AAK manufactures plant-based oils and fats for food and personal-care companies across 25 regions and 16 innovation centers. The tech stack reflects a manufacturing-heavy operation—CMMS, SAP, Allen-Bradley, PLC, SCADA, and Mitsubishi Electric dominate—but active adoption of Ignition and Wonderware signals a modernization push toward real-time production monitoring and OEE gains. Hiring is concentrated in manufacturing and engineering, with concurrent investment in leadership and operational capability-building, pointing to plant automation and process efficiency as near-term priorities.
Notable leadership hires: SHE Director, Global SHE Director, Sales Director
AAK is a public Swedish manufacturer of plant-based oils and fats used as value-added ingredients in chocolate, confectionery, bakery, dairy, plant-based foods, special nutrition, foodservice, and personal care. The company operates 16 customer innovation centers and more than 20 production facilities globally, supported by 4,100 employees across 25 regional sales offices. Co-development with customers is central to the business model; AAK works directly with brands to tailor formulations for taste, nutrition, and sustainability. Active projects span CRM modernization, operational excellence programs, procurement standardization, and European category strategy development.
AAK has active recruitment across 14 countries: India, United States, Netherlands, Canada, Colombia, United Kingdom, Sweden, Mexico, Denmark, Côte d'Ivoire, Malaysia, Brazil, Belgium, and Benin.
AAK runs SAP for ERP, SAP HANA for analytics, Tableau for reporting, and uses CMMS for maintenance. Industrial control relies on Allen-Bradley, PLC, SCADA, and Mitsubishi Electric systems. The company is actively adopting Ignition and Wonderware for production monitoring.
AAK employs approximately 4,100 people, with 120 active job openings across manufacturing, engineering, operations, sales, and procurement.
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