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• SERVEONE, Total MRO Purchasing Solution Specialist Offers a Vision for 2024 through Metaverse

  SERVEONE, Total MRO Purchasing Solution SpecialistOffers a Vision for 2024 through Metaverse ●  To serve customer value as the no. 1 MRO purchasing specialist in Asia●  Holding a vision-sharing event through Metaverse for the first time in the industryOn 14th, SERVEONE held the 2024 SERVEONE Vision Share on Metaverse platform for its employees. Held in step with the lengthening COVID-19 pandemic and contactless digital era, SERVEONE Vision Share created a virtual ‘SERVEONE TOWN’ in the Gather Town of Metaverse that transcends the limitations of space and time and was offered in the form of a contactless online event. This sharing event forecast the company’s performance in 2021 and shared changes in the VISION 2024.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and increased price for raw materials, SERVEONE performed a year-on-year 20% growth thanks to its strategic business operation and is expected to achieve KRW 5 trillion in sales. VISION 2024 conveyed the message that the company will strengthen its business competitiveness through three transformations: change in the sustainable business model / growth engine / organizational culture of SERVEONE.SERVEONE, the representative MRO purchasing solution company in Korea, offers a total purchasing solution that encompasses IT-based purchasing consulting and management for the operational resources that corporate clients require. Recently, the company moved into the lead in the digitization of business structure through the introduction of a big data-based customer management system and produce DB-efficient improvements using RPA. On the day, CEO Dong-chul Kim said that “We must make quick changes through our differentiated business model and mindset to improve profitability and offer service values that go beyond and above customers’ expectations,” emphasizing that “By doing so, we will solidify our position as the no. 1 Asian MRO total outsourcing specialist both in name and practice.”Meanwhile, as the MZ generation (the generation born between 1980 and 2000) makes up about 80% of the company, the company also seeks to expand the online communication channel to be used in cultural activities, training, and customer presentation in the organization.

  2021-10-15 more

  

• SERVEONE Improves Housing Welfare with Habitat for Humanity Korea by Sponsoring MRO materials

  SERVEONE Improves Housing Welfare with Habitat for Humanity Koreaby Sponsoring MRO materials ㆍ Providing construction consumables and quarantine products (e.g., COVID-19 self-test kits) that are worth KRW 10 million in totalㆍ Considering expanding social contribution activities in overseas areas by utilizing its subsidiaries in China, Europe, Vietnam, etc.SERVEONE (CEO: Kim Dong Chul), the largest MRO purchasing solution specialist company in Korea, decides to support the housing welfare efforts through the ‘2021 House Building of Hope’ construction project and announces that it has held a sponsorship agreement ceremony with Habitat for Humanity Korea (Chair: Yun Hyeong-Ju) at its headquarters in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.The CEO of SERVEONE Kim Dong Chul and Chairman of Habitat for Humanity Korea Yun Hyeong-Ju attended the ceremony and signed the agreement. Through this agreement, SERVEONE will provide about KRW 10 million worth of products every year and is considering expanding its supports to overseas activities of Habitat for Humanity in the USA, Europe, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and more.SERVEONE is a total purchasing solution company that provides IT-based purchasing consulting and management of operational resources (MRO materials and subsidiary materials) that clients require. Products that will be provided to Habitat for Humanity are construction consumables, equipment, and quarantine items such as COVID-19 self-test kits.Along with the in-kind support, going forward, SERVEONE plans to deploy its employees and families as volunteers to the construction sites of Habitat for Humanity Korea for the housing marginalized groups. The CEO Kim Dong Chul of SERVEONE said that “at SERVEONE, we have been reviewing social contributions that can be linked to our MRO business. This agreement with Habitat for Humanity Korea will mark the start of our expanding support, and we promise to dedicate ourselves to ESG management”.Meanwhile, SERVEONE opened the Package Quality Lab for the first time in the MRO industry and is offering cost-reducing packaging solutions and the 3R (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle, Replace) activities to develop eco-friendly packaging materials. Furthermore, it has recently signed an MOU with Yuhan Kimberly to increase the distribution of eco-friendly products, leading the ESG management value enhancement activities along with the sponsoring of Habitat for Humanity Korea.                                                                                                                    

