German family-owned bakery manufacturer scaling production and supply-chain operations
Bahlsen Group is a 130-year-old biscuit and snack manufacturer operating across multiple brands (LEIBNIZ, PiCK UP!, KRAKUSKI, RAWBITE) with 1,001–5,000 employees in Germany and Austria. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward legacy manufacturing systems (SAP S/4HANA, Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers, CNC equipment, TIA Portal automation software) paired with office productivity tools — a footprint typical of midmarket food production. Active hiring skews toward manufacturing and sales roles with intern-and-junior-heavy seniority distribution, while project pipelines emphasize packaging strategy, portfolio optimization, and structural change in marketing and sales, suggesting a company modernizing its go-to-market and production workflows.
Notable leadership hires: Packaging Lead
Bahlsen Group manufactures and distributes biscuits, waffles, cakes, and snack bars from its headquarters in Hannover. The company operates a diversified portfolio spanning traditional buttercrackers (LEIBNIZ Butterkeks) to newer organic and functional snack segments (fruit-and-nut bars). With 1,001–5,000 employees across Germany and Austria, the organization balances legacy production infrastructure with contemporary supply-chain challenges: active projects include sustainable packaging strategy, demand planning, and portfolio optimization, while reported pain points center on production downtime, master-data quality, and cost reduction in marketing and IT services. The company is actively hiring across manufacturing, sales, and finance roles.
Bahlsen operates Siemens S7 programmable controllers, TIA Portal automation software, CNC equipment, and SAP S/4HANA for ERP, paired with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace for administration.
Current projects include sustainable packaging strategy, product portfolio optimization, new packaging concepts, daily demand planning, and structural reorganization in marketing and sales teams.
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