Case Study: Kennametal boosts HR agility and talent visibility with SAP SuccessFactors solutions

Kennametal: Building Competitive Advantage and Brand Awareness with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions

Kennametal Inc., a global industrial technology company, faced a challenge in managing organizational change due to its inflexible and disconnected on-premise HR systems. This static IT environment made it difficult to adapt HR data to new market developments and hindered efficient talent management. To support its business transformation, Kennametal sought more agile HR solutions and turned to vendor SAP for its SAP SuccessFactors suite.

SAP implemented the cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central solution as Kennametal's new core HR system, along with additional modules for recruitment, compensation, and analytics. This provided the company with a flexible, integrated platform. The results included the new system being deployed in over 40 countries within just seven months and a 50% faster process for adjusting annual variable pay. The solution gave Kennametal greater organizational agility, deeper workforce insights, and a streamlined recruiting process.

Kennametal Inc

Andreas Bäuerlein

Supervisor of Global Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)