Case Study

uvex group: Integrated Corporate Controlling for Sustainable Growth

Challenges

Corporate-wide management across six key performance indicators
Integration of diverse requirements for reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
Value-based decision-making processes requiring data foundation

Results

Fast and flexible access to standardized information from any location
Creation of customized applications
Corporate controlling as core application

Company

Whether at work or during leisure time, products of the uvex group provide safety. Founded in 1926, the company is widely respected throughout the world when it comes to high-quality personal protective equipment, as well as helmets and goggles for skiing, cycling and equestrian. "Made in Germany" is a hallmark of the uvex group, as the company produces primarily in Germany.

Customer benefits and competitiveness are at the forefront of the Bavarian-based family company uvex group and form the foundation of their value-oriented approach. To enable corporate management and decision-making processes in this regard, the company relies on Serviceware Performance for corporate controlling.

Solution

The uvex group has relied on Serviceware Performance for quite some time now. Twelve applications are now available, the corporate controlling application belonging to the core applications. This is an integral, group-wide solution for corporate management, which covers requirements such as reporting of actuals, forecasts, and budgeting.

Corporate management is based on six key factors at the uvex group: market position, innovative performance, productivity, attracting the right people, liquidity and cashflow, as well as profitability.

The corporate controlling application provides all data and figures necessary for implementation and control of the uvex group value orientation. No matter which of the global branches users are located in, they have fast and flexible access to consistent, standardized information anywhere.

The success of corporate controlling is based on the following factors, amongst others:

The right product
Good preparation and a coherent concept
The design
Flexibility and efficiency
Focus on the user

“With Serviceware Performance we’ve opted for software that integrates all the important and correct tools for us.”

Gerhard Guttenberger

Director Group Controlling at UVEX WINTER HOLDING GmbH & Co. KG

Collaboration

“The qualified consultants not only know their product like the back of their hand. They’ve already familiarized our staff with the system through a 'learning by doing' approach within the project," explains Gerhard Guttenberger, Director Group Controlling at uvex. "We always have support if difficulties arise and always found a solution that works for us.

A win-win situation

In our relationship with Serviceware, we rest assured our suggestions and ideas are helping to refine the product. We pass on our experience to Serviceware and can be sure that they listen to our suggestions and ideas. This is a partnership that both parties benefit from.”

Results

Rapid and flexible access from any location

No matter which of the global branches users are located in, they have fast and flexible access to consistent, standardized information anywhere.

Creation of customized applications

uvex has relied on Serviceware Performance for quite some time now. Twelve applications are now available, the corporate controlling application belonging to the core applications.

Individual and precise overview

The controlling application is an integral, group-wide solution for corporate management, which covers requirements such as reporting of actuals, forecasts, and budgeting.