Premier Farnell selects Kronos to improve productivity and gain real-time visibility into attendance and absence
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) - the leading distributor of electronic components, has selected Kronos to improve efficiencies around the time and attendance management of 350 employees based in their Leeds based distribution centre. The implementation of Kronos will allow employees to better manage their time given the real time nature of the system and enable Premier Farnell to increase payroll accuracy and productivity, providing valuable insight into the time spent on a range of operational activities. Kronos will be fully integrated with the company’s Empower payroll solution.
“Our existing time and attendance system no longer supported the needs of the business as we support a growing multi channel experience,” explains Nicki Chaney, Global Supply Chain Analyst Manager. “Our internal, multi-departmental project group looked at a number of providers before selecting the Kronos Workforce Central suite.”
Further enhancements will add extra tools to help the organisation continually improve service standards for customers and suppliers alike. Commenting on the Premier Farnell project, Keith Statham, Managing Director, Kronos UK says: “Simply moving from manual timekeeping to a fully automated and integrated system brings added value to any organisation. I’m delighted that Premier Farnell has selected Kronos and look forward to working with them on a successful implementation.”
About Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell is leading the way in the high service, multi-channel provision of essential products, information, software and technology solutions to electronic design engineers, maintenance and repair engineers and purchasing professionals globally. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important “element14 eCommunity” for design engineers – an industry first (www.element-14.com). With sales last year of £795.3m and underlying profits of £54.8m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers’ needs. Recently awarded Platinum status by the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index the business takes its CSR commitments very seriously.
While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalize its model accordingly, trading locally under different brand names. Its primary electronics businesses trade as Farnell in the UK, India, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico, and Premier Electronics in China and Hong Kong. In Singapore, Malaysia, and Brazil the operation is known as Farnell Newark.
“One of the key advantages that Kronos will bring to the organisation is real-time reporting with live data to give us up to the minute information about the business. Managing in real-time rather than in arrears will enable us to proactively manage and support our people better. We also anticipate introducing self-serve facilities with Kronos, where employees will be able to see their own timecards, request holidays and check shifts as we continue to work to improve the employment experience at Premier Farnell.”
Nicki Chaney
Global Supply Chain Analyst Manager, Premier Farnell