Challenges.
After decades of rapid growth, Panera Bread was expanding even more into the adjacent $1 billion categories of catering, small-order delivery and consumer products. The company needed to manage three separate businesses and a workforce with high turnover, multiple jobs, and varying pay rates ¨C but its systems couldn¡¯t keep up. Its growth demanded an agile system that would sustain the business as it continued to evolve. After rigorous evaluation, Panera selected ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in 2014 to support its innovation and growth.
There is a high desire for more ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ at Panera. In fact, we selected ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Financial Management based on our [²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ] HCM project success.
Director, HR Technology
Why ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Panera selected ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ because it offered a single system that was configurable and flexible. It also provided a proven and reliable cloud-based finance, HR and payroll system. Its robust mobile functionality and universal access also contributed to its appeal, as well as the improved analytics and insights it provided. All of these factors led Panera to choose ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ because it was scalable enough to be a successful partner for the growing business.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in action.
Real-time visibility into Panera¡¯s workforce brought top-line benefits back to the business. Before ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, caf¨¦ managers only saw employee time punches on a weekly basis. With ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, they gained up-to-the-minute insight into employee hours and overtime, which helped them make real-time staffing decisions. Panera also realised that associates worked more than eight hours a day in some markets, negatively affecting overall caf¨¦ health metrics. But with real-time, accurate data accessible on any device, managers were able to achieve optimum employee and caf¨¦ health and drive more sales.
Real-time, accurate data accessible on any device
HR team became business partners
Improved caf¨¦ wellness with accurate, visible time data?
Reduced payroll cycle from 4 days to 1.5 days