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Oatly
Case · Oatly · since 2023

Oatly: Order-to-Cash and Promotional Products Fulfillment in Ongoing Operations

An international plant-based beverage brand that lives on innovation placements and social media campaigns — and behind it a promotional-products apparatus that simply keeps running. Since 2023, Prowerb has run order-to-cash and promotional products fulfillment for Oatly: from order receipt in the shop through goods receipt and dispatch to the credit note.

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Oatly Barista products and promotional materials arranged for a hospitality partner.

Since 1979 · more than 55,000 pallet slots · ISO 9001 & 14001 · EcoVadis Silver

Starting Point

Whoever constantly launches something new needs a back office that is never surprised.

Oatly links social media and campaigns and places innovations at high frequency. Every placement creates work behind the brand: POS material for retail and food service, fridges and chests, welcome packages for new partners. The critical question isn't whether the individual campaign lands — it's whether the daily stream of orders, invoices, inventory and shipments runs cleanly. Week after week, without anyone having to chase it up.

Whoever constantly launches something new needs a back office that is never surprised.
Service

Order-to-cash and fulfillment as one continuous process — from the click in the shop to the credit note.

Prowerb runs the entire process behind the Oatly promotional products shop, connected as a standalone shop solution: order acceptance and confirmation, changes and cancellations, invoice and credit note processing.

Physically behind it: goods receipt with inventory posting, storage and dispatch of all POS articles with shipment tracking, resolution of transport cases. Plus the field: delivery and stocking of fridges and chests, welcome packages for food-service outlets and new partners, dispatch support for influencer campaigns.

Article master data runs through standardized notification processes — new listing, change, deactivation.

An Oatly display fridge with products and point-of-sale accessories prepared for transport.
Promotional-material operations also cover display fridges, point-of-sale materials and partner kits.
Process

Six stations, one rhythm.

Ongoing operations follow a fixed chain. Every station is documented, every posting traceable.

  1. 01

    Master data

    Articles are created, changed or deactivated through standard notification processes. The range is clean before the first order arrives.

  2. 02

    Goods receipt

    Deliveries are checked and booked in with inventory posting. The inventory in the system is the inventory on the shelf.

  3. 03

    Order

    Order receipt and confirmation run through the promotional products shop, changes and cancellations through the same channel — not through inboxes.

  4. 04

    Dispatch

    Picking, dispatch and shipment tracking including delivery notification. Retail, food service and partners see what arrives when.

  5. 05

    Exception handling

    Transport deviations, additional costs, non-delivery: exception cases are actively closed instead of running in loops.

  6. 06

    Invoice and credit note

    Invoice and credit note processing close the transaction. Order-to-cash means: it's only done once the money is cleanly posted too.

Result

The result isn't a before-and-after. It's an operation that has been running continuously since 2023.

The Oatly operation is the counter-model to campaign business: campaigns are the exception, the ongoing rhythm is the rule. That's exactly what the system is built for — permanently listed promotional articles leave the Prowerb warehouse on the same day as the order more than 95 percent of the time. For a brand whose visibility is decided at the cold shelf, that means: the material is there before the attention moves on.

The result isn't a before-and-after. It's an operation that has been running continuously since 2023.
Perspective

Some accounts live off the peak. This one lives off the rhythm.

In the Prowerb portfolio, accounts like Coca-Cola or Bitburger stand for campaign-driven peak load. Oatly stands for the other end of the same infrastructure: the same apparatus, the same systems — just without peaks, and in series instead.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ongoing promotional-products operations.

Does Prowerb only take on logistics, or also the shop and billing?

Both. As in the Oatly operation, the entire transaction runs through Prowerb: order acceptance and confirmation via a standalone shop solution, changes and cancellations, invoice and credit note processing. Order-to-cash means: the transaction is only done once the money is cleanly posted too.

How quickly do orders leave the warehouse?

Permanently listed promotional articles leave the Prowerb warehouse on the same day as the order more than 95 percent of the time. Dispatch runs with shipment tracking and delivery notification — retail, food service and partners see what arrives when.

What happens with transport damage or if a shipment doesn't arrive?

Transport deviations, additional costs and non-delivery are actively handled and closed as exception cases instead of running in loops. The associated invoice and credit note processing belongs to the same transaction — there's no change of responsibility.

How do new articles get into the range, and how do old ones get removed?

New article listing, change and deactivation run through standardized notification processes. The range sits clean in the system before the first order arrives — and the inventory in the system is the inventory on the shelf.

Can special formats like coolers or welcome packages also be handled?

Yes. In the Oatly operation, delivery and stocking of fridges and chests, welcome packages for food-service outlets and new partners, and dispatch support for influencer campaigns are part of the service scope — on the same infrastructure as the POS material.

How long does the switch to Prowerb take?

Onboarding typically takes around 14 weeks, with parallel operation alongside the previous setup possible. The entry point is a non-binding Needs Check in under 60 seconds — you describe your range, channels and current process, we respond with a concrete picture of your ongoing operations.

Related topics

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  • 01Example workflow: brewery fan shop and prize dispatch
  • 02Case Renault & Dacia
  • 03Order-to-Cash: Order Processing in Ongoing Operations
  • 04Ongoing Operations vs. Campaign: Two Operating Modes, One Inventory
Briefing

If your promotional-products operation ties up more attention than your campaigns, the division of labor is wrong.

Describe your range, channels and current process. We'll respond with a concrete picture of what your ongoing operations at Prowerb look like — from order acceptance to the credit note.

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