SAPinsider Technology Executive Forum Issue 1 2021

Robin Mager Vice President, SAP S/4HANA, Schaeffler “Schaeffler runs a highly integrated, automated, and customized SAP landscape and we use the SAP landscape across the entire value chain — not only in the financial part of the business, but in production, logistics, and supply chain. Our SAP ecosystems are deeply integrated into the com- pany’s core processes. So one of Schaeffler’s key questions is, does RISE with SAP apply to us? When you talk to the SAP and partner consultants, there seems to be a disconnect describing the busi- ness process capabilities from SAP where they have struggled to answer the questions of quantifiable value. Now, SAP has committed to being the single point of contact for transformation projects with Schaeffler Company: Schaeffler Industry: Manufacturing Global Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany Employees: Approximately 83,297 Annual revenue: Approximately 15,000 million US dollars (2020) Company Snapshot RISE, which is a bold move. If RISE with SAP truly addresses this challenge, I am happy to learn more. On a more granular level, I’d like to know whether the RISE offering can help us move some of our cus- tomizations to the cloud so we can maintain a very clean core even if the company can’t move fully to software-as-a-service at this time. And, is the span of the process capabilities of the SAP S/4HANA cloud version sufficient for customers like us with a com- plex ecosystem? These are important components of Schaeffler’s cur- rent transformation —which is being supported by the strategic partnership between SAP and Microsoft — to address the key challenges in our industry, including sustainability and mobility disruption.” Listen to the full interview with Robin. SAPinsiderOnline.com 28