Gluten-free and specialty nutrition food manufacturer with global distribution
Dr. Schär manufactures gluten-free and low-protein foods across 18 production sites in 11 countries, serving over 100 markets. The stack reveals a manufacturing-first operation: Dynamics 365 Business Central for ERP, Circana and NielsenIQ for category analytics, Power BI for reporting, and emerging Kubernetes adoption. Active hiring across sales, manufacturing, and engineering—paired with projects in SKU optimization, forecasting models, and trade fund allocation—signals pressure to improve supply-chain efficiency and distributor-channel performance as the company scales.
Dr. Schär is a privately held Italian food manufacturer founded in 1922, specializing in gluten-free products, low-protein foods, and ketogenic offerings for consumers with specific dietary needs. The company operates 18 manufacturing and distribution sites across 11 countries with approximately 1,800 employees and reaches over 100 countries. Core business functions include R&D, production, quality assurance, sales, and marketing; the company sells through distributor networks and trade partners rather than direct-to-consumer. Current focus areas center on product activation, category management, and trade channel optimization.
Dr. Schär is actively recruiting in the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden—expanding beyond its South Tyrolean base.
Core systems include Dynamics 365 Business Central (ERP), Power BI (analytics), Circana and NielsenIQ (category data), SQL Server and .NET Core (development), and React frontends. Recently adopting Kubernetes; migrating away from GitHub.
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