Oracle recently announced that KIK, a consumer packaged goods manufacturer, will begin to use Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud.

"Oracle HCM Cloud offers businesses the chance to learn more about its biggest investment – its employees, with a unified view into everything from employee productivity to payroll," Gretchen Alarcon, group vice president, said. "Oracle HCM Cloud delivers a simple, holistic platform that offers the robust HR and payroll solutions that KIK needs as a growing global business."

In the last three years, KIK tripled its workforce. The company determined that its manual processes were slowing down HR functions. It chose to bring in Oracle for the flexibility, functionality and robust offering. KIK will adopt the solutions system via a two-phase plan; phase one will focus on payroll, core HR capabilities, and employee benefits, and phase two will focus on performance, talent management, and recruiting.

"With Oracle HCM Cloud we will gain global insights to ensure the success of our employees while core HR responsibilities like payroll, talent management, and employee benefits are streamlined under one umbrella,” Julie Sereney, vice president of HR Shared Services at KIK, said.