PwC and Olivehorse to build a brighter future together

PwC acquired Olivehorse Consulting Services Ltd, a leading consultancy specialising in supply chain management in February 2022. Founded in 2012, Coventry-based Olivehorse provides end-to-end supply chain planning and management solutions to clients across SAP, Anaplan and Kinaxis technologies. The consultancy is one of very few independents with SAP Gold Partner and supply chain management recognised expertise accreditations.  

PwC’s acquisition of Olivehorse will strengthen its already outstanding and FT Gold medal ranked supply chain capability, delivering even better value to clients. Demand for supply chain expertise has increased rapidly during the pandemic and will continue to be a key area of need for many clients. Alongside its market offerings around S4Hana, finance transformation and Cloud, PwC believes that its improved supply chain management offering will further enhance what it can bring to clients. 

Alistair Kett, Partner, Operations Consulting Leader, PwC UK, said, ‘We are delighted that PwC and Olivehorse are now one combining our amazing people, capabilities and passion for supply chain consulting. We know that this is a market which is hugely important to our clients and to the people they serve and we are proud to have enhanced the value that we can bring. As the world recovers from the global pandemic we know that issues of supply, scarcity and disruption will require new, innovative and technology driven solutions. Our team is very well positioned to help our clients solve these challenges.’

According to the recent IDC Link commentary, PwC Enhances its U.K. Supply Chain Offering with the Completion of the Olivehorse Acquisition (February 2022, IDC #lcEUR148895922), ‘While Olivehorse's headcount is modest, its depth of subject matter expertise, technical know-how, and SAP accreditation should strengthen PwC's already substantial supply chain practice. Moving aside from a pure capability play, Olivehorse's reported robust recent growth should only increase under the PwC banner as it begins to leverage the Big Four's extensive ecosystem and access to new clients, while also creating the opportunity to cross-sell Olivehorse clients into PwC's offering suite.’   

PwC’s approach to supply chain and operations transformation provides a strategic view considering longer-term factors to increase resilience and optimise costs. This includes supply chain digitisation, new planning processes and procedures, or automation. PwC develops the right blueprint to deliver the sustainable productivity needed to embrace change, realise client’s purpose and create lasting value for all.