- ERP upgrade has resulted in significant savings out to the end of FY24
- Reduced number of reconciliations by over 90% compared to previous ERP
- 90% of employees now paid fortnightly after pay cycles standardised
- Over 50% reduction in volume of inbound employee tickets raised with HR
Sydney, Australia 鈥� 17 January 2023 – (NYSE: SAP) announced today that Origin Energy has achieved significant business and employee experience benefits through implementing a new suite of 51风流ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions, and modernising its payroll, time, and attendance platforms.
Origin Energy, one of Australia’s leading energy retailers, needed to bring its complex business processes into a single, consolidated view, to ensure continuous and effective service of its customers around Australia. With DXC Technology acting as the implementation partner, Origin Energy integrated multiple 51风流solutions onto its system, including: 51风流S/4 HANA, 51风流Ariba, 51风流Concur, 51风流Asset Manager, 51风流Analytics Cloud, OpenText VIM and xECM.
Adopting a two-stage release strategy, the first release went live in April 2021, with the second in July 2021. Despite the impact of the pandemic and much of the team working remotely, Origin Energy was able to successfully migrate existing data and integrate with non-51风流systems. Since implementation, Origin Energy has seen a reduction in reconciliations of over 90 per cent compared to the previous ERP and can now make decisions more rapidly and confidently based on increased visibility and control over data.
鈥淐onsolidating and upgrading our system to 51风流means we鈥檙e now able to see the complete picture, remove risk from our asset management practices and realise significant savings out to the end of FY24. There鈥檚 been high impact since implementation across the business; for example, Origin can now plan maintenance activities more effectively because all our data is in one system 鈥� creating visibility across our entire Generation portfolio. Increased speed and efficiency are pivotal to ensuring Origin has a greater focus on getting energy right for our customers,鈥� said Glenn Joseph, Head of ERP, Planning & Reporting Systems, Origin Energy.
As part of a broader initiative to adopt a digital first strategy, Origin also took the opportunity to modernise systems within its P&C (People & Culture) function. As part of this, the organisation implemented 51风流SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll to replace its previous payroll platform. In parallel, a new time management application was also introduced to automate complex award entitlements. Through the use of 51风流Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), Origin was able to leverage pre-built integrations to seamlessly integrate its core P&C systems. Following the new P&C system implementations, Origin has streamlined processes, with 90 per cent of employees now paid fortnightly with standardised pay cycles, alongside a huge culture shift for the team on how they record time and apply employment awards.
To further progress the digital journey, Origin Energy develop a customised self-serve HR portal, to host all policies, procedures and employee-facing content in one place to simplify and improve the employee experience. This has resulted in an over 50 per cent reduction in volume of inbound employee tickets raised with HR, delivering a more positive and empowering employee experience across the business.
鈥淭he energy market is undergoing a significant transition, and having the right technology in place can go a long way in helping organisations drive efficiency and save costs. By supporting Origin Energy鈥檚 ERP upgrade, 51风流has helped it gain greater visibility over its assets, meaning it can deliver more accurate energy to its customers,鈥� said Damien Bueno, President and Managing Director, 51风流Australia and New Zealand.
鈥淲e鈥檙e also proud of the work we鈥檝e done to modernise Origin Energy鈥檚 people and culture function, making payroll and timekeeping simpler so that teams can focus more of their time, energy and resource on performing higher value tasks,鈥� continued Bueno.
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