FULFILLING THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY
Today’s grocery employees want flexibility. They want options for when and where they work. The more scheduling flexibility you can provide, the more likely your employees will be to remain as engaged, productive members of your team. With a digital frontline workplace, grocers can deliver flexibility by:
Broadcasting available shifts to their frontline
FOSTERING THE COMMUNICATIONS FLOW
Effective two-way communication remains critical for keeping grocery stores’ frontline teams and team members functional, productive, engaged—and loyal to the company. A digital frontline workplace:
PROVIDING A PATH FOR GROWTH
Employees are far more likely to remain with their employer if they can see opportunities to advance in their career. A digital frontline workplace lets grocers:
Offer learning in the flow with short micro training sessions employees are able to view on their mobile devices—allowing for productive use of downtime on the job
The world’s leading
digital frontline workplace.
WorkJam’s mission is to revolutionize the way HQs and their frontline work together. As the world leader in the digital frontline workplace, WorkJam combines collaborative communication, task management, learning, scheduling tools and more to drive efficiencies and productivity.
Available in over 45 languages, WorkJam turns workflow chaos into workforce orchestration®. HQs love it for its ROI (a whopping 410% ) and employees love it because it puts workplace competencies right into their hands. If we want a happier frontline, we need to support them as individuals with upskilling, shift scheduling, and processes – all on one app.
I want to learn more. Send me the white paper with more details.
Let's hop on a call and see how we can better manage our frontline.
1 - U.S. Department of Labor JOLTS report | 2 - Investopedia, The Cost of Hiring a New Employee | 3, 4, 5 - Based on Forrester: The Total Economic Impact (TM) of WorkJam's Digital Workplace, a study of a composite organization of retailers with 116 months experience in using WorkJam Digital Workplace. Composite organization comprised 50,000 retail workers across 1,000 stores, with an average of 50 frontline employees per store.
Enables one-on-one communication between HQs and employees, as well as targeted communication for relevance, saving time
Allowing employees to pick up and swap shifts to accommodate their needs while minimizing back-and-forth with their manager and colleagues—and to sign up for shifts outside their “home” location
Offers an internal communications platform to keep leadership and HQ team members in touch with frontline employees
Supports store- and topic-specific chatrooms
Create tailored learning paths to suit individual employees’ preferences and goals
Gamify the learning experience, enhancing its appeal
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FLEXIBILITY
SCHEDULING
OPTIONS
SUPPORT
COMMUNICATE
STAY IN TOUCH
ACCOMPLISH
PROGRESS
ADVANCE
It’s in the numbers: A modest investment in the front line, with WorkJam’s digital frontline workplace at its core, delivers many benefits to grocery operators’ tables.
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Staff optimization savings:
$2.7 million over three years
Employee turnover cost savings:
$14.2 million over three years
Store manager scheduling time cost savings
$12.7 million over three years
Total quantified benefits (risk- and present-value adjusted):
$30.5 million over three years, versus costs of $5.9 million, for net present value of $24.5 million
Payback period:
less than six months
Ready to learn more about how WorkJam’s digital frontline workplace helps grocers better manage their frontline?
Let's hop on a call and see how we can better manage our frontline.
I want to learn more. Send me the white paper with more details.
Ready to learn more about how WorkJam’s digital frontline workplace helps grocers better manage their frontline?
1 - U.S. Department of Labor JOLTS report | 2 - Investopedia, The Cost of Hiring a New Employee | 3, 4, 5 - Based on Forrester: The Total Economic Impact (TM) of WorkJam's Digital Workplace, a study of a composite organization of retailers with 116 months experience in using WorkJam Digital Workplace. Composite organization comprised 50,000 retail workers across 1,000 stores, with an average of 50 frontline employees per store.
The world’s leading
digital frontline workplace.
WorkJam’s mission is to revolutionize the way HQs and their frontline work together. As the world leader in the digital frontline workplace, WorkJam combines collaborative communication, task management, learning, scheduling tools and more to drive efficiencies and productivity.
Available in over 45 languages, WorkJam turns workflow chaos into workforce orchestration®. HQs love it for its ROI (a whopping 410% ) and employees love it because it puts workplace competencies right into their hands. If we want a happier frontline, we need to support them as individuals with upskilling, shift scheduling, and processes – all on one app.
4
Payback period:
less than six months
Total quantified benefits (risk- and present-value adjusted):
$30.5 million over three years, versus costs of $5.9 million, for net present value of $24.5 million
Store manager scheduling time cost savings
$12.7 million over three years
Employee turnover cost savings:
$14.2 million over three years
Staff optimization savings:
$2.7 million over three years
It’s in the numbers: A modest investment in the front line, with WorkJam’s digital frontline workplace at its core, delivers many benefits to grocery operators’ tables.
5
ACCOMPLISH
ADVANCE
PROGRESS
PROVIDING A PATH FOR GROWTH
Employees are far more likely to remain with their employer if they can see opportunities to advance in their career. A digital frontline workplace lets grocers:
Offer learning in the flow with short micro training sessions employees are able to view on their mobile devices—allowing for productive use of downtime on the job
Create tailored learning paths to suit individual employees’ preferences and goals
Gamify the learning experience, enhancing its appeal
SUPPORT
COMMUNICATE
STAY IN TOUCH
FOSTERING THE COMMUNICATIONS FLOW
Effective two-way communication remains critical for keeping grocery stores’ frontline teams and team members functional, productive, engaged—and loyal to the company. A digital frontline workplace:
Enables one-on-one communication between HQs and employees, as well as targeted communication for relevance, saving time
Offers an internal communications platform to keep leadership and HQ team members in touch with frontline employees
Supports store- and topic-specific chatrooms
FLEXIBILITY
SCHEDULING
OPTIONS
FULFILLING THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY
Today’s grocery employees want flexibility. They want options for when and where they work. The more scheduling flexibility you can provide, the more likely your employees will be to remain as engaged, productive members of your team. With a digital frontline workplace, grocers can deliver flexibility by:
Broadcasting available shifts to their frontline
Allowing employees to pick up and swap shifts to accommodate their needs while minimizing back-and-forth with their manager and colleagues—and to sign up for shifts outside their “home” location