Omnicom Group Chooses SAP to Simplify and Manage Its Global Workforce

September 01, 2015 | SAP - Cloud Computing

Agreement Will Centralize Omnicom Group on Cloud-Based HR Solutions from SAP Company SuccessFactors

New York - Omnicom Group, one of the world's largest marketing and communications companies, has turned to the leading cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions from SuccessFactors, an SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) company, to help manage its global HR processes.

Omnicom plans to use the SAP® SuccessFactors® Employee Central solution, along with additional talent modules from the SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite, including SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Goals, and SAP SuccessFactors Succession Planning solutions. SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite offers Omnicom Group the ability to make all of its top talent and key leadership decisions through a single HCM solution that provides global visibility and local-market expertise for a large scale enterprise. Integrated with the additional talent modules, SuccessFactors solutions can help Omnicom Group manage its total workforce, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, compensation and performance management.

"Omnicom Group has been recognized as the most creative company based on the awards it's agencies have won, which is a testament to the unparalleled caliber of our people," said Paolo Spada, vice president of Finance, Omnicom Group. "As a truly global organization, we manage talent in hundreds of agencies that all have distinct employment brands. With SuccessFactors, Omnicom will simplify how we deliver and manage HR tools across our diverse organization, which lets us and our agencies focus on giving our talent the attention and growth opportunities they deserve."

"Today businesses like Omnicom Group need the most modern, mobile, easy and useful HR solutions possible to ensure they attract and keep the right people, and which provide them tools that make their jobs easier, " said Mike Ettling, president, HR Line of Business, SuccessFactors. "With SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and our talent management modules in the cloud, Omnicom can remove complexity and allow its teams to focus on business innovation, not process."

About Omnicom
Omnicom Group Inc. (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. For the latest news follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Omnicom.

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