FloraHolland to outsource ICT department
ICT plays a vital role in ensuring that Royal FloraHolland can become the most significant virtual platform for flowers and plants in the digital world in addition to the physical marketplace it already is. To continue assisting our members and buyers to realise their business goals in the future, it is important to take this step now.
New reality
The world is changing around us: internet companies are overtaking major retailers, travel agencies are competing with Booking.com, Spotify is huge in the music industry, and hotels are suffering since the arrival of Airbnb. To realise the goals of Royal FloraHolland 2020, it is essential to improve our digital strategy. We need additional digital competencies and another ICT system.
Acceleration due to specialist knowledge
"We are going to make greater use of the innovative strength, capacity and standard solutions from the market available with outsourcing. This will allow us to achieve an acceleration immediately. Royal FloraHolland intends to outsource all its operational ICT tasks and retain just a basic ICT control organisation. We do not yet have the exact figures for you, but the proportion will be around 80% outsourced and 20% internal ICT control organisation."
"This decision will naturally have a major impact on the ICT organisation and its staff members. We shall carefully go through the process, which is about to be launched, giving consideration to our employees. We shall support these colleagues to improve their job market opportunities. A strong focus will be devoted to this in the coming months. And we shall of course ensure that our everyday business here will not suffer as a result."
Source: FloraHolland.com