despatched
Venue Chain — UK and IE Processing
Distributor — Benelux Despatched

Why This Matters

Internal merchandise distribution at this scale: bulk, multi-destination, event-driven: falls outside standard ecommerce and ERP workflows. Cloudfy built a solution specifically for how MH operates, not a generic template.

How It Works

The Order Flow, Step by Step

Cloudfy created a structured, repeatable workflow that replaced ad-hoc manual coordination. Every step connects back to SAP without requiring manual data entry.

1

Buyer Logs In and Selects Products

A Type Master buyer accesses their personalised portal, browses the MH merchandise catalogue and selects products for their client group — all within a single, controlled environment.

2

Multi-Destination Checkout Configured

On the checkout page, the buyer specifies individual delivery dates, delivery locations and payment options for each destination. New addresses for events or new venues are added directly in the flow.

3

Automated Checks Run Against SAP

Cloudfy runs automated checks to validate product availability, pricing and fulfilment logic against live SAP data. Issues are flagged instantly rather than discovered after despatch.

4

Override, Refer or Confirm

If a check raises an issue, buyers can override it where authorised, escalate to an administrator, or refer for additional approval — all within the platform, without email chains.

5

Process Orders — Seamless Central Despatch

Confirmed orders flow directly into SAP and trigger despatch from the centralised warehouse. No re-keying. No manual intervention unless an exception genuinely requires it.

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Rethought from the Ground UpRather than fitting MH's process into a standard B2B template, Cloudfy reviewed and rewrote typical ecommerce approaches to match how luxury merchandise distribution actually works.
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Built for Internal Use FirstThe portal operates as an in-house-only solution. No customer-facing storefront is required. The generic approach meets current needs, with a branded version available as a future option.
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Event and Venue ReadyBuyers can add new delivery addresses and event-specific requirements at checkout, handling the dynamic, last-minute nature of luxury hospitality and events.
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Multi-Brand CapableThe platform architecture supports Moët Hennessy's portfolio of Maisons, with the flexibility to extend to branded portals for individual heritage brands as the operation scales.
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Controlled Access ThroughoutRole-based administration ensures each buyer sees only what they need. Approval hierarchies protect order accuracy and maintain commercial governance across the group.

ERP Integration

Deep SAP Integration, Out of the Box

\Cloudfy connects directly with SAP to synchronise product data, inventory, pricing and order logic in real time. When a buyer confirms an order in the Cloudfy portal, it flows straight into SAP — no manual re-entry, no duplication, no delay.

For Moët Hennessy, this meant that a process which previously required significant manual coordination now runs with automation at every stage. The SAP integration is the backbone of the entire distribution operation.

SAP Business One SAP S/4HANA SAP ECC Real-Time Sync Order Automation Inventory Visibility
Instant Order SyncOrders confirmed in Cloudfy flow directly into SAP in real time. No batch processing, no overnight delays.
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Live InventoryBuyers see accurate, live stock data pulled directly from SAP — preventing over-ordering and despatch failures.
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Pricing Governed by SAPAll pricing logic is driven by SAP records. Cloudfy surfaces that data — it does not duplicate or override it.
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Full Audit TrailEvery order action is logged and traceable, giving finance and operations complete visibility across all buyer activity.

The Outcome

"The Cloudfy team took the time to properly understand how Moet Hennessy's distribution operation works, and then built a solution around that reality. This is exactly the kind of B2B complexity that off-the-shelf platforms struggle with."

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Simon Hartley
Managing Director, Cloudfy
6 mo
Project to go-live
Full SAP integration and buyer training included
100%
Order flow automated
Selection through to SAP despatch, no manual steps
Zero
Manual dispatch errors
Post go-live, SAP driving every order automatically
EU
Pan-European reach
Thousands of clients, one platform, localised delivery logic

Does Your B2B Distribution Look Like This?

Complex bulk ordering, multi-destination despatch and internal distribution processes that your ERP was not designed to handle: Cloudfy can solve for all of it.

Looking Ahead

Built to Scale With the Business

The foundation is in place. What comes next is about deepening capability and extending the platform as Moët Hennessy’s distribution operation evolves across more markets and brands.

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Branded Portals per Maison

The current solution operates as a clean, unbranded internal tool. A fully branded experience for individual Maisons is available when needed, without rebuilding the platform.

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Expanded Regional Delivery Logic

As the distribution network grows into additional markets, Cloudfy can extend delivery rules, regional restrictions and fulfilment routing without significant development overhead.

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Mobile and Field Access

A customer ordering app and sales rep app are available within the Cloudfy platform, giving field-based teams the same ordering capability on the move.

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Returns and Voucher Management

Structured returns workflows and promotional voucher management can be layered into the platform as operational needs develop.

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Advanced Reporting and Analytics

Deeper order history analytics and buyer performance reporting to help the MH team understand demand patterns and optimise merchandise allocation across Europe.

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AI-Powered Ordering Intelligence

Cloudfy AI features — including smart product recommendations and demand forecasting — are available in the platform roadmap, ready to activate when the business is ready.

Looking Ahead

The foundation is live. Here is what comes next.

Cloudfy is designed to grow with the business, not against it. These capabilities are already in the platform, ready to activate as Moet Hennessy’s operation evolves.

01
Branded portals per Maison
A fully branded experience for individual Maisons when needed, without rebuilding anything.
02
Expanded regional delivery logic
Additional markets, delivery rules and fulfilment routing added without significant development overhead.
03
Mobile and field access
Customer ordering app and sales rep app available for field-based teams ordering on the move.
04
Returns and voucher management
Structured returns workflows and promotional voucher management, layered in as operational needs develop.
05
Advanced reporting and analytics
Deeper order history reporting to understand demand patterns and optimise merchandise allocation across Europe.
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AI-powered ordering intelligence
Smart product recommendations and demand forecasting built into the platform, ready to activate when the business is ready.

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