Global appliance manufacturer with coffee machines and food prep at core
De'Longhi Group is a diversified household appliance maker with 5,000–10,000 employees across 120+ markets, generating €3.2B in annual revenue. The stack is heavily SAP-centric (ERP, MES, Fiori, S/4HANA migration underway), with emerging mobile and cloud work (Swift, Kotlin, SAP BTP). The hiring mix—skewed toward engineering and marketing roles with decelerating velocity—combined with active projects around NPI process, Kaizen improvements, and supplier audits suggests a company optimizing manufacturing throughput and product launches rather than pursuing aggressive expansion.
De'Longhi manufactures and distributes household appliances globally, with espresso coffee machines (50% of revenue) and food preparation equipment (Kenwood, Nutribullet, Braun brands) as primary revenue drivers. The group operates across Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific with direct commercial presence in each region. Core challenges include supplier quality control, production cost reduction, labor compliance, and equipment uptime—typical for a manufacturing-at-scale operation managing multiple owned and licensed brands. The organization is executing a multi-year SAP S/4HANA migration while running parallel initiatives in production optimization and new product development cycles.
De'Longhi manufactures household appliances, with espresso machines representing 50% of revenue and food preparation equipment (via Kenwood, Nutribullet, Braun) making up a further ~30%. The company operates in 120+ markets with 5,000–10,000 employees and generated €3.2B in 2021 revenue.
SAP is the dominant platform: ERP, MES, Fiori, HANA, and BTP. Development spans Java, JavaScript, Angular, Swift, Kotlin for mobile, plus SQL Server for secondary systems. The company is migrating to S/4HANA with active Fiori and mobile application development.
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