  2021-06-21 more

  

• SERVEONE Signs an Agreement with Yuhan Kimberly to Increase the Supply of Sustainable Products

  "Enhancement of ESG Values” SERVEONE Signs an Agreement with Yuhan Kimberlyto Increase the Supply of Sustainable Products ● Starting with the wet napkins with natural pump, sustainable product lines will continue to be expanded● Enhancing ESG values with 3R activities through packaging solutionsOn the 31st, SERVEONE (CEO: Kim Dong Chul), the largest Korean MRO purchasing solution specialist company, announced that it has signed an “Agreement to vitalize ESG products for B2B clients” with Yuhan Kimberly, the No. 1 daily necessities producer in Korea.By doing so, Yuhan Kimberly’s eco-friendly products became available to clients in the B2B network of SERVEONE, and they will benefit from enhanced ESG values with reduced plastic usage, environmental preservation, and enhanced resource circulation, etc. The two companies have been strengthening their cooperation since the development of PNB (Private National Brand) in 2016. This agreement is recognized as the first case of a joint project that was achieved by ESG management across different industries that combines two individual ESG strategies of the ESG management solution of SERVEONE and the production of eco-friendly wet napkins of Yuhan Kimberly. The strengthened cooperative model of the companies will be explosive in force across the industry where ESG is spreading widely.Unlike the existing plastic-containing wet napkins, Yuhan Kimberly’s eco-friendly Scott Eco Paper Wet Napkin is certified by FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) which is the international standard of eco-friendly natural pulp and is developed to be plastic-free using the fabric manufacturing process of Yuhan Kimberly’s unique UCTAD process. With this agreement, the companies will offer eco-friendly oil-absorbent, rolled hand towels of Kleenex that are tailored to reduce resources, and water-saving Kleenex Air Cell toilet paper to their clients. Furthermore, relevant product lines will continue to be expanded through eco-friendly activity supports and product developments so that clients can purchase consumables that meet their ESG management needs.Meanwhile, in March, SERVEONE opened Package Quality Lab which is a showroom for hands-on experiences. Through this, it is offering packaging solutions with the best packaging proposals to its clients. The company not only provides cost-reduction activities through packaging solutions but also 3R activities (Reduce, Recycle/Reuse, Replace) to reduce over-packaging and development of recyclable biodegradable materials to enhance clients’ ESG management values.

  2021-06-07 more

  

