JungheinrichSmarter workwear and PPE procurement for departments and field engineers
Less administration.
Better visibility.
More value from every order.
For a business managing equipment fleets and maintenance teams, keeping workwear and PPE available is part of keeping operations moving.
Our work with Jungheinrich brought departmental ordering, supply planning and financial reporting together, making procurement easier to manage and helping teams control costs.

Practical changes. Measurable results.
Programme outcomes reported in our 2010–2025 case study.
On-time PPE delivery
Reported delivery performance across the programme.
Less manual entry
Reduction in manual order entry through digital ordering.
Less admin time
Reduction in time spent on administration.
Fewer invoices
Reduction in invoice volume through consolidated billing.
The challenge behind the change
Reduce the work around procurement while protecting the quality of the kit.
Keeping people equipped
Jungheinrich needed a more responsive way to manage workwear and PPE across departments, with reliable availability for teams carrying out maintenance and service work.
Outdated ordering processes added administration. At the same time, procurement had to deliver value, maintain safety standards and support sustainability objectives.
What the service needed to deliver
- Simpler ordering with clear departmental accountability.
- Cost control without compromising product quality.
- Continuity of supply for essential workwear and PPE.
- Better visibility of usage, spending and sourcing.
- Less waste and a more coordinated approach to deliveries.

Equipping the people behind the trucks
Field engineers need practical access to the workwear and PPE that supports their working day. The programme brought remote portal access together with coordinated supply, helping make ordering easier for teams away from a central office.
For procurement and finance teams, the same approach brought clearer departmental reporting and fewer manual processes.
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A practical service connecting ordering, availability and financial control.
Ordering where it is needed
A bespoke portal enabled departments to place orders directly, with remote access for field engineers. This reduced reliance on manual order entry and made the process easier to track.
- Department-level ordering and accountability.
- Access for engineers working in the field.
- Usage and spend reporting across departments.
Supply that supports the job
Supply chain and inventory improvements helped keep PPE and workwear available, while strategic sourcing identified savings without sacrificing quality or safety requirements.
- Coordinated supply and inventory planning.
- Product quality and compliance considerations.
- Batch tracking and warranty traceability.
A clearer financial picture
Consolidated invoicing across cost centres reduced the number of invoices to process. Portal reporting made spending easier to monitor and strengthened the audit trail.
- Consolidated billing across cost centres.
- Clearer departmental spend information.
- Improved audit and compliance reporting.
A service developed over time
Continual improvement across the programme’s 2010–2025 reporting period.
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2010–2018
Digital ordering
Departmental portal access and remote ordering helped reduce manual entry and administrative time.
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2018–2023
Simpler financial administration
Consolidated invoicing across cost centres improved financial visibility and reduced invoice volume.
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2023–2025
Sustainability and supply planning
Further work focused on inventory planning, packaging, consolidated deliveries and sourcing transparency.
Responsible supply in everyday practice
Making sustainability part of the procurement process.
From sourcing to delivery
The programme incorporated environmental, social and governance criteria into supplier assessment, alongside efforts to reduce packaging waste, introduce recycling programmes for used PPE and consolidate deliveries.
Reporting and sourcing traceability helped make these considerations more visible across departments.

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Photography: Jungheinrich forklifts · Jungheinrich service · Jungheinrich warehouse imagery. Corporate photographs illustrate equipment and working environments; they do not document this specific supply programme.
Case study reference period: 2010–2025. Figures and programme details are drawn from The Site Supply Company’s Jungheinrich improvement and innovation case study. Reported improvements relate to that programme and are not a statement of current-year performance or a guarantee of results for other organisations.