NEC Europe
Athene, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, South Ruislip,
London, HA4 6QE,
United Kingdom
London, HA4 6QE,
United Kingdom
44 20 8836-2000
Professional Services
NEC Europe Technographics
NEC Europe Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by NEC Europe and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 1500 NEC Europe employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that NEC Europe has purchased the following applications: Coupa Invoice for AP Automation in 2017, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation for Compensation Management in 2022, Hyland Brainware for Natural Language Processing in 2019 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems NEC Europe is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Coupa Software , SAP , MHR (formerly MidlandHR) or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing NEC Europe revenues, which have grown to $420.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for NEC Europe intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
NEC Europe Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
NEC Europe ERP
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| Coupa Software | Legacy | Coupa Invoice | AP Automation | ERP | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
NEC Europe deployed Coupa Invoice in 2018 to replace a legacy accounts-payable system, adopting Coupa as its AP Automation platform. The implementation centralized invoice processing functions—invoice capture, validation, workflow-based approvals and exception handling—to standardize and automate payables across the NEC Europe organization. No external SI/VAR was engaged for the deployment. NEC Europe reports the move increased its ability to transform rapidly.
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ERP Financial | ERP |
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2023 | 2025 |
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Expense Management | ERP |
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2016 | 2016 |
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NEC Europe HCM
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| SAP | Legacy | SAP SuccessFactors Compensation | Compensation Management | HCM | Strada | 2022 | 2022 |
In 2022, NEC Europe selected Strada to assist with a global HR transformation and implemented SAP SuccessFactors Compensation as part of a broader SAP SuccessFactors deployment. NEC Europe implemented SAP SuccessFactors Compensation within the Compensation Management category to centralize compensation processes across its global workforce of 11,000 employees, supported by Strada advisory services and technical teams.
The program delivered an initial global and technical design and go-live for five core SAP SuccessFactors modules, specifically Employee Central, Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance and Goals, and Succession Development. After the first year, NEC expanded the footprint to include SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Learning, with the SAP SuccessFactors Compensation module configured to align pay rules, compensation cycles, and approval workflows with NEC’s global HR policy framework.
Strada provided managed services and customer care to support the live environment, operating an AMS function using ITIL framework best practice for incident resolution, platform enhancements, SAP issue management, and testing of mandatory changes in bi-annual SAP releases. Strada’s Customer Care delivered multi-channel, local language support for employees, and in 2025 Strada deployed UKG Document Management across NEC regions to complement SuccessFactors usability. During NEC’s 2023 reorganization Strada migrated the updated organizational hierarchy into SAP SuccessFactors and adjusted workflows and business rules to prevent operational disruption.
The engagement included a comprehensive gap analysis led by Strada that identified a 50% gap between NEC’s original HR framework and global best practices, and the advisory team defined a target operating model as a key milestone. Governance was restructured with clearly defined Global Process Owners and a clarified decision-making structure, and global centers of excellence were established to standardize processes and support international talent management. These governance changes created defined ownership for HR processes and streamlined escalation and change control for the SuccessFactors environment.
The combined NEC and Strada delivery unified 29 HR systems into a single SAP SuccessFactors HRIS, achieved over 90 percent global user adoption, and standardized global talent workflows to improve workforce oversight and consistency of development opportunities. The NEC SAP SuccessFactors implementation impacted HR, talent management, payroll interfacing activities, and employee support operations, while ongoing AMS and Customer Care services sustain platform stability and employee experience. NEC Europe SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Compensation Management supports centralized compensation administration as part of this unified HR landscape.
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Contingent Labor Management | HCM |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Core HR | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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HR Service Delivery | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Learning and Development | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Onboarding | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Payroll | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Performance and Goal Management | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Succession and Leadership Planning | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Workforce Management | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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NEC Europe AI-Powered Application
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
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| Hyland | Legacy | Hyland Brainware | Natural Language Processing | AI-Powered Application | n/a | 2019 | 2019 |
In 2019, NEC Europe implemented Hyland Brainware to automate accounts payable processing at its United Kingdom shared service center. The deployment centralized A/P invoice posting and three way match processing as part of a company wide initiative to reduce manual data entry costs into the SAP ERP system, and it covered affiliate companies serving eight European countries.
The implementation used Brainware Distiller as the data capture engine and included Brainware's Visibility module for real time KPIs, reporting and business intelligence. Hyland Brainware was positioned as a Natural Language Processing platform to extract structured invoice data from diverse document formats and languages, enabling document agnostic capture and downstream three way match automation for purchase to pay workflows.
Integration work focused on feeding extracted invoice data and validation results into SAP ERP for automated posting and reconciliation, preserving SAP as the system of record for financial posting. Operational coverage centered on the UK shared service center with scalability designed to support multiple European affiliates, and NEC signaled interest in extending the same capture patterns to sales order processing and a potential rollout in Japan.
Governance and process change emphasized centralization of A/P operations, standardization of invoice validation workflows, and the use of Visibility for operational reporting and BI to manage exceptions. The vendor described the platform as scalable and multilingual, supporting NEC Europe's objective to streamline and automate paper based processes while reducing manual processing costs.
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NEC Europe Analytics and BI
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2017 | 2017 |
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NEC Europe Content Management
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Contract Lifecycle Management | Content Management |
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2012 | 2012 |
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NEC Europe Procurement
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Procurement | Procurement |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Supplier Relationship Management | Procurement |
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2018 | 2018 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at NEC Europe
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Chief Procurement Officer | CXO | Procurement | |
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Purchasing Manager | Manager | Supply Chain | |
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Shared Service Centre Transaction Manager | Manager | Finance | |
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G2 SAP IT Head of PTP | Director | IT | |
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Financial Controller | Director | Finance | |
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Finance Director Europe | Director | Finance | |
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Apps Being Evaluated by NEC Europe Executives
APPS RUN THE WORLD tracks software evaluation trends across 2 million companies worldwide, including buyer insights from NEC Europe IT executives and key decision makers. As part of ARTW Buyer Intent and technographics insights, these findings provide useful visibility into the NEC Europe digital transformation priorities and AI adoption trends.
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FAQ - APPS RUN THE WORLD NEC Europe Technographics
NEC Europe is a Professional Services organization based in United Kingdom,
with around 1500 employees and annual revenues of $420.0 million.
NEC Europe operates a diverse technology stack with applications such as
Coupa Invoice, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and Hyland Brainware,
covering areas like AP Automation, Compensation Management and Natural Language Processing.
NEC Europe has invested in cloud applications and AI-driven platforms to optimize efficiency and growth,
collaborating with vendors such as Coupa Software, SAP and Hyland.
NEC Europe recently adopted applications including
SAP S/4 HANA in 2023, SAP SuccessFactors Compensation in 2022 and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central in 2022,
highlighting its ongoing modernization strategy.
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