European logistics and warehousing operator with fleet and multimodal transport
H.Essers operates a large-scale logistics network across 18 countries with 1.3M+ sqm of warehouse space and over 7,500 staff. The tech stack reveals active infrastructure modernization: TMS and WMS at the core, supplemented by ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for observability and Kubernetes for containerized workloads. Current hiring is logistics-heavy (10 roles) but shows sustained engineering demand (6 active roles), aligned with ongoing TMS implementation, cloud-based WMS rollout, and a new customer portal—indicating a shift from legacy on-prem systems toward cloud infrastructure.
H.Essers is a privately held European logistics company founded in 1928, headquartered in Genk, Belgium. The company serves chemicals, pharma, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors across 88 locations in 18 countries. Operations include warehousing (1.3M+ sqm), a mixed fleet (1,420 trucks, 4,060 trailers, 660 safeboxes, 2,160 ISO tanks, with >50% multimodal capacity), and specialized services including airfreight and exceptional transports. The organization employs over 7,500 people and operates under a flat-structure culture emphasizing autonomous decision-making. Recent activity centers on TMS and WMS system implementations, warehouse customer onboarding, and integration of acquired transport companies.
Core systems are TMS and WMS. Infrastructure includes Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch for observability (ELK stack), Terraform, Ansible, and on-prem tools like PLC and Windows Server. Security tools: Barracuda, Palo Alto Networks, Aruba Wireless.
TMS implementation, cloud-based WMS rollout, customer portal development, warehouse customer onboarding, integration of acquired transport companies, and operational optimization within finance and transport processes.
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