DAW SE is a 130-year-old family-run coatings company operating at scale across Europe with 5,001–10,000 employees. The tech stack is deeply integrated into SAP—running S/4HANA, EWM, Transportation Management, PLM, and EHS modules—with emerging adoption of Fiori UIs and LangChain, signaling early moves toward modernized user experience and AI-assisted workflows. Sales hiring (37 open roles) and product/engineering (30 combined) alongside active projects in PLM, loyalty innovation, and sustainability data suggest a business transitioning from supply-chain optimization toward customer-facing and sustainability initiatives.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Maintenance
DAW develops and manufactures premium coating systems and building-protection products for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The company serves construction and facility-management sectors across Europe, with particular strength in Germany. Operations span product development, factory production, technical training, and sales distribution, supported by a SAP-centric enterprise system. Current focus areas include product lifecycle optimization, compliance with chemical regulations, warehouse consolidation, and competitive portfolio management. The company is privately held and headquartered in Ober-Ramstadt, Hesse.
DAW runs SAP S/4HANA with modules for Warehouse Management (EWM), Transportation Management, Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Quality Management (QM), Plant Maintenance (PM), and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS). The company is adopting SAP Fiori for UI modernization.
ABAP (SAP native development), Python, and VBA are in the tech stack. The company is exploring LangChain for AI/ML integration alongside traditional SAP customization.
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