• 2021 No. 1 Brand Recommended by Consumers Grand Award in MRO Category

  2021 No. 1 Brand Recommended by ConsumersGrand Award in MRO Category ● Recognized as the Business Model that enhances purchasing efficiency in the age of COVID-19 through B2B e-Market PlaceSERVEONE received the Grand Award in the MRO category of the ‘2021 No. 1 Brand Recommended by Consumers Awards’ held at The Plaza Hotel on May 18th (Tue).The ‘2021 No. 1 Brand Recommended by Consumers Awards’ is hosted by the Chosun Ilbo and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea Consumer Appraisal. Due to COVID-19, we saw great changes in our consumption in lifestyle including clothing, food, and shelter, and the ‘value consumption’ is becoming the New Normal of the post-COVID-19 era. To this end, the Chosun Ilbo selected and announced consumer-recommended brands to help smarter consumption in the age of post-COVID-19 by hosting the ‘2021 No. 1 Brand Recommended by Consumers’. A survey was conducted last February of about 1,000 consumers aged from 20 to 59 throughout South Korea, and the final candidates were chosen by brand strategy, brand satisfaction, marketing performances, etc. as well as the survey result. SERVEONE, at this event, was recognized as an outstanding brand in the MRO category and awarded a Grand Prize. As a business model that enhances purchasing efficiency through the B2B e-Market Place in the age of COVID-19, SERVEONE was recognized for meeting consumer values and for its superior competitiveness as the leader and No. 1 player in the MRO industry. SERVEONE, The Total MRO Purchasing Solution Specialist Company Can Also Offer the Best Packaging Proposals   SERVEONE offers a total purchasing solution that encompasses IT-based purchasing consulting and management for the operational resources that corporate clients require. It offers integrated purchasing and management services for consumables and common subsidiary materials allowing companies to reduce costs and increase efficiency and transparency at the same time, thereby delivering increased management efficiency.SERVEONE launched the B2B e-Market Place that maximizes companies’ purchasing efficiency for the first time in Korea in 1999. Since then, it has provided tailored purchasing management services with the client-oriented purchasing system in sync with ERP systems, 350 CPSM-certified purchasing specialists, and close-proximity services of the specialists on-site for corporate clients.In 2001, it established the first centralized logistics center for the first time in the industry. Currently, it operates logistics centers in nine regions nationwide, boasting the largest scale in the industry, providing about 1 million products and services through 25,000 suppliers infrastructures. Through this, the company is growing into the best business partner for the sustainable growth of clients. In 2005, SERVEONE made inroads to Nanjing, China, for the first time in the industry. SERVEONE operates branches in Shanghai, Tianjin, Yantai, and Beijing, China, as well as logistics centers and subsidiaries in Nanjing and Guangzhou. In 2014, 2019, and 2020, SERVEONE established the Vietnam subsidiary, a European subsidiary in Poland, and Indonesia subsidiary, respectively, expanding its global purchasing management services.Furthermore, last March, for the first time in the industry, it established the Package Quality Lab. which is a combination of a showroom and a laboratory, equipped with packaging technology and infrastructure. Through this, SERVEONE aims to provide the best packaging solutions that offer the optimal specifications through product design and development as well as the environmental diagnosis of packaging for clients.CEO Kim Dong Chul of SERVEONE said that “about 700 clients in Korea and overseas strive to make their business operation more efficient through SERVEONE”, adding that “going forward, SERVEONE will continue to provide differentiated values by preemptively responding to client needs through our prowess as the No. 1 Korean MRO company and changes in the business platform”.  

  2021-05-20 more

  

• SERVEONE Supplies Self COVID-19 Test Kits Through its B2B Network

  “Convenient Anywhere and at Any Time”SERVEONE Supplies Self COVID-19 Test KitsThrough its B2B Network● Supplying COVID-19 quick test kits followed by self-testing kits through the B2B networkSERVEONE, the largest MRO purchasing solution company in Korea, is to supply the easy-to-use COVID-19 self-testing kits in bulk for companies.In January, SERVEONE began to exclusively supply HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits by signing an MOU with HANMI Pharmaceutical. This time, it’s supplying HANMI COVID-19 Home Test that can be easily used anywhere, any time by users, starting from May 10th with HANMI.On the 29th, HANMI Pharmaceutical began to distribute this product across the nation through Online Pharm, a related company that specializes in pharmacy operation and distribution. Currently, this self-test kit is on sale with two individual test kits in one pack and will be distributed to companies that seek to purchase them in bulk through SERVEONE’s B2B sales network.The self-test kit received conditional approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety last April. It provides visual test results within 15-30 mins after a sample is taken from the nasal cavity by the user and dropped on the kit.If two red lines (comparison line C and test line T) appear, it means that the result is positive, and the tester must visit a screening center and get tested by a standard PCR test. If one red line (comparison line C) appears, it means ‘negative’; however, if the tester suspects an infection or has symptoms, he/she must get a PCR test.CEO Kim Dong Chul of SERVEONE said that “we will conduct a demand survey for the 700 companies that we serve and will secure stocks in bulk in advance”, adding that “we plan to provide them at a reasonable price for clients who require them urgently”.HANMI Pharmaceutical announced that “through the MOU with SERVEONE, we are not only offering the HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST but also these self-test kits”, adding that “we expect this distribution of HANMI COVID-19 Home Test kits to businesses will be of great help to prevent the further spread of the disease”.

