Brose is a 31,000-person German automotive supplier with roughly one-third of new vehicles equipped with at least one of their products. The tech stack is SAP-centric (FI/CO, R/3, S/4HANA, Extended Warehouse Management) paired with manufacturing tools (Siemens, CNC, PLC/HMI), reflecting a traditional Tier-1 supplier operational model. Active migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud signals ERP modernization, while documented pain points around defect reduction, supplier quality, and profitability improvement indicate operational pressure to improve margins and supply-chain resilience.
Brose designs and manufactures mechatronic systems for vehicle doors, liftgates, and seats, alongside electric motors (200W–14kW) for steering, thermal management, and emerging e-mobility applications. The company supplies approximately 80 automotive brands and over 40 Tier-2 suppliers globally. With 68 locations across 24 countries and 2024 revenue of €7.7 billion, Brose operates as a privately held, family-owned organization. Engineering and manufacturing dominate the active headcount (77 of 164 open roles), with active projects spanning supplier performance optimization, procurement strategy, and accounting system modernization.
SAP (FI/CO, R/3, S/4HANA, EWM), Oracle, Microsoft Office, Siemens S7, CNC, CANape, SolidWorks, Python, C#, and PLC/HMI systems. Currently migrating to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
Approximately 31,000 employees across 68 locations in 24 countries, making it the largest privately owned German supplier in the sector.
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