last year, Edgewell Personal Care Co., Ltd. has completed a strategic review of its operations, exploring opportunities to improve focus, execution and speed through a simplified U.S. organization.
As part of this, the company is restructuring its leadership and seeking new efficiencies through supply chain optimization that relies on investments in analytics and revenue growth management to accelerate decision-making.
Specifically, Edgewell will focus on its North American wet shave business and streamline operations within its manufacturing sites by reducing duplication of effort and increasing investment in next-generation automation and digital tools.
”[This] This will result in a more agile, resilient, customer-centric supply chain and position us to accelerate the pace of productivity reductions in FY27 and beyond,” President and CEO Rod Little said in a recent earnings call.
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The company will also focus on expanding capacity for its five focus brands: Schick, Billie, Hawaiian Tropic, Banana Boat and Cremo.
Meanwhile, Edgewell is slimming down its product offering. For example, in a recent company, Sold feminine care portfolioin North America, including the Carefree, Stayfree, and Ob brands, and around the world, Playtex is a global health and hygiene company. essity.
”“We believe that by simplifying our portfolio and reallocating capital and resources to these core businesses, we will be more competitive and invest where it matters most,” Little said.
This optimization is expected to offset tariff pressures, reduce supply complexity, free up capacity and improve service levels.
“The productivity efforts we are making, particularly in manufacturing, simplification and automation, are structural in nature, and these benefits will become increasingly pervasive as external cost pressures become the norm,” Little said.
