Supply chain automation and industrial equipment manufacturer at global scale
KION Group operates as a diversified supply chain solutions company with 42,000 employees across manufacturing, software, and services. The tech stack—SAP core (Signavio, Datasphere, Analytics Cloud, and an active S/4HANA migration) plus Azure and GCP adoption—reflects a enterprise-wide ERP and cloud consolidation cycle. Current hiring leans junior (45 roles) and engineering-forward (51 positions), with active projects centered on the S/4HANA rollout, cloud optimization, and BI modernization, suggesting infrastructure investment to support post-acquisition integration and operational scaling.
KION Group is a Frankfurt-based industrial and supply chain solutions conglomerate, publicly traded and employing over 42,000 people globally. The company operates through multiple brands—Dematic (intelligent automation), Linde Material Handling, STILL (industrial trucks), and Baoli—serving the material handling and supply chain automation markets. The organization spans manufacturing facilities, software development, and customer support operations across nine countries (Brazil, Germany, China, Italy, Poland, India, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands). KION's product portfolio includes industrial trucks, automated warehousing systems, orchestration software, and related services. The company is in the midst of significant technology modernization: deploying SAP S/4HANA globally, transitioning to cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), and modernizing business intelligence and identity architecture.
Core systems: SAP (Signavio, Datasphere, Analytics Cloud), Salesforce, Workday. Infrastructure: Azure, GCP, Windows, Active Directory. Data/BI: Power BI, SQL, Python, R. Currently adopting S/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud; modernizing BI and cloud architecture.
Primary initiatives: global S/4HANA implementation and rollout, cloud landscape optimization (Azure/GCP), CI/CD pipeline development, Workday talent platform roadmap, BI architecture modernization, and IAM scaling for hybrid cloud environments.
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