Purchasing Pool

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.

Product selection

F&B, non-food, investment

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products

Supply partners

Specific to the hotel industry

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suppliers

Savings achieved

EUR/year on purchase prices

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Million

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

Largest network of quality-tested suppliers & service providers for the hotel industry

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)

Cost optimization through progros conditions

Secure refunds

Personal purchasing advice

progros ORDER "buy" FutureLog (Digital)

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)

Digital invoicing & central regulation

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)