  2021-05-10 more

  

• SERVEONE-KORIN Industry Signed an MOU for the Business Cooperation Enhancement in Indonesia

  SERVEONE-KORIN IndustrySigned an MOU for the Business Cooperation Enhancement in Indonesia  ● Business synergy is expected from the combination of SERVEONE’s global purchasing infrastructure and KORIN Industry’s business capability in Indonesia● SERVEONE makes inroads to Indonesia for the first time in the industry - local B2B network is to distribute KORIN Industry productsSERVEONE, the largest MRO purchasing solution specialist in Korea (CEO: Kim Dong Chul), announced on the 22nd that it has signed a strategic MOU with KORIN Industry (CEO: Lee Yong Jin) to mutually expand their businesses in Indonesia.Through this partnership, both companies will cooperate to expand their opportunities in raw material purchasing and logistics service businesses in Indonesia. Based on its top-notch domestic/international B2B business platform, SERVEONE will provide specialist purchasing solutions. KORIN Industry will, meanwhile, enhance its competitiveness in the global business stage by strengthening purchasing efficiency and reducing costs. Also, the companies will join forces to discover new sales routes and businesses in the Indonesian market.KORIN Industry handles mechanical equipment and parts as well as raw materials for the paper manufacture, plywood, and pulp industry. It grew by exporting items sourced from Korea to Indonesia. In 2020, it also launched a new business that imports toilet paper fabric (recycled pulp) for Korean manufacturing companies. KORIN Industry, based on the business capabilities it has built in Indonesia, will actively support SERVEONE’s global sourcing activities and enhance its global purchasing competitiveness. Through this MOU, SERVEONE expects to strengthen its position in the global business stage and secure an opportunity for mutual growth at the same time. SERVEONE will provide total outsourcing services for the items that KORIN Industry exports to Indonesia. Furthermore, it will use the B2B sales network for clients in Indonesia to pioneer new sales routes for KORIN Industry and help the company to expand its business.CEO Kim Dong Chul of SERVEONE said that “it is a golden opportunity for SERVEONE to share the business competency that KORIN Industry developed in Indonesia”, adding that “we will support the new business networks of KORIN Industry with our global infrastructure and upgrade our purchasing competitiveness”.Meanwhile, SERVEONE is equipped with the state-of-art IT-powered purchasing system and the largest logistics HUB infrastructure in South Korea. It also has overseas subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, Poland, and in 2020, it opened the Indonesian subsidiary as a first in Korean industry. Through these efforts, SERVEONE continues to expand its global business areas.

  2021-04-23 more

  

• SERVEONE gets COVID-19 test results for employees in 30 mins thanks to “HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST”

  SERVEONE gets COVID-19 test results for employeesin 30 mins thanks to “HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST”● Prevents the spreading of the disease early on by conducting swift tests on employees who returned from the New Year’s holidays● Signed an exclusive supply contract with HANMI for HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits that have 90% sensitivity & 96% specificity● Operating temporary hotline for the purchase of COVID-19 Quick TEST kitsHANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits are being used to test COVID-19 positivity.SERVEONE, the largest domestic MRO purchasing solution company, is to conduct voluntary COVID-19 testing on its employees that returned from their Lunar New Year’s holidays from 15th to 18th with COVID-19 Quick Test Kits.These quick tests by SERVEONE will yield results within 30 minutes. SERVEONE announced that it is carrying out this test to foster a safe working environment for its employees and prevent the potential spread of the disease within the company. It also revealed that all costs will be paid by the company. The quick test targets are the 580 employees who work in Seoul HQ, Paju HUB, and Pyeongtaek HUB where a level 2 social distancing policy is currently in place. SERVEONE has extended to 80% of its employees to work from home in accordance with the government’s social distancing policy and will also comply with it as well as the guidelines of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ).HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kit is for testing detects the virus by using the antigen-antibody binding reaction. It yields the result within 30 minutes of dropping the sample taken from the nasal cavity in the kit. It offers outstanding performance of 90% sensitivity and 96% specificity and was granted EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) from WHO.If a positive outcome emerges through this advanced test, the confirmed case is immediately reported and transported to the local public healthcare center to undergo a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test. Therefore, this test kit allows immediate case confirmation at business sites and prevents the further spread of COVID-19 in the workplaces, allowing businesses to reduce economic losses.On the 19th, SERVEONE signed an exclusive supply contract with HANMI Pharm for HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits and is distributing them to businesses through our B2B logistics network. To facilitate smooth operation, SERVEONE runs a temporary hotline (+82 2-6373-8400) and trained medical staff to provide support as well as answers to queries about the test kits.A SERVEONE personnel said “we are getting a surge of inquiries not only from domestic companies but also from overseas firms that are having difficulties conducting COVID-19 tests”, adding that “we will ensure swift checks on countries other than where we are already exporting the kits so that the test kits can be used in overseas business sites as soon as possible”.

