Accenture and Einr AS have reached an agreement for Einr AS to be acquired by Accenture. Einr AS is a Norwegian business consulting firm that specialises in high volume logistics solutions leveraging SAP® technologies to streamline the movement of goods from producers to consumers. Accenture's SAP skills will be further strengthened by the purchase, accelerating supply chain innovation for businesses in the consumer electronics and retail sectors. The deal's financial details weren't made public.

 

Einr, a company that was founded in 2015, is based in Oslo, Norway. 42 of its workers will join Accenture SAP Business Group in the Nordics after the transaction is complete. Employees from Einr will strengthen Accenture's SAP services in the market with their specialised skills in retail and supply chain management, transportation management, warehouse management, and assortment planning.

 

“In times of disruption, organizations need to reinvent their supply chains to meet rapidly changing customer expectations, grow and become more profitable,” said Emma McGuigan , senior managing director and Enterprise & Industry Technologies lead at Accenture. “With the acquisition of Einr, we will strengthen our SAP supply chain and logistics capabilities, which help our clients move to more responsive, resilient and sustainable supply chains.”

 

Per Atle Steinsland, managing director, Einr AS, added, "For the past eight years, we have delivered high volume logistics, retail and supply chain management solutions that helped our clients transform and grow within their industries. Together with Accenture, we will be able to deliver these highly specialized capabilities at scale, while creating exciting new development opportunities for our people."

 

“The agreement to acquire Einr shows Accenture’s commitment to serve as our clients’ preferred partner in end-to-end SAP transformations and supply chain reinvention,” said Carsten Sachmann, Accenture’s Nordic lead.