Defense manufacturer scaling risk infrastructure and cloud operations
Heckler & Koch is a German defense manufacturer supplying small arms to NATO security forces and allied governments. The tech stack is dominated by SAP (ERP, S/4HANA, SD, Cloud Platform) and Microsoft (Office, Teams, Power Platform, Azure), reflecting a mid-market manufacturing operation undergoing digital modernization. Active hiring spans finance, product, and engineering roles—with notable leadership gaps in risk and product controlling—while projects signal a push toward enterprise risk reporting, cloud-based control systems, and geographic market expansion in compliant jurisdictions.
Notable leadership hires: Product & Production Controlling Lead, HR Team Lead
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany, Heckler & Koch manufactures small arms and related systems for law enforcement, military, and security personnel across NATO and allied nations. The company operates as a private mid-market group with subsidiary operations in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Current focus areas include building an enterprise-wide risk organization, developing new risk reporting and control systems on Microsoft Power Platform, and expanding service and sales opportunities in designated markets. Material availability and capacity planning are active operational constraints.
SAP (ERP, S/4HANA, SD modules), SAP Cloud Platform, Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, Teams, SQL, SolidWorks, and Excel. The stack reflects manufacturing ERP maturity with a recent pivot toward cloud and Power Platform for control systems.
Oberndorf am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company also operates subsidiaries in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.
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