Over the course of the previous 12 months, there have been indications that the restructuring could be more extensive than originally planned. In August 2024, SAP spoke of 9,000 to 10,000 jobs that will be affected by the restructuring. Most of those would contain voluntary applications and inner retraining measures, it stated. This system ought to due to this fact be accomplished in early 2025 and value round three billion euros.
In absolute phrases, SAP reported a slight improve in personnel numbers for 2024. On the finish of 2023, the corporate nonetheless employed a superb 106,000 folks worldwide, however by the tip of 2024, this determine had risen to over 107,000.
Fascinating facet be aware: Whereas areas corresponding to cloud and software program, analysis and improvement, providers, and others elevated their workforce barely, SAP — in contrast to Salesforce — in the reduction of on personnel in gross sales and advertising and marketing. On the finish of final 12 months, this division employed round 750 fewer folks than a 12 months earlier.