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SAP Solutions for the Automotive Industry

Keep your engines running with data-backed decisions. Notium’s SAP expertise drives performance, agility, and innovation across the automotive value chain.

Automotive

The automotive sector faces unprecedented complexity and disruption. Electrification, geopolitical instability, shifting consumer demands, and rigorous sustainability regulations are fundamentally reshaping the industry. To thrive, automotive companies must adapt with speed, precision, and strategic foresight.

At Notium, we support automotive leaders in turning these challenges into strategic advantages. Through integrated
SAP solutions, intelligent analytics, and advanced financial planning, we provide clarity across your value chain—helping you navigate complexity, protect margins, and achieve operational excellence.

Key Challenges in the Automotive Sector

The industry must tackle rising complexity while maintaining margin, compliance, and operational stability.

Unpredictable Demand Patterns

Changing mobility trends, seasonality, and geopolitical events make demand forecasting more difficult than ever. Without AI-supported planning tools, companies risk both overproduction and stockouts.

Margin Compression

Component costs are rising, yet pricing flexibility is limited. Automotive leaders need detailed cost visibility and scenario modelling to protect margins at model, market, and channel levels.

Supply Chain Volatility

From raw materials to end delivery, global disruptions expose weaknesses in supplier coordination and logistics. SAP-integrated visibility and proactive planning are key to staying ahead.

Production & Variant Complexity

High product variability and lean production expectations create bottlenecks in planning and execution. Consistent master data and process integration are essential for synchronised operations.

Sustainability Pressure

ESG compliance is now core to brand reputation and investor confidence. Real-time emissions tracking, material traceability, and sustainability-linked reporting must be built into the system — not treated as an afterthought.

Legacy Systems & Data Silos

Many manufacturers operate on fragmented or outdated ERP systems. These environments slow decision-making and limit real-time visibility. Rather than full-scale migration, Notium helps businesses leverage existing systems or S/4HANA by integrating advanced planning, reporting, and performance tools for scalable transformation.

Contact our automotive experts

Suat Ozdemir
Associate partner
PHONE
+44 121 387 7695

End-to-End SAP Solutions Tailored for Automotive

Each solution area is tailored to solve specific challenges in the automotive industry, helping your business gain agility, profitability and data-driven decision-making across the value chain.

Planning & Consolidation

These SAP solutions form the digital backbone for modern automotive manufacturers. All solutions are delivered with Notium’s expert consultancy and implementation services.

Manage budgets, financial forecasts, and multi-entity consolidations in one system.

 

Plan production, sales, and logistics using real-time scenarios and predictive inputs.

 

Streamline statutory and managerial reporting across global operations.

Profitability & Performance

These SAP solutions form the digital backbone for modern automotive manufacturers. All solutions are delivered with Notium’s expert consultancy and implementation services.

Model vehicle-level profitability, simulate pricing changes, and optimise cost-to-serve strategies.

Data & Insights

These SAP solutions form the digital backbone for modern automotive manufacturers. All solutions are delivered with Notium’s expert consultancy and implementation services.

Integrate supply chain, plant, and financial data from multiple systems into a single, trusted layer.

 

Build scalable data models for operations, finance, and supply chain analytics.

 

Get operational insights (inventory, production, cost centres) directly within S/4HANA.

Smart Manufacturing

These SAP solutions form the digital backbone for modern automotive manufacturers. All solutions are delivered with Notium’s expert consultancy and implementation services.

Monitor production lines, reduce downtime, and enable predictive maintenance.

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WHY NOTIUM?

Why choose Notium as your SAP partner in the automotive industry?

The automotive world moves fast. Your SAP systems should too. From production to profitability, we help manufacturers, suppliers and mobility innovators run smarter with agile, insight-driven SAP solutions.

Trusted by SAP decision-makers in automotive manufacturing and Tier-1 supply

Deep SAP domain expertise across finance, production, supply chain and analytics

Fast-track rollouts using modular implementation kits

Experienced in S/4HANA migration, BPC–SAC transition and data modelling for automotive

Actively advising clients on ESG compliance and SAP sustainability integrations

Services

Explore how we help your business run better with expert SAP consulting

Our consultants work closely with your teams to bring clarity, speed, and confidence to every step of your SAP journey. From design to delivery, we empower you with smart, flexible, and scalable solutions — tailored for real-world impact.

SAP Project Implementation

Accelerate your automotive SAP transformation with industry-specific templates, proven methodologies, and an expert team experienced in OEM and Tier-1 environments.

Back on Track Service for Automotive

Facing delays or bottlenecks in your automotive SAP project? Our structured 6-step recovery framework swiftly addresses industry-specific challenges, restoring operational momentum.

Team Up Services – Automotive Expertise

Seamlessly extend your internal team with top-tier Notium SAP consultants who understand automotive processes, from supply chain logistics to factory-floor optimisation.

Tailored SAP Training for Automotive Teams

Equip your teams with practical SAP training tailored specifically to automotive industry processes—including manufacturing, financial planning, and analytics.

SAP Support Desk for Automotive

Gain immediate access to expert SAP support, focused on critical automotive needs such as just-in-time production, variant management, and complex supply chain structures.

Quality Assurance for Automotive SAP Projects

Minimise risk and ensure compliance with automotive industry standards through independent QA reviews, expert validation, and strategic risk management.

Our Other Services & Solutions

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Other Solutions

SAP Analytics Cloud Planning & Reporting

SAP Business Planning (SAP BPC)

SAP Disclosure Management

SAP Group Reporting

SAP Business Warehouse

S4/HANA Embedded Analytics

Other Service

Project Implementation

Back on track Service

Quality Assurance Service

Support Desk Service

Training

Frequently asked questions about SAP solutions for the automotive industry

SAP solutions for the automotive industry include integrated tools that support manufacturing, supply chain, R&D, sales, and mobility services. These solutions help companies operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and respond to changing market demands.

SAP enables automotive manufacturers to run smart factories with real-time data, streamlined workflows, and automated quality controls. From parts procurement to final assembly, SAP improves operational visibility and reduces production delays.

SAP solutions optimise supply chain planning, inventory visibility, and logistics execution. Automotive companies can manage disruptions, forecast demand more accurately, and build a more resilient and responsive supply chain.

Yes. SAP helps track carbon emissions, reduce waste, and support regulatory compliance across the automotive value chain. With digital traceability and lifecycle insights, companies can move towards greener operations.

Companies can partner with experienced SAP consulting firms like Notium to explore the right solutions for their business. From system design to implementation, expert guidance ensures faster results and long-term value.

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