HCLTech partners with Oriola to drive digital transformation in Nordic health sector

In a significant development for the Nordic health and wellbeing sector, HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Oriola Corporation, a prominent health and wellbeing company in the Nordic region. This collaboration aims to accelerate Oriola’s digital transformation journey, enhancing customer experiences through a comprehensive upgrade of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) and enterprise warehouse management (EWM) systems in Sweden and Finland.

HCLTech will deploy a greenfield SAP S/4HANA and analytics environment hosted on Microsoft Azure, marking a pivotal move towards modernizing Oriola’s IT infrastructure. This project is distinguished by its adoption of RISE with SAP, ensuring an end-to-end global experience platform (GxP)-compliant and validated solution tailored for Oriola. The transition to a cloud-based, agile ERP platform is expected to dramatically transform and simplify Oriola’s business operations, facilitating the modernization of the application stack and optimization of IT operating costs.

Mikael Nurmi, Chief Digital Officer at Oriola, highlighted the strategic importance of this project, emphasizing its potential to enhance the company’s responsiveness to future customer and business needs. “Through a common system, we will strengthen our processes and have access to common data, both of which will support us in serving our customers better,” Nurmi stated, underscoring the anticipated improvements in transparency, collaboration, and cross-market operational management.

Pankaj Tagra, Corporate Vice President, Europe and Africa at HCLTech, expressed enthusiasm for facilitating Oriola’s business transformation through this partnership. “We are delighted to participate in Oriola’s journey to becoming a forerunner in the advanced distribution of pharmaceuticals and in providing advisory services to pharmaceutical companies throughout product lifecycles,” Tagra remarked, also noting the importance of this project in expanding HCLTech’s footprint in the Nordics and the global life sciences and pharma sector.

With over 25 years of experience in spearheading complex SAP transformation programs, HCLTech brings a wealth of expertise and a strong SAP consultant base of over 10,000 globally. This extensive experience, combined with a deep understanding of the life sciences and healthcare sectors, positions HCLTech as a key player in driving technological innovation and digital transformation initiatives across diverse industries.

The partnership between HCLTech and Oriola Corporation is a testament to the critical role of digital transformation in enhancing operational efficiencies and customer experiences in the health sector. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and platforms such as SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Azure, Oriola is set to redefine its business operations, setting a benchmark for innovation in the pharmaceutical distribution and advisory services domain. This collaboration not only signifies a leap towards digital excellence for Oriola but also highlights HCLTech’s capabilities and strategic vision in empowering global businesses through digital innovation.