K2 Electric
K2 Electric started using Kojo to scale their business, but found more use cases as they grew. With new processes in place and Kojo boosting productivity, they have seen a massive reduction in material waste.
The Story
K2 Electric is a leader in the Phoenix metropolitan area with hundreds of projects under their belts. Their success pushed them beyond their region to projects throughout the state of Arizona. Like most contractors, they were using spreadsheets to track orders from the Field. And like most contractors, they found this method unsustainable as they grew. They partnered with Kojo early on to help them streamline and scale requests from the Field to the Office and Accounting teams. Over time, they uncovered other ways to use Kojo to save them time and money. Their experienced Sr. Buyer, Brendan Humphrey, regularly used Kojo for purchase orders. After aligning himself closely to the Accounting team, Brendan discovered a way to use Kojo to dramatically reduce wasted materials on job sites and improve margins.
The Solution
K2 Electric began using Kojo to connect and digitize their material management workflow. The Field team could easily order from the catalog, the Office team could digitally submit POs to vendors, and the Accounting team integrated Kojo to their accounting system to automatically sync invoices and get rid of manually entering cost codes. Brendan took Kojo to the next level by diving into reporting and analytics to see the big picture and analyze job costs. The granular breakdown of who ordered what materials for each project gave him insights that he did not have before, like how material waste was adding up as projects grew. Brendan started using Kojo’s Hold for Release function for buyouts so that they only needed to release what they needed per week on a particular project. This meant materials were not piling up or getting lost or damaged when delivered in bulk. With Kojo, tracking material spend was easy and Brendan could accurately project job costs. Kojo also helped them cut down their number of weekly POs and provided better planning for future projects.
Their Favorite Features
- Field mobile app
- Hold For Release
- Reporting and Analytics
- Spectrum accounting system integration
- Material return from job sites
