Bitzer SE, headquartered in Sindelfingen, is the global market leader in refrigeration technology with approximately 3,900 employees at 72 locations worldwide. In 2019, the company opted to fully digitise and migrate its HR processes to the cloud with the assistance of Zalaris. Starting with the German locations, the internationalisation took place – much like the introduction of the new tools itself – step by step.
Zalaris leads refrigeration and air conditioning specialist Bitzer to the cloud
Zalaris supports Bitzer in the step-by-step implementation of its global cloudification strategy.
Sector
Products & Industrials
Employees
3 900
Location
Germany
Client Since
2020
Strategic Objective/ Value Driver
Technology scope:
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Learning, Performance & Goals, Onboarding, Compensation/Variable Pay, Time Management; Zalaris e-File
Service scope:
Implementation, consulting, customer-specific customisations, support services, maintenance of SAP licenses
Solution:
- consulting
- support
- outsourcing
Role of Zalaris
Bitzer chose Zalaris as its digitalisation partner to jointly follow on-prem’s path to the cloud. The implementation of cloud solutions occurred gradually, allowing the company to gradually leverage the new possibilities and simultaneously involve all employees in the process.
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With Zalaris as our partner, we manage to work simultaneously on various local sub-projects and modules while consistently maintaining a global perspective. With each implementation, we lay the foundation for further country rollouts, keeping the focus on standardisation and harmonisation.
— Christian Stenzel, Director of Organisation and IT, BITZER SEÂ
Outcomes achieved
The journey to the cloud began for Bitzer in 2020 with the introduction of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central for its German locations. By integrating it into the existing on-premise SAP HCM, Bitzer could already leverage the new capabilities of EC in the cloud, while payroll and time management continued on-premise during the transition period.
Additionally, during the pandemic, the Zalaris e-File with an interface to SAP SuccessFactors was introduced to digitally map end-to-end HR processes. Subsequently, the implementation of additional modules such as Learning, Performance & Goals, and Time Management followed. Furthermore, the gradual global introduction of these tools continues to collectively advance the global cloudification strategy.
