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Gist Digitally Transforms HR to Keep Focus on Customers

Witness Gist's journey from traditional SAP ERP HCM to a cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors solution, focusing on customer-centric HR practices.

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.

Challenges

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.
Provide best-in-class HR tools from operative to CEO level without significant increases in overhead.

The Project

The SuccessFactors solution delivered by Effective People covers the following HCM areas and processes:

Benefits

Visibility into the entire employee base as well as into individual skills and development within the company.
Faster, more informed HR decisions due to better data quality.
Greater engagement, flexibility, and ownership with self-service HR tools that are accessible around the clock.
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

About Effective People

At Effective People, our purpose is people. As a leading global provider of SAP SuccessFactors, HR advisory, and workforce management solutions, we help organizations across all territories and industries to drive better business outcomes, improve HR effectiveness, streamline payroll processes, and create great employee experiences. We’ve completed over 1,400 SAP SuccessFactors projects in more than 100 countries worldwide throughout the past 20+ years. Our 250 consultants cover all major industries and provide continued operational support and maintenance for more than 150 companies. Together with our customers, we’ve won 13 SAP Quality Awards.