Flügger streamlines recruitment and onboarding to support a complex global value chain

 

Flügger operates an international business spanning retail stores, logistics, production facilities and corporate functions. With a strong premium brand and a continued focus on operational excellence, the company is committed to refining its HR digitalisation journey. Together with Pentos, Flügger optimised recruitment and onboarding processes across all countries to simplify the candidate experience, reduce manual work and enable faster, more consistent hiring outcomes.

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Industry

Premium provider of paint and coating solutions

Location

Operations across 8 countries in the Nordics, Europe and China

Employees

Approximately 1,700 employees

Value added

By continuing to refine its HR technology landscape, Flügger strengthens its ability to attract and onboard talent in a way that supports both operational efficiency and brand positioning.

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Overview

After five years of HR digitalisation, Flügger’s focus has shifted from implementation to continuous optimisation - ensuring HR technology keeps pace with evolving business needs.

 

“With Pentos we were able to move quickly and deliver according to an ambitious timeline. Their combination of technical expertise and pragmatic process advisory made a real difference in simplifying our recruitment and onboarding landscape.”

— Sidsel Zacho, HR IS Solution Owner, Flügger

Objective 

Flügger wanted to further improve recruitment and onboarding to support its international organisation and strengthen the overall employee and candidate experience.

  • Key focus areas included:
  • Simplifying the candidate journey
  • Reducing manual effort for HR specialists and hiring managers
  • Ensuring consistent and scalable processes across countries
  • Leveraging new technology capabilities to future-proof HR operations
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What we achieved together 

Pentos supported Flügger with a streamlined, globally aligned approach to recruitment and onboarding.

The project combined technology optimisation with pragmatic process redesign and included:

  • Simplified application and onboarding flows
  • Automation and lean integrations to improve data quality and reduce administrative work
  • Global rollout across all countries in a coordinated big-bang approach
  • Close stakeholder alignment and delivery within an ambitious three-month timeline

The initiative builds on Flügger’s existing HR platform and ensures recruitment and onboarding processes are ready to support future workforce needs. The project has contributed to tangible improvements in HR operations, including:

  • Faster hiring processes
  • Reduced administrative workload for recruiters and managers
  • Higher consistency and quality in onboarding data
  • Stronger alignment of HR practices across the international organisation

By continuing to refine its HR technology landscape, Flügger strengthens its ability to attract and onboard talent in a way that supports both operational efficiency and brand positioning. 


Next steps include Job Architecture and Compensation Structures, strengthening HR analytics capabilities to enable more data-driven workforce decisions across the organisation.

 

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