Case Study: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling achieves global talent insight and compliance with IBM

Hyster-Yale harnesses global HR insights to build a future-ready talent bench

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, a global manufacturer of lift trucks and aftermarket parts, wanted to accelerate international growth but was held back by fragmented HR systems, manual spreadsheets, and limited visibility into its worldwide talent base. The company also needed stronger data governance and compliance as regulations such as GDPR increased pressure on its HR processes, so it turned to IBM and Workday HCM for support.

IBM helped Hyster-Yale replace multiple HR systems with a single cloud-based Workday platform, including modules for onboarding, payroll, benefits, recruiting, performance, learning, and succession planning. The rollout was completed ahead of time and under budget, giving Hyster-Yale a unified view of talent, faster merit-cycle processing without spreadsheets or email, better security and compliance, and more efficient planning for future growth.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

John Bartho

Chief Information Officer