SuccessStory: Gist digitally transforms HR to keep focus on customers
Brief
Gist is a transportation company with 5.000 employees in 26 countries. They are working with customers to deliver innovative solutions and transform supply chains, with a proven track record spanning more than 50 years. Deploying industry-leading expertise in global supply chains, They create competitive advantage for our customers by bringing end-to-end visibility and implementation, along with environmental benefits. To meet its five-year plan for global expansion, Gist moved from its on-premise SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) solution to SAP SuccessFactors solutions.
Watch this video on how Gist is growing with better HR in the cloud.
Challenges
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Prepare for significant increases in employee numbers and global locations over the next five years by migrating from SAP ERP HCM to SAP SuccessFactors solutions in the cloud.
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Provide best-in-class HR tools from operative to CEO level without significant increases in overhead.
The Project
The SuccessFactors solution delivered by GP Strategies covers the following HCM areas and processes:
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SuccessFactors Employee Central
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SuccessFactors Performance & Goal Management
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SuccessFactors Succession
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SuccessFactors Compensation
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SuccessFactors Variable Pay
Benefits
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Visibility into the entire employee base as well as into individual skills and development within the company
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Faster, more informed HR decisions due to better data quality
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Greater engagement, flexibility, and ownership with self-service HR tools that are accessible around the clock
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Enhanced efficiency across the workforce, with less paperwork and increased system integration
“The logistics business changes very quickly. To remain a customer’s top choice, you have to deliver new solutions and cover new locations right away. This means being fast to onboard an existing workforce or bring in a new one.”
– Carl McIver, IT Business Manager, Gist Limited
