Welii offers the benefit of being proactive and anticipating renewals, which provides the opportunity to challenge teams not only on budget but also on the significance and utilization of tools.
Welii offers the benefit of being proactive and anticipating renewals, which provides the opportunity to challenge teams not only on budget but also on the significance and utilization of tools.
Website: zenchef.com
Company size: 210+
As Zenchef rapidly scaled up, doubling its workforce from 50 to 100 employees in a year, Tony's role as VP of Operations was crucial. He was responsible for strategic technology decisions, maintaining operational efficiency amid growth, enhancing security for an expanding customer base, and managing rising IT costs. These tasks were key to Zenchef's growth, ensuring effective management of reservations, online orders, and customer relationships, while upholding budgetary control and operational excellence.
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When Zenchef first connected to Welii’s platform back in 2022, we detected that more than 151 applications were being used. Among them, 76 of these applications were paid. Prior to the connection with our platform, it was difficult for Zenchef to ensure that the tools in use were not posing a threat to data security.
There was also insufficient expertise in Procurement management and negotiations. The budget owners and Tony, VP of Operations, were in charge of all the negotiations and split them up according to the strategic level and the price of the solution.
There were many areas for concern surrounding tool usage. More specifically, tools that were used regularly had technical problems, therefore disrupting daily operations. The tools were employed without adequately assessing usage rates or adapting according to changing requirements, resulting in higher costs, uncontrolled expenses, and difficulty in accounting for expenditures. There was also the problem of various tools being duplicated to execute the same tasks, leading to unnecessary costs. Additionally, there was also difficulty determining the needs of their teams and evaluating those needs.
In order to combat these issues, Zenchef created a monthly manual comparison between expenses received by the accounting department and established budgets for control purposes. However, this did not permit a proactive approach. The difference detected was reactive and the financial decisions on tool usage were driven by tool costs rather than usefulness.
Welii quickly produced positive results, with substantial savings. An average saving of 25% was achieved from the first few months of use.
Welii also helped identify the needs and expectations of operational teams. For example, when renewing Pendo, a product tool for Zenchef, Welii's IT buyers provided support. We began by evaluating the team's satisfaction with the tool and discovered that many employees had difficulty using it. The next step was to attach the renewal to a trial phase that met specific requirements. This type of intervention helps educate teams and fosters collaboration between operational and financial departments. The significance and responsibilities of making a purchase are now better understood.
Working with Welii provided the advantage of delegating IT purchases and major renewals, leading to a ROI 10x. The added bonus is the monitoring of apps that pose a security risk to the company, providing peace of mind to IT and operational department with constant checking.
Website: zenchef.com
Company size: 210+
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