MCKEE FOODS

McKee

Challenges

14-year-old ERP system had become cumbersome and difficult to use as the company's needs changed and as employees increasingly leveraged the Web to get work done
The HR and Payroll organizations often duplicated efforts and stored employee information in multiple locations due to their reliance on paper-based processes and bolt-ons to their ERP system to bypass its limitations
Costs associated with maintaining and supporting the system increased beyond expectations with a constant need to update, patch, fix, and upgrade

Solutions

Workday Human Capital Management, Payroll
Flexible, modern solution that reduces IT burden, puts HR business processes online to fit operations, and delivers a contemporary web user experience
Employees can gain access from any location with an Internet connection or mobile device and require little to no training because of the intuitive user interface

Results

Thousands of dollars in cost savings from no longer maintaining and supporting the infrastructure of an on-premise application
Built an automated workflow, eliminating many paper-based processes that used to take significant time and resources from the HR organization
Improved HR, manager, and employee productivity with HR transactions beginning with the end-user
Tremendous efficiency in payroll—paperless and 67% faster

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"In my 27 years at McKee Foods, I've never had a software vendor be so concerned about our interests as a customer. Workday always says, 'Let's talk about it and see if we can help you get there.' It's the best customer service I've ever experienced with a software vendor."
Mark Newsome
Sr. Corporate Human Resource Manager

McKee Foods is a privately held, family-run company with a history of innovation and a deeply held belief in the importance of doing business with integrity. McKee Foods, headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee, is best known for its line of Little Debbie® snack cakes and Sunbelt® products. Little Debbie® is America's leading snack cake brand in unit sales. McKee Foods has nearly 7,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada, and annual sales in excess of $1 billion. www.mckeefoods.com