Global CDMO and contract manufacturer for pharma, cosmetics, and homecare
Fareva operates a sprawling manufacturing footprint across 13 countries with 13,000+ employees and 41 production sites, running on legacy ERP (Sage X3) while simultaneously modernizing through datacenter consolidation and shared infrastructure projects. The hiring mix—nine engineering roles against five manufacturing—reflects a company in active digital transformation: IT roadmap work, application migrations to centralized datacenters, and module integrations signal a move away from fragmented systems toward consolidated infrastructure, while production-line expansion projects address demand growth.
Notable leadership hires: Team Lead
Fareva is a privately held contract manufacturer headquartered in Tournon, France, specializing in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, beauty, and homecare products. Founded in 1990, the company serves multinational brands through R&D, production, and packaging services across three continents. With 41 production facilities, 13,000+ employees, and €2.22B in annual turnover (2024), Fareva operates at significant scale. The business combines traditional manufacturing operations with an active IT modernization agenda: datacenter consolidation, infrastructure convergence, and legacy ERP maintenance dominate operational priorities alongside core production capacity expansion.
Fareva operates on Sage X3 ERP (both versions), Windows/Windows Server and Linux infrastructure, SQL databases, Veeam backup, and PowerShell automation. The stack is traditional enterprise manufacturing IT.
Fareva operates across 13 countries on 3 continents with 41 production sites. The company actively hires in France, United States, and Brazil.
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