Case Study: Discount Tire achieves operational efficiencies and scalability with Workday

Discount Tire drives efficiencies and scalability with Workday

Discount Tire, America’s largest independent tire and wheel retailer (founded in 1960, with more than 22,000 employees across 1,033 locations in 35 states), faced a critical systems challenge: its 20-year-old on‑premise HR and payroll infrastructure and paper-based processes could not keep pace with rapid growth and innovation needs.

Discount Tire selected Workday as its first cloud system (HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Absence, U.S. Payroll) to drive scalability, automation, and a better end-user experience. The company automated onboarding, open enrollment, payroll and compensation workflows, enabled employee self-service, improved security and reporting, and established a single source of truth—delivering results such as a 75% reduction in open‑enrollment time, 50% faster onboarding, 490 hours saved annually from direct access, a 2‑day reorganization cycle, $119K annual payroll head‑count savings, and a 50% cut in on‑site audit time.

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