Customer
Karet Trading
Company Type
Supplier
Industry
Headquarters / Region
South Africa
SAP Taulia Solution(s)
How Karet Trading unlocked cash to capture market opportunity
Karet Trading is a manufacturing company that builds trailers and white goods, operating under the Camp Master brand. Owner and Managing Director Rocky Schmidt leads the company. When business doubled in size, Karet faced an immediate challenge: how to fund rapid growth when conventional financing methods were unavailable or prohibitively expensive.
“Suddenly, we had the ability to take our cash flow upfront, and redistribute it where it was needed most.”
Rocky Schmidt, Managing Director, Karet Trading
Before: Challenges and opportunities
Karet Trading faced a growth paradox. When business nearly doubled, the company needed access to cash to fund expansion, purchase inventory, and scale operations. However, conventional funding methods fell short. Banks would not provide financing when needed, and factoring was too expensive. The company’s cash flow was tied up in extended payment terms, making it impossible to invest in growth or maintain supplier relationships. Rocky and his team explored every conventional option but found no viable path forward.
Why SAP Taulia
Karet’s major customer implemented SAP Taulia’s Payables Finance solution, and Rocky seized the opportunity to participate from the launch phase. The process was remarkably simple: sign one agreement with the customer, access the supplier portal, and unlock cash that had been tied up in outstanding invoices. The straightforward implementation with no complex integration or hidden costs made adoption immediate.
After: Value-driven results
The impact was transformative. Cash flow that normally remained outstanding for extended periods became available when needed. This unlocked ability to negotiate bulk orders with suppliers and pay cash upfront, fundamentally improving supplier relationships and trust. With confidence in cash flow forecasting and predictability, Karet could now invest in growth, expand operations, and capture market opportunities that had previously been out of reach. As a major employer in the region, the company’s ability to grow directly supported the livelihoods of many families, making the early payment capability essential to Karet’s future expansion.
