Global building materials manufacturer with 13,500 employees across 190+ sites
Etex is a Belgium-based building materials producer operating at significant manufacturing and logistics scale—13,500 employees across 190+ sites in 45 countries. The tech stack reflects a traditional industrial operations backbone (SAP, PLC, WinCC, Profibus, AutoCAD, BIM) combined with modern sales and analytics tools (Salesforce, Power BI, WMS, EDI). Active hiring across sales, engineering, and ops departments, plus ongoing projects in digital tool implementation and continuous improvement, signal an organizational push toward process optimization and cost control—addressing documented pain points around production waste, maintenance costs, and sales underperformance.
Notable leadership hires: Technical Director, Head of Communications, Head of Sales, Head of Supply Chain
Etex manufactures and distributes building materials globally, with commercial brands spanning gypsum, fibre cement, insulation, cladding, and plasterboard products (Cedral, Durlock, EQUITONE, Eternit, Gyplac, Pladur, Promat, Siniat, Ursa). The company operates as a family-owned business founded in 1905, selling to builders, contractors, and OEM customers across residential and commercial construction. Manufacturing footprint includes 190+ production and distribution sites; recent projects target product line relaunch, coatings category expansion, and digital procurement transformation. The hiring profile emphasizes sales growth (82 open roles) alongside engineering and operations talent, consistent with expansion into new markets and product categories.
Etex uses SAP (ERP), Salesforce (CRM), Power BI (analytics), Microsoft 365 (productivity), Allplan and AutoCAD (design), BIM tools, and industrial systems (PLC, WinCC, Profibus). Currently adopting WMS, EDI, and Google Analytics for warehouse and procurement digitalization.
Etex operates 190+ manufacturing and distribution sites across 45 countries, with headquarters in Zaventem, Belgium. The company employs 13,500 people and manufactures gypsum, fibre cement, insulation, plasterboard, and cladding products under 11 commercial brands.
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