progros UNITED - the purchasing pool "buy" progros... The best of both – advantages in terms of conditions like a central purchasing department, and all the flexibility and freedom of an individual company. Highly professional purchasing system with around 600 high-volume framework agreements for all product ranges, central online invoicing, digital ordering system (also as an app) as well as advanced consulting services for measurable savings in purchasing costs, the procurement process and payment. Plug & play. Immediate. Enhanced purchasing. Improved costs. Better processes.
Purchasing Pool
Product selection
F&B, non-food, investment
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Supply partners
Specific to the hotel industry
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Savings achieved
EUR/year on purchase prices
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Countries
Germany
Austria
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Your benefits
- Certified purchasing process (ISO 9001:2015)
- Optimisation & reduction of all purchasing expenditure with centrally negotiated conditions
- Supply and procurement reliability through quality-certified & tested brand suppliers & service providers specifically for the hospitality sector
- Transparency by comparing & contrasting bids
- Time saved with professional purchasing advice from the hotel industry & top catering experts
- Payment simplification & tamper-proofing with digital central regulation & invoice archive
Our services for you
- Over 600 framework agreements (regional, national, international)
- Food (meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, coffee, etc.)
- Beverage (soft drinks, juices, beer, wines, spirits etc.)
- Consumables (office and kitchen supplies, cleaning products, hotel cosmetics, etc.)
- Furnishings (wellness, SPA, fitness, furniture, beds, floor coverings, kitchen, conference, signage, etc.)
- Digital (PMS, W-LAN / networks, guest folder, payment platforms, checkin, hybrid meetings, SEO / SEA, digital signage, personnel planning, accounts payable management, inventory management, cash register systems, etc.)
- Gastro equipment (restaurant, bar, kitchen etc.)
- Hygiene (tests, masks, disinfection, control systems, fever measuring stations etc.)
- Building services (lamps, tools, air conditioning, door locking systems, etc.)
- Services (insurance, credit cards, quality check, marketing support, training etc.)
- Vehicles (commercial vehicles, private, leasing / purchase etc.)
- Energy (water, gas, electricity, CHP etc.)
- Sustainability (offers in the areas of food, consumer goods, capital goods)
- Access to all centrally negotiated volume prices with over 600 quality-checked supply & network partners.
- Trade agreements with leading brand manufacturers
- Discounts, preferential terms, improved payment conditions
- Ongoing renegotiation of all assortments and conditions by progros
- Additional staggered rebates or individual rebates of up to 5% on almost all purchase sales at progros suppliers
- Complete accounting and payment by progros for you
- Audit-proof control by progros
- Personal expert advice from purchasing experts / specialist teams for the areas of food, beverages, furniture, furnishings, consumer goods, technology, air-conditioning and buildings, services, digital solutions, vehicles, wellness, fitness, SPA, housekeeping, kitchen
- Offer service with offer commenting and evaluation as well as consulting and assistance with purchase decisions
- Online ordering platform with over 100 suppliers
- Over 100,000 articles - food, beverage, consumables
- Condition & product maintenance by progros
- Individual shopping carts configurable per hotel / department
- Orders by customers via PC or mobile (App Store or Google Playstore)
- Multi-level approval workflow
- Order, article, price and supplier statistics
- Audit-proof, as all processes are logged
- Direct support and training by progros (first level support)
- Extendable by own suppliers and products as well as merchandise management function (additional fee)
- Central recording of your original incoming invoices from all progros suppliers by progros (updated daily)
- Payment release in the online invoice portal with note and forwarding function as well as audit-proof invoice archive
- Individual payment terms can be mapped (cash discount etc.)
- All invoices - only one payment (central payment)
- Expandable to full version, so that you have all your incoming invoices in one system (additional fee)
- Password-protected online portal
- Supplier overview incl. supplier dossiers
- Assortment overview
- Core assortment lists
- New supplier presentations
- New product introductions
- Chargeback arrangements
- Overview of your purchasing turnover per supplier / month / cumulated
- Technical articles, blogs, training videos
- Template for your individual purchasing inquiries
- All contact persons incl. contact details and responsibilities
- Direct access to progros ORDER "buy" FutureLog (single sign on)
- The PRO is your direct personal contact for you and your team
- Regular partner meetings incl. recommendations for further optimization of your purchasing results with action tips
- Information about new purchasing advantages and product innovations as well as market & supplier changes
- Profitability analysis cooperation progros (cost-benefit)
Your direct line to progros
