Testimonial: Ousmane Mbodje, mobility manager at Lidl

Employees now have just one way of getting around

"I work in a central job that touches on all departments, from human resources to finance, legal and accounting."It's all part of the job," says Ousmane Mbodje, mobility manager at Lidl, who manages both the car fleet and travel. "When the two entities talk to each other, this makes it possible to consolidating expenditure to reduce and optimise travel costs. For example, in the case of an employee who tends to take a taxi to go to the airport, we can encourage them to take a vehicle available in the fleet and entrust it to one of the new valet parking companies to reduce parking costs"explains this manager. He also appreciates being able to "consolidate fines"These include those relating to car fleets and short-term travel rentals. In addition, "this 360° vision allows us to making employee travel safer and, if necessary, to provide assistance."

The company is not the only one to benefit from this organisation. "Employees now have just one way of getting around. They don't have to chase after the fleet manager to get access to a vehicle, and then go through the travel manager to book a hotel.says Ousmane Mbodje. With the introduction ofbooking tools and a centralisation of expenditureAs a result, employees no longer have to make advance payments for accommodation or transport. This management system limits the number of expense claims and makes it possible to set up more efficient and effective expense management.clear rules for all trips."

What's more, it allows us to better support the company as it embraces new forms of mobility. "Le carpooling is one of the solutions. One interesting idea would be to pool the company's vehicles and make them available to employees at weekends and in the evenings, for a small fee."concludes Ousmane Mbodje.