  2021-02-15 more

  

• SERVEONE’s Exclusive B2B Distribution of the ‘COVID-19 Quick TEST’ Kits that Detect COVID-19 in 30 Minutes

  “Prevent the Mass-Infection at Workplaces”SERVEONE’s Exclusive B2B Distribution of the‘COVID-19 Quick TEST’ Kits that Detect COVID-19 in 30 Minutes● Signed an exclusive distribution agreement with HANMI Pharmaceutical on the 19th - distribution to nationwide companies starts● Expected to stop mass-infection at workplaces by enabling early detection● CEO Kim Dong Chul says “we will distribute HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits in a timely manner to enable companies to take preemptive responses to COVID-19 while complying with government guidelines”SERVEONE (CEO: Kim Dong Chul), the largest MRO purchasing solution specialist company in Korea, begins the exclusive B2B distribution of HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST kits that can detect COVID-19 positivity within 30 minutes, jointly with HANMI Pharmaceutical (CEO: Woo Jong-Su and Kwong Se-Chang).In the morning of the 19th, SERVEONE and HANMI Pharmaceutical hosted the ‘HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST Exclusive Distribution Agreement Ceremony’ at the headquarters of HANMI Pharmaceutical in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and announced their business cooperation.In accordance with this agreement, SERVEONE will be exclusively distributed with the recently released HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST. SERVEONE has established a sound B2B logistics network through its MRO business and will exclusively distribute the quick test kit to the general companies while HANMI Pharmaceutical distributes the same product to medical institutions.The ‘HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST’ kits have excellent performance with the 90% of sensitivity, 96% of specificity and have acquired the WHO’s emergency approval which applies strict standards as well as the CE certificate of the EU.Currently, businesses must wait for quite a long time to get a free COVID-19 test from public healthcare centers even if they have a confirmed case on the business site when the confirmed employee is not a direct contact of a confirmed case, or their paths don’t cross. However, if the businesses need the quick test kits that yield results in 30 minutes, they could find out whether they have a confirmed case or not at the business site without the need to travel to a screening center, get tested, and wait for the result to come out. This in turn will prevent mass-infection at the business site and reduce economic losses for the company.Along with it, SERVEONE will also distribute ‘HANMI Cold Mask Nasal Spray’, a spray-type airborne virus preventer through its B2B network. The main component of this product, λ-carrageenan, forms a type of protective barrier and helps to block airborne viruses from entering the human body.SERVEONE is reviewing the operation of the corporate client hotline system based on the consultation of medical specialists to handle B2B product inquiries. It also plans to support exports of the quick test kits to overseas business sites of domestic companies, considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation.At the agreement ceremony, CEO Kim Dong Chul of SERVEONE said that “SERVEONE will utilize its B2B networks and distribute the quick test kits in a timely manner so that the companies can take preemptive responses to COVID-19 pandemic and in turn enhance their competitiveness”.CEO Wu Jong-Su of HANMI Pharmaceutical said “companies can introduce HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST along with their thorough quarantine activities to quickly block the further spread of the disease by a small number of individuals. This will also prevent business losses caused by infection”, adding that “we will continue to serve as a responsible pharmaceutical company to overcome this global COVID-19 pandemic”.Meanwhile, SERVEONE is establishing the largest logistics HUB infrastructure in Korea and the cutting-edge IT-based purchasing system. On top of this, the company is also providing optimized purchasing solution services to corporate clients based on the expansion of its global MRO services. SERVEONE has been building a stable supply network of masks, gloves, protective gear, etc. by swiftly meeting the soaring demand for safety and hygiene products by corporate clients since the breakout of COVID-19 last year.

