Paragon Footwear transforms vendor contract management and paperwork with Zoho Sign

  • Paragon Footwear logo
  • Sriram Narayanan
    MEETSriram Narayanan
  • OCCUPATIONA.V.P. of IT
  • INDUSTRYFootwear
  • Size1000-5000 employees

Meet Sriram Narayanan

Sriram Narayanan is the A.V.P. of IT at Paragon Footwear, where he leads the company's digital transformation journey.

What does Paragon Footwear do?

Paragon Footwear is a company that needs no introduction in the Indian subcontinent. Established in 1975, it is a leading footwear manufacturing company based in Bengaluru, India. It is one of the top three footwear manufacturers in India.

How does Paragon Footwear do it?

Paragon Footwear is renowned for its product quality and value for money. It has a pan-Indian presence with multiple brands like Paragon, Stimulus, and Eeken to cater to different customer segments. It currently produces almost 400,000 pairs of footwear every day, making it one of the industry leaders in the footwear business.

The Challenge

Before using Zoho Sign, Paragon Footwear physically conducted paperwork to collect signatures from vendors and other stakeholders. Despite trying a few popular digital signature apps, the results were not fruitful.

Sriram explains, "Normally, our employees would travel a lot to physically collect signatures, and we would have to wait until they returned to office. When we shifted to digital signatures, we experimented with a custom digital signature application, but it was not developed as per our expectations."

He adds, "We started exploring the readily available digital signature apps." Paragon Footwear tried DocuSign and Adobe Sign, but neither one fit the company's needs.

Considering the long document turnaround time and the environmental impact of paper consumed in physical signatures, Sriram decided to opt for a simple and straightforward digital signature solution.

The Solution

Zoho Sign's adaptability, ease of use, device compatibility across desktop and mobile apps, and affordability made signing hassle-free for Paragon Footwear.

"Zoho Sign's user interface is very intuitive. With simple training, anyone can adopt it within a short span of time," says Sriram. "Document turnaround time and travel hassles are no longer a challenge. With Zoho Sign, which has both desktop and mobile apps, there is no need to wait," he adds.

Speaking of other benefits, he states, "The customer support team is proactive at Zoho Sign. All issues raised are sorted out within a reasonable period of time. Zoho Sign's features such as the integration with Aadhaar, e-stamping facility, and sequential signing are also impressive benefits, apart from its affordability."

Benefits and ROI

Five reasons why Paragon Footwear loves using Zoho Sign:

  • Simple user interface
  • Wide integrations with Aadhaar and e-stamping facility
  • E-stamping facility
  • Easy adaptability
  • Compatibility across devices (both desktop and mobile)

Looking Forward

Paragon Footwear's document signing challenges are long gone after they switched to Zoho Sign. The company is now looking forward to using more Zoho Sign functionalities that suit its needs.

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