Bayer Crop Science plans for a healthy, hunger-free future

In the race to combat world hunger, Bayer frees up resources for research by optimizing financial performance

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We use Anaplan for all our planning and forecasting processes. Building scenarios for the business, visualization of our data, bridging different systems and processes.”
—Gerald Auer, CFO and Head of Finance, Bayer Crop Science EMEA

66%

faster scenario planning supports agile, data-led decision-making

Greater

finance department morale due to reduced workloads supports employee engagement

Savings

are identified and freed up for research and development efforts

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    Finance

With operations in 80 countries, tracking financial performance is an ongoing challenge for the finance team at Bayer Crop Science. Any savings they uncover can be reinvested in Bayer’s core mission of feeding the planet. By adopting Anaplan in its financial operations, Bayer empowered finance experts to tackle larger workloads and become strategic advisors to the business.
Video transcript

Gerald Auer, CFO, Bayer Crop Science EMEA:  The crop science business faces various challenges. The war situation in Ukraine, which puts a lot of pressure on the food supply of the planet. The climatic change puts a lot of pressure into how we do farming going forward. The regulatory challenges we face, especially in EMEA at the moment, changing the way we conduct business.

I am the most proud of seeing my team making the Anaplan journey at Bayer. Driving it. Getting the best out of the tool.

We use Anaplan for all our planning and forecasting processes. Building scenarios for the business, visualization of our data, bridging different systems and processes given our legacy.

My name is Gerald Auer. I'm the head of finance of [Bayer] Crop Science EMEA. And we plan with Anaplan.

Sarah Doherty, Head of Performance Management, Bayer Crop Science EMEA: At Bayer, we have a vision of healthful hunger for none and to support 100 million smallholder farmers by 2030.

Anaplan does the technical planning and forecasting, so we can focus on that.

The majority of our finance jobs have changed thanks to Anaplan. And it gives us a competitive advantage because we can focus on what really matters.

I'm Sarah Doherty. I'm the head of performance management for EMEA Crop Science. We plan with Anaplan.

Gerald Auer, CFO, Bayer Crop Science EMEA: The crop science business faces various challenges. The war situation in Ukraine, which puts a lot of pressure on the food supply of the planet. The climatic change puts a lot of pressure into how we do farming going forward. The regulatory challenges we face, especially in EMEA at the moment, changing the way we conduct business.

I am the most proud of seeing my team making the Anaplan journey at Bayer. Driving it. Getting the best out of the tool.

We use Anaplan for all our planning and forecasting processes. Building scenarios for the business, visualization of our data, bridging different systems and processes given our legacy.

My name is Gerald Auer. I'm the head of finance of [Bayer] Crop Science EMEA. And we plan with Anaplan.

Gloved hand working with small plants and making notes on a notepad
Aerial view of farm equipment harvesting a crop