  2021-01-19 more

  

• SERVEONE appoints Kim Dong Chul as new CEO

  SERVEONE appoints Kim Dong Chul as new CEO●  President Kim Dong Chul, who previously served as a Senior Vice President of Oriental Brewery, joined SERVEONE in 2019● Director Lee Jun-Hyeong, who served as the Head of SCM Group and Operation Group, was promoted to Executive DirectorSERVEONE, Asia’s No. 1 MRO purchasing solution specialist with about KRW 4 trillion worth of annual sales, announced on the 10th that it has appointed Kim Dong Chul as its CEO through the deliberation of the Board of Directors.CEO Kim Dong Chul is a graduate of the University of Western Sydney in Australia and began his career in the sales/marketing role with Phillips, a global home electronics company, in 1999. After joining Oriental Brewery in 2003, he served as the Director of Brand Marketing, Executive Director of Sales Strategy, Sales Vice President, and COO Senior Vice President of Sales/Production/Logistics. Since 2019, he has served as the COO of SERVEONE.In May 2019, Kim Dong Chul was appointed as the COO (Chief Operation Officer) of SERVEONE after the LG Group spin-off. After his appointment, he began to establish the vision system of SERVEONE and focus on the enhancement of the company's core competency such as by securing competitiveness in the external market. Last year, SERVEONE achieved consolidated sales of KRW 4.622 trillion, and being recognized for his outstanding managerial prowess, Kim was appointed as the CEO of SERVEONE.CEO Kim announced his ambition as the new CEO, saying that “SERVEONE, the No. 1 Asian MRO company, competes against global MRO businesses and successfully operates in international markets”, adding that “we will make differentiated growth as a global MRO company by diversifying the business model based on our expertise”.On the same day, along with Kim Dong Chul’s appointment as the new CEO, Lee Jun-Hyeong the Head of Operation Group was also promoted to Executive Director. Born in 1971, Director Lee Jung-Hyeong completed his bachelor’s degree at Korea University and MBA at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served in Management Support Team at Samsung Electronics, Management Planning Division, and as the Head of SCM Group at SERVEONE. Currently, director Lee is in charge of the Operation Group.<About SERVEONE>Established in 1999 as the first Korean online-based B2B MRO business, SERVEONE is the No. 1 Asian MRO purchasing solution specialist company with annual sales of KRW 4 trillion. In particular, the company established a subsidiary in China in 2005 for the first time in the Korean MRO industry. Now it commands five overseas subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Poland as well as five overseas branches in Shanghai, Beijing, and Yantai, China.[Profile of CEO Kin Dong Chul]<Education>- Graduate of University of Western Sydney (Bachelor of Management), Australia<Key Career History>1996Jointed Phillips Electronics (sales/marketing)2003Marketing Team Manager at Oriental BreweryMarketing Team Innovation Team ManageMarketing Team Director of Brand MarketingMarketing Team Director of Sales StrategyMarketing Team Executive Director of Sales Strategy (also served as the Head of Yeongnam Regional Division)Marketing Team Vice President of SalesMarketing Team Senior Vice President and COO (overseeing sales/production/logistics)October, 2019COO and Vice President of SERVEONDecember 2020CEO of SERVEONE[Profile of Executive Director Lee Jun-Hyeong]<Education>- Graduate of Food Resource Economics Department at Korea University- Completed MBA at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA<Key Career History>2002Management Support Team at Samsung Electronics2004Strategy Planning Team at LG MRO2012Head of Management Planning Division at SERVEONE2017Director of Renewable Energy Business Division at SERVEONE2018Director of SCM Group at SERVEONE2019Director of Operation Group at SERVEONEDecember 2020Executive Director of Management Group at SERVEONE (serving as Store Model TF as well)

  2020-12-10 more

  

• SERVEONE Signs MRO Purchasing Contract with MARS, the Largest Global Food Company

