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Best of breed selling meets best in class financials   

Explore how Life Cykel transformed their ability to scale with the sweet synergy of Shopify Plus and NetSuite cloud ERP 

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Meet Life Cykel

Life Cykel is a global biotechnology company specialising in premium functional mushroom extracts. Distributing to over 120 countries – inc. Australia, the US, and the UK – their range of mushroom-based supplements and home-growing kits are designed to enhance human and planetary health. 

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The challenge

As Life Cykel's global operations expanded, their need for real-time insights and streamlined processes grew. Yet their existing systems lacked the advanced capabilities to manage complex supply chains, manufacturing, and financial consolidation across regions. 

Life Cykel's system roadblocks:

  • Limited visibility into inventory tracking 
  • Inability to meet complex manufacturing demands 
  • Challenges in consolidating financials across countries and currencies 
  • Lack of system to support growth while ensuring quality and sustainability 

"We needed an inventory platform. Initially, the team looked at a system to integrate with Xero, but it quickly became clear that our manufacturing process was too complex. We were managing the entire end-to-end process, and we needed to track everything – including batch numbers, serial numbers." 

Jonathon Meredith-Smith, CFO at Life Cykel 

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The transformation 

As Life Cykel evolved from startup to global player, aligning core systems with strategic goals became essential. NetSuite's robust platform allowed the company to replace outsized accounting systems and spreadsheets with a unified, scalable cloud ERP system that revolutionised their business across every department. 

Key system transformation highlights

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 Financial clarity 

  • Replaced Xero and spreadsheets with a global-ready cloud ERP. 
  • Real-time financial tracking across countries and currencies. 
  • Reduced month-end close time from a month to just a few days. 

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Unified tech stack 

  • Integrated Shopify, Amazon, and ShipBob via Celigo iPaaS. 
  • Eliminated data silos for improved team communication and collaboration. 
  • Launched Shopify B2B in Australia and the US with seamless channel adoption. 

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Strategic decision-making 

  • Enabled detailed, targeted conversations across customer service, logistics, manufacturing, and sales teams. 
  • Real-time data access now supports more strategic discussions across departments. 

 

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Manufacturing efficiency 

  • Digitised manufacturing from raw materials to finished goods across multiple regions. 

  • Supported tenfold production scale-up while maintaining smooth global operations. 

 

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Inventory control 

  • Real-time visibility across warehouses ensures tighter control of inventory.
     
  • Batch and serial number tracking provides full traceability and efficient recall management. 
  • Weekly inventory reporting reduced from 6-8 hours to just 10 minutes.
     

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Retail expansion 

  • Supported Life Cykel’s expansion into the US retail market. 
  • Met stringent quality control and rapid recall capabilities demanded by major retailers. 
  • Enhanced ability to handle large stock volumes with precision and reliability. 

 

The solution powering Life Cykel’s global expansion 

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The best ranked commerce platform for conversion, performance and agility.

Maximised conversions
Scalable & flexible
Robust integrations
Highly customisable 

 

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Integrated with the world's most deployed cloud ERP system.

Advanced financials 
Unified operations 
Real-time insights 
Global capabilities 

 

The perfect blend of Shopify Plus & NetSuite 

Customer data: Automatically syncs customer data between Shopify and NetSuite for up-to-date information across platforms 

Product info: Syncs product details between NetSuite to Shopify 

Inventory management: Keeps Shopify's inventory levels accurate with automatic syncing from NetSuite 

Order management: Users can manage orders in NetSuite with automatic real-time updates to Shopify  

Shipping & fulfillment: Automates shipping data sync between Shopify and NetSuite  

Accounting & financials: Syncs financial data for exact revenue tracking and advanced financial insights 

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We can help you deliver the ideal connected retail experience for your brand   

About Annexa 

At Annexa, we’re recognised as one of ANZ’s leading NetSuite and system integration partners and top 10 NetSuite partners globally. Specialising in tailored, integrated cloud solutions, we focus exclusively on NetSuite, leveraging our deep knowledge of its entire portfolio and ecosystem to meet the unique needs of each customer.  

With a focus on building connected digital solutions, Annexa simplifies the deployment of world-leading cloud ERP NetSuite through integrated systems, applications, and data sources to empower businesses with the efficiency gains and innovation needed to grow and thrive.   

1300 994 550 | annexa.com.au | sales@annexa.com.au 

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