Case Study: Aramco Europe achieves intelligent cloud transformation and improved employee experience with SAP SuccessFactors

Transforming to Support an Energy Giant with an Intelligent Suite in the Cloud

Aramco Europe, the European affiliate of Saudi Aramco, needed to replace heavily customized on‑premise systems to boost process efficiency, improve employee self‑service and procurement, tighten cash management, and move to the cloud. To modernize HR and streamline operations it adopted cloud solutions from SAP, including SAP SuccessFactors for human capital management.

Using an intelligent suite led by SAP S/4HANA Cloud and connected via SAP Integration Suite, with SAP SuccessFactors alongside SAP Ariba and SAP Concur, the vendor delivered an integrated cloud backbone that automated quarter‑end reporting, reduced custom code and maintenance, and improved self‑service. The transformation yielded measurable results — about $1M estimated annual savings, a 50% reduction in application management effort, 60% less custom code and a 70% reduction in outside travel agency costs — while enabling faster decisions and a scalable platform for future innovation.

Aramco

Saeed Aldobas

Head of IT