Overview

• SAP has finished its one-off reduction of 10,000 positions initiated in early 2024, leaving headcount at about 109,000.
• The company will implement continuous annual cuts of 1–2 percent instead of large-scale layoff rounds.
• AI-driven tools will automate tasks in sales preparation, documentation and software development to drive further savings.
• An additional €2 billion will be invested in German research and development by 2027 on top of the roughly €10 billion spent over the past five years.
• Christian Klein warned that prescriptive European rules on algorithm disclosure could undermine the firm’s global competitiveness.