Pet nutrition manufacturer scaling production and operational excellence across Europe
Affinity Petcare operates a manufacturing-heavy organization with 46 active roles concentrated in production, operations, and finance—reflecting a business in capital-expansion mode. The tech stack is enterprise-focused (SAP, Hyperion, Salesforce Commerce Cloud) with active adoption of SAP across systems, while projects cluster around equipment installations, new product launches, autonomous maintenance, and OEE methodology. The pain-point list—downtime reduction, energy efficiency, scrap minimization, plant startups—signals a company investing in operational discipline and multi-site scaling, not product innovation.
Notable leadership hires: Maintenance team lead
Affinity Petcare manufactures and distributes pet food under eight global brands (Ultima, Advance, Brekkies, Nature's Variety, Nature's Menu, Natural Trainer, Libra, and others) to 70+ countries. The company employs over 1,200 professionals across four production sites and regional hubs in Barcelona, Paris, Milan, and London. Revenue model is B2B distribution to retailers and e-commerce platforms via Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Core operations span nutrition formulation, manufacturing, supply-chain logistics, and compliance across multiple geographies and product lines.
Enterprise backbone: SAP, Hyperion, Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Analytics: Google Analytics, R, Python. Office: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint. Manufacturing-specific: EPLAN for electrical design. Currently adopting SAP more broadly across operations.
Active hiring in Spain (headquarters), Italy, and France. Four production sites currently operational; projects include new plant startups and equipment installations as part of manufacturing excellence rollout.
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