Global dairy and snacking manufacturer with €3.6B in branded portfolio sales
Bel is a €3.6B food manufacturer operating 30 production sites across 120+ countries, with 10,900+ employees managing a portfolio of global cheese and snacking brands. The company is mid-SAP transformation—migrating from ECC to S/4HANA while adopting PLM and ServiceNow—alongside hiring surges in marketing (56 roles) and sales (53), signaling aggressive brand and go-to-market expansion. Active projects span product innovation, brand strategy deployment, and new reporting systems, with persistent pain points around production optimization, trade forecast accuracy, and finance transformation in a complex multi-subsidiary structure.
Notable leadership hires: Research Director, Human Resources Director, HR Director, Transformation Director, Business Analytics Director
Bel Group manufactures and distributes dairy, fruit, and plant-based snacking products through a portfolio of 40+ global and regional brands, including The Laughing Cow, Kiri, Babybel, Boursin, and Pom'Potes. The company generated €3.645 billion in sales in 2023 across 51 subsidiaries in more than 120 countries, with production concentrated at 30 sites. Core operations rely on SAP (ECC, S/4HANA, BPC, FICO, SD, MM, WM, PM) for financial and supply-chain management, supplemented by Circana for market intelligence, QlikView and Power BI for analytics, and emerging adoption of ServiceNow and PLM systems. The organization spans marketing, sales, manufacturing, finance, ops, engineering, and R&D, with significant hiring activity across all functions but concentrated in sales and marketing roles.
Bel generated €3.645 billion in sales in 2023 across a portfolio of 40+ brands including The Laughing Cow, Kiri, and Babybel, distributed in more than 120 countries.
Bel operates SAP ECC and is actively migrating to SAP S/4HANA. Additional SAP modules in use include BPC, FICO, SD, MM, WM, and PM for finance, supply chain, and production management.
Bel Group is headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France, France. The company is hiring across 12 countries including France, Canada, United States, Vietnam, Germany, Belgium, and others.
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