Emmi Gets Started With SAP SuccessFactors

Heidelberg, April 19, 2016 (Newswire.com) - The Swiss dairy processor Emmi is converting its HR processes and HR technology with the help of tts. In the past, there was no group-wide unitary HCM system for the recording, administration and analysis of employee master data. Talent management proceeded in a correspondingly heterogeneous fashion at the company’s various locations.

Given that Emmi has experienced strong international expansion, this individualized mode of operation was no longer feasible. The company therefore decided to implement the IT solution SAP SuccessFactors. By using the Recruiting Management, Employee Central and Learning modules Emmi can now recruit, manage and train its employees quickly, cost-effectively and sustainably. Further modules and functionalities are currently being rolled out internationally.

Previously, a large amount of information was shown on the screen, to cover every possible eventuality. Today we focus on what really matters; the screens are uncluttered and clear and the processes run more efficiently than ever

Michael Lötscher, Head HR Excellence & Development, Emmi Group

The project first applies to the 3,000 employees in Switzerland. By 2017 all 5,300 employees in 13 countries are to be integrated into the system, which Emmi will make available in five languages: German, English, French, Italian and Spanish. “The international coverage is important for us, which is why we selected SuccessFactors and tts“, explains Michael Lötscher, Head HR Excellence & Development, Emmi Group, Lucerne (CH). Although the software offers many new functionalities, “its operation has become significantly easier for end users.”

The project is pursuing several objectives: the rollout of Employee Central, the standardization of talent and advanced training processes, the administration of training courses in a learning management system (LMS) and the transfer of the technological infrastructure into the cloud. The professional consultancy and international network of tts were of the utmost importance in the decision. As a result, Emmi could already go ahead with the go-live of Employee Central and Recruiting Management in Switzerland in the summer of 2015 – just eight months after the project kick-off.

Emmi profits in several areas: training processes are more transparent, performance can be better managed, and comprehensive reporting simplifies analysis. The automatic creation and filling in of job advertisements in the vacancy management function within the Employee Central module simplifies recruiting and shortens lead-times. Processes have become more efficient, and more effective. “Previously, a large amount of information was shown on the screen, to cover every possible eventuality,” according to Lötscher “Today we focus on what really matters; the screens are uncluttered and clear and the processes run more efficiently than ever.”

About the Emmi Group

The company now known as Emmi was founded in 1907 as the Zentralschweizerischer Milchverband Luzern (Central Swiss Milk Association Lucerne, MVL). Since 1947 it has marketed itself under the Emmi brand; in 1993 it was renamed Emmi AG. In 2004 the company was listed on the stock exchange, with the majority of shares still owned by dairy farmers to this day. The Emmi Group has approximately 25 manufacturing plants of various sizes in Switzerland.

Emmi is also present in 13 other countries through subsidiaries, including seven foreign production plants. Emmi exports to around 60 countries from Switzerland. Its workforce comprises approximately 5,300 employees worldwide, 3,000 of them in Switzerland. Emmi’s 2014 revenues amounted to CHF 3.4 billion (€ 3.14 billion). Find out more at www.emmi.com

About tts

tts is a full service provider for talent management and corporate learning. With innovative solutions in the IT and SAP environment, tts helps organizations to develop to their full potential. The tts portfolio covers talent management (SAP Human Capital Management and SAP SuccessFactors) and corporate learning (training and e-learning), together with the tts software tt performance suite (authoring & documentation solution plus performance support). With its corporate HQ in Heidelberg, tts is also represented in nine European cities and the USA. Find out more at www.tt-s.com

Source: tts GmbH