  MRO Purchasing Solution Specialist SERVEONE Signs MRO Purchasing Contract with MARS, the Largest Global Food Company On the 16th, SERVEONE, one of the most representative MRO purchasing solution companies in Korea, signed a strategic purchasing management service contract with MARS, a US global food company for the first time in the Korean MRO industry.Starting with the expansion into China that began in 2005, SERVEONE became the first Korean MRO company to make inroads into the global market. With this contract, SERVEONE will be the strategic purchasing management service provider that supplies consumable items to MARS plants that manufacture the largest number of confectionery products in the world. With that, SERVEONE will be providing integrated purchasing services for spare parts and PPE materials for the production of all MARS plants and subsidiaries.Some of the flagship products of MARS, the largest global food company, include M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, etc. MARS CHINA, established in 1993, has been trying to implement a specialist purchasing management service to build an efficient integrated purchasing process for each of its production plants scattered across China for the first time since its establishment. It is particularly remarkable for an overseas company to choose SERVEONE, a Korean company, rather than a local MRO company.■ The capability of the Korean IT-based purchasing system outshines global MRO companies in the USA, China, France, etc.SERVEONE has been chosen as the contractor, recognized for its exceptionally differentiated strategic purchasing services from other global MRO companies that are expanding their services in China.The Korean no. 1 MRO purchasing specialist SERVEONE was selected for its advanced online purchasing system, differentiated integrated purchasing, logistics infrastructure, customer services, etc.This is the first time that MARS CHINA has adopted a purchasing management service and it is unprecedented that an overseas client chooses SERVEONE, a Korean company, over their local MRO companies. Through this contact, we expect to offer efficient consumable inventory operation and purchasing management through the establishment of the MARS purchasing system and supplier management. Going forward, we will offer more processed products, OEM, and packaging materials for the company.■ SERVEONE continues its growth and expands Korean MRO service worldwideSince its establishment as Korea’s first online-based MRO purchasing management business, SERVEONE made inroads to Nanjing, China for the first time in the industry. Currently, it operates a total of seven offices including four subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, and Poland and three branches in Shanghai, Beijing, and Yantai, China. By the end of this year, we expect to open our first Indonesian subsidiary. At the moment SERVEONE is seeing annual exports that amount to about USD 110 million of excellent Korean products to approximately 100 clients including Johnson & Johnson (USA), 3M (USA), and Bosch (Germany) in eight countries including China, the USA, Vietnam, Poland, and more.At the end of November, SERVEONE will expand its MRO purchasing management services to many local Chinese companies including multinational companies from the USA, Europe, Japan, as well as Korea operating in China by opening a new branch in Shanghai. By doing so, we will expand our sales pool.<Reference>■ MARSEstablished about a century ago, MARS is the largest global food corporation offering well-known baked brands such as Snickers®, M&Ms®, Twix®, Eclipse®, Maltesers®, and pet food brands including Cesar®, Whiskas®, Greenies™, etc. Operating with 137 subsidiaries and 862 branches in 80 countries worldwide, MARS boasts global sales of USD 40 trillion and is staffed by 130,000 employees. The company made inroads to China in 1993 and now operates eight subsidiaries across the country including cities such as Beijing and Shanghai with 10,000 employees alone in the country.[Reference-1] Key Overseas Business History of SERVEONE▪ 2005 – Established Nanjing Subsidiary in China▪ 2007 – Established Tianjin Branch in China▪ 2009 – Established Yantai Branch in China▪ 2012 – Selected as an Excellent Company by Jiangsu Province, China▪ 2013 – Completed Logistics HUB in Nanjing, China▪ 2014 – Established Guangzhou Subsidiary in China and completed Logistics HUB in Nanjing, China▪ 2014 – Signed purchasing management service contract with the global company Johnson & Johnson and Autoliv▪ 2014 – Established Vietnam Subsidiary▪ 2015 – Awarded 500 million Dollar Export Tower Prize▪ 2019 – Established Europe Subsidiary (Wroclaw, Poland)▪ 2020 – Indonesia Subsidiary to be established (within Nov. 2020)[Reference-2] Current Overseas Businesses of SERVEONE[Reference-3] Introduction of China Subsidiaries (Nanjing/Guangzhou) 

  2020-11-26 more