European pet retail chain modernizing logistics and commerce infrastructure
Fressnapf operates 2,800+ stores across Europe with over 20,000 employees, built on a SAP enterprise stack (ERP, Commerce Cloud, EWM) undergoing active modernization. The company is migrating from SAP R/3 to S/4HANA while adopting Kotlin and Spring Boot—a signal of engineering-led infrastructure work. Hiring spans engineering, logistics, and ops with a senior-heavy profile, and active projects target event-driven architecture (Kafka), webshop modernization (Vue.js/Nuxt), and supply-chain optimization, indicating pressure to decouple legacy monoliths and improve omnichannel logistics.
Notable leadership hires: Operations Lead, Frontend Lead
Fressnapf is Europe's largest pet supplies retailer, operating Fressnapf and Maxi Zoo stores alongside the Arcaplanet brand. The business model mixes franchised locations in Germany with company-operated stores across other European markets. The company sells branded pet food, accessories, and health products through physical stores and e-commerce. Core operational challenges center on logistics efficiency—balancing inventory, fulfillment, and supply-chain velocity across physical and digital channels. Technology spans SAP's full suite (ERP, analytics, commerce, workforce), cloud platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure, AWS), and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
Fressnapf runs SAP (ERP, S/4HANA, Commerce Cloud, EWM), Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure, AWS, Power BI, Tableau, Looker, and SQL. Active development uses Vue.js, Nuxt, Kotlin, and Spring Boot. Kafka is in use for event-driven workflows.
Yes. Fressnapf is transitioning from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA, with active projects focused on integration, data migration, and logistics optimization within the new system.
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