Fragrance, flavor, and beauty ingredient manufacturer with global production network
Givaudan operates a complex, distributed manufacturing footprint across 78 production sites in 52 countries, anchored by enterprise resource planning (SAP suite spanning S/4HANA, Ariba, Treasury, MM, EHS) and manufacturing execution systems. Active hiring across sales, operations, and manufacturing—with accelerating velocity—reflects ongoing capacity expansion and digital modernization: the company is migrating identity infrastructure from on-premises Active Directory and LDAP to Azure Entra ID, while implementing new Advanced Planning Systems and MES integration to address documented pain points in production cost reduction, plant efficiency, and regulatory compliance across fragmented regional operations.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Quality, Scientific Director, Technology Head, Automation Team Lead, Marketing Director
Givaudan is a Swiss multinational specializing in fragrances, flavors, and beauty and wellbeing ingredients for food, cosmetics, and consumer goods manufacturers. The company operates 163 locations across 52 countries, with production concentrated in Europe (31 sites), North America (22), Latin America (17), Asia-Pacific (8), and South Asia/Middle East/Africa (1). The manufacturing footprint relies on SAP for enterprise operations and standard industrial protocols (SCADA, PLCs, PROFINET, Modbus, Siemens S7) for site automation. Current priorities include cost reduction, automation deployment, and supply chain digitalization through a responsible sourcing program.
Core systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SuccessFactors, CMMS. Manufacturing: SCADA, PLCs, Siemens S7, PROFINET, Modbus, MES. Security: XDR, SIEM, SOAR, EDR. Identity: migrating to Azure Entra ID from Active Directory.
78 production sites across 52 countries: 31 in Europe, 22 in North America, 17 in Latin America, 8 in Asia-Pacific, 1 in South Asia/Middle East/Africa.
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