Specialty chemicals manufacturer scaling global operations and supply-chain automation
Clariant is a 10,000+ person specialty chemicals manufacturer operating across additives, catalysts, personal care, and functional minerals. The tech stack is heavily SAP-centric (ERP, Plant Maintenance, Commerce Cloud, S/4HANA) paired with Kinaxis for supply-chain planning—a classic enterprise manufacturing footprint. Active hiring spans engineering, ops, and manufacturing roles across 19 countries, with current focus on planning-system modernization, logistics automation, and HR process consolidation into regional hubs.
Clariant manufactures specialty chemicals for industrial, personal care, home care, and energy sectors. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, the company operates as a public entity with 10,481 employees across Europe, Asia, Americas, and Middle East. Core business areas include additives, catalysts, functional minerals, biofuels, and oil-and-gas applications. The company is actively scaling supply-chain infrastructure (Kinaxis adoption, distribution-network optimization) and standardizing back-office functions (HR hub consolidation, process automation) while managing manufacturing reliability and regulatory compliance across offshore operations.
Clariant operates on SAP (ERP, S/4HANA, Plant Maintenance, Commerce Cloud, Concur), Kinaxis RapidResponse for supply-chain planning, Siemens S7 for manufacturing control, Salesforce for CRM, and Power BI/Cognos for analytics. Currently adopting Kyriba and Bloomberg for treasury functions.
Modernizing planning systems and logistics processes, optimizing distribution networks, consolidating HR processes into regional hubs, reducing equipment downtime, improving inventory management, and automating manufacturing workflows. Safety compliance and regulatory monitoring are active across operations.
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