movis — Dynamics 365 Business Central partner with trade focus
movis IT services and consulting company mbH is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner headquartered in Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein, with a Mid-Market customer base concentrated in retail, wholesale, trade and adjacent service industries. The firm implements and operates Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft 365 productivity solutions for customers across northern Germany and selected national accounts. Compared with the largest Dynamics partners in DACH, movis sits in the upper-Mid-Market segment of the partner channel: large enough to deliver structured implementations with named project leads and a stable consultant base, small enough to be approachable for mid-market budgets and to maintain a focused industry positioning rather than spreading across all verticals. For Mid-Market retailers, wholesalers and traders evaluating Business Central, movis is a credible regional partner alternative to the national-scale firms.
About
movis was founded in northern Germany and is privately held. Headquarters are in Itzehoe with additional presence in the northern German metropolitan areas (Hamburg, Bremen). Headcount is in the low hundreds. The firm holds Microsoft partner status in the standard Microsoft Cloud Partner Programme and is recognised as a Dynamics 365 Business Central specialist with industry focus rather than a generic multi-product implementation house. Customers are typically Mid-Market businesses in retail, wholesale, trade, distribution and selected services in the revenue range from roughly 10 million to several hundred million euro. The reference base includes regional retail chains, technical wholesalers and trading companies across northern Germany. movis maintains a relatively stable consultant team with low turnover by industry standards, which matters for ongoing customer relationships beyond the initial rollout. Business operations are conducted in German with English capability for international customer touchpoints.
Service offering
The movis portfolio focuses on Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation, operation and continuous development. Within Business Central the firm covers the standard functional areas (finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, project, basic manufacturing) and adds industry-specific configuration for retail and wholesale scenarios: variant management for fashion and consumer goods, multi-warehouse and consignment-stock management, customer-specific pricing and contract management, returns processing and EDI integration with trading partners. Adjacent Microsoft technologies in scope include Microsoft 365 productivity (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook), Power BI for reporting, Power Apps for low-code extensions and Power Automate for workflow automation. Application managed services cover post-go-live operations including incident management, change requests and release upgrades. Training and change-management services are available as defined work streams. The firm does not implement non-Microsoft ERP products.
DACH positioning
In the DACH Dynamics 365 Business Central partner landscape movis sits in the mid-tier of regionally focused specialists. Compared with the national-scale Dynamics partners such as Cosmo Consult, the firm offers a more compact organisation, a focused industry positioning and a price level slightly below the upper-tier partners. Geographic concentration in northern Germany means on-site delivery in the Hamburg, Bremen and northern Lower Saxony region is convenient; for customers based further south, the on-site model relies more on dedicated travel arrangements. Compliance posture covers German GoBD requirements, DATEV-compatible interfaces where customer accounting flows through that ecosystem, German VAT and the upcoming B2B e-invoicing rules. Business Central's German localisation handles the standard finance and reporting requirements. For international subsidiaries, movis uses Microsoft partner relationships in the relevant countries rather than maintaining its own international footprint.
Strengths and selection considerations
Strengths to consider: industry focus on retail, wholesale and trade with productised configuration templates, stable consultant team with low turnover, regional accessibility in northern Germany, and a price level appropriate for upper-Mid-Market budgets without the cost overhead of national-scale partners. For Mid-Market retailers and wholesalers in the northern German economic area, movis is a credible candidate to invite into a Business Central partner selection alongside other regional and national partners. Limitations to consider: outside of retail, wholesale and trade the productised-template advantage is smaller and the firm competes head-to-head with larger generic Dynamics partners; geographic delivery from Itzehoe makes the firm a more natural fit for northern German customers than for customers in Bavaria or Austria. For very small budgets a smaller regional Business Central partner may still be more economical. International rollouts beyond DACH typically need a partner network arrangement rather than a single-firm engagement.
Related Topics
Vendor homepage of movis ERP-Service
Current view of the website https://www.movis.eu/
Reviews for movis ERP-Service
No published reviews yet for movis ERP-Service on erp-software.org vor.
Your own review for movis ERP-Service schreiben
Write Sie uns Ihre experience with movis ERP-Service. We publish reviews after a brief editorial check in 1–3 business days. Fields marked with * are required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does movis implement other ERP products besides Microsoft Dynamics?
No. movis is exclusively a Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner with a focus on Business Central. The firm does not implement SAP, NetSuite or other non-Microsoft ERP products. For non-Microsoft customers a different partner ecosystem is the correct counterparty.
Is movis a good fit for very small businesses?
For very small businesses with simple requirements, the upper-Mittelstand price band may not be the most economical. Business Central can be implemented at small scale by smaller regional partners at lower total cost. movis is a stronger fit for Mittelstand businesses with structured rollout requirements, multi-warehouse or multi-entity setups, and a willingness to invest in productised configuration depth.
Can movis support multi-country Business Central rollouts?
For DACH the firm can deliver directly. For rollouts that extend beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland, movis typically uses Microsoft partner relationships in the relevant countries for local delivery, with movis acting as the lead partner for the template design. Multi-country rollouts of this kind should be planned with explicit partner-network agreements rather than assumed as a default capability.