Putting Talent at the Centre An Evolving Imperative for Manufacturing 2025
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Pilot participants
Aramco – Yanbu, Saudi Arabia TABLE 4
Site Change storyTalent
innovations Description Impact
Aramco – Yanbu,
Saudi ArabiaAramco, a global energy
leader, embarked on a
transformative journey to
address the challenges
associated with the evolving
energy landscape. The
transformative journey
focused on attracting and
retaining skilled talent,
along with enhancing
operational efficiency while
driving sustainability.Digital upskilling
programmes
and citizen
developmentImplemented low-code/no-
code platforms and targeted
training to equip frontline
engineers with digital skills
Led to improved efficiency,
reduced costs and
increased innovation. –A 553% increase in
value creation and
cost optimization
initiative benefits
–An increase of 60
percentage points in
use cases developed
by employees with
no programming
background
–A 34% decrease
in energy cost
Gamified training
programmes
to enhance
competency
and skillsImmersive, multi-player training
experiences to enhance skill
development and engagement
for young employees, resulting
in improved competency,
reduced training costs and
increased efficiency –An improvement of
11 percentage points
in backlog in site
maintenance queue
–A 43% reduction
in training OpEx
–An improvement
of 19 percentage
points in training time
(physical/virtual ratio)
Young Leaders
Advisory Board
(YLAB)A dedicated board to
support talent development
and engagement
Motivates young employees
to share ideas and contribute,
leading to increased employee
satisfaction, retention
and innovation –An increase of
14 percentage
points in young
employees retained
–A 45% increase
in overall Gen Z
attraction
–A 39% increase in
overall satisfaction
of Gen Z
AI matching to
optimize talent
selectionAI-powered matching tool to
streamline the hiring process
and improve candidate quality.
Identifies top talent, resulting
in faster hiring, improved
candidate quality and increased
employee satisfaction. –A 43% decrease in
time to fill
–A 36% increase in
new hire satisfaction
Meta brain genAI
to enhance
productivityGenAI powered tools to
empower frontline workers by
assisting with complex tasks,
leading to increased employee
productivity, satisfaction
and retention –An increase of
59 percentage
points in employee
productivity
(time savings)
–A 33% increase
in employee
satisfaction
Innovation portal
to encourage
frontline ingenuityPlatform to submit, discuss
and implement innovative ideas
Facilitates a culture of
innovation and recognizes
employee ideas, leading
to increased innovation,
cost savings and
employee engagement –An increase of 85
percentage points
in the percentage
of innovation ideas
implemented
–A 25% increase in
ROI of innovative
ideas implemented
–A 71% increase
in number of
patents graduated
from portal
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