Manpower takes control of spend, with organization-wide insight into expenditure

Executive overview

Profile

Sector
Business Services

No. of offices
4.000+

No. of customers
400.000+

Operates
Worldwide

Objectives

  • To manage and control the organization’s total expenditure.
  • A system through which all purchases are processed centrally.
  • A user-friendly solution suitable for all staff.

What the solution provided

  • Seamless ordering process at branch level, while providing the purchasing department with key information.
  • Support for the organization’s ‘one-stop-shop’ policy.
  • A spend control solution without putting additional strain on the IT department.

Benefits

  • Reduced administration and maintenance requirements free up staff for more value-add tasks.
  • 70% of all purchased goods and services are processed through the Proactis solution.
  • The Procurement team is now ‘on control’ of organization-wide spend.

Profile

ManpowerGroup provides innovative employment solutions for more than 400,000 customers, helping over 300 people find a new career every minute around the world. In The Netherlands, Manpower has 150 offices that employ approximately 1,000 consultants.

Each of these locations requires goods and services to support their primary function, to find jobs for personnel. This includes the procurement of laptops, office equipment and property maintenance. In order to manage and control the organization’s total expenditures, goods and services are purchased centrally.

Objectives

Manpower wanted a solution to support this centralized procurement process. The ultimate goal is for 70% of all purchased goods and services to be processed through one system, with ordering at the branch level and information about the quantity of purchased goods, services and expenditures available to the purchasing department.

The user-friendliness of the software was a decisive factor in the decision. Staff turnover is relatively high in the staffing industry, so employees must be able to quickly place an order without requiring extensive knowledge of the system.

What the solution provided

“It is very simple to order through Proactis, which is similar to online shopping,” stated Manpower’s Manager procurement & Facility. “This was also the idea we had behind such a system: it had to be capable of supporting a ‘one-stop-shop’. Buying through a portal without too many bells and whistles."

The Proactis procurement SaaS solution provides Manpower with a user-friendly system through which all purchases are centrally processed. Employees have access to the online tool from their own workstations, allowing them to place their orders directly, which are then immediately forwarded to the various (centrally-selected) suppliers. The ultimate goal was for 70% of all purchased goods and services to be processed through one platform. Proactis has helped achieve this by facilitating the ordering process at the branch level and providing the purchasing department with direct information about the quantity of purchased goods, services and expenditures.

Benefits

Proactis has provided Manpower with an easy-to-use tool for exercising better control over spending. The company did not want to put additional strain on its IT department, so the SaaS solution proved to be ideal. “The great advantage of an online solution is that you do not need to take responsibility for administration and maintenance. The software is hosted entirely by Proactis. This saves us a lot of work and expenses.”

Manpower believes that now that the branches make proper use of the ordering module, it is now ‘in control’ of spending throughout the. The Procurement team is currently proactively involved with the spending pattern of the entire organization, and the Proactis purchasing tool has been paramount for this.
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