Case Study: HMD Global achieves 90% lower IT costs and 50% order-management savings with SAP Commerce Cloud

A Unicorn Leverages Integrated ERP Technology in the Cloud to Revitalize a Fabled Brand

HMD Global, the company that revived the Nokia brand, faced rapid “unicorn” growth and needed a scalable, low‑cost ERP that could integrate seamlessly with an extensive supplier network while reducing IT headcount. To meet that challenge the company implemented a cloud ERP solution from SAP, working with SAP Commerce Cloud and deploying SAP S/4HANA Cloud to standardize processes and enable system‑to‑system integration across partners.

Using SAP Commerce Cloud and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, HMD Global standardized consumer‑electronics processes, shifted integration work to suppliers with clear guides, and automated core workflows. The result was dramatic: IT costs running at about 10% of peers, a 50% reduction in order‑management costs, IT expense of less than 1% of revenue, and stronger governance, control, and faster onboarding of business partners.

HMD Global

Jussi Sorvali

Chief Information Officer