German steel and metals distributor with digital-first manufacturing and logistics
Kloeckner Metals is a century-old steel and metals wholesaler operating 501–1,000 employees across production, logistics, and sales in Germany. The hiring profile skews heavily toward logistics and manufacturing (23 of 43 open roles) with a spiked intern-level intake, signaling either apprenticeship-style workforce scaling or seasonal operational ramp. Active projects span IoT/MES system development, production digitalization, and enterprise integration—paired with pain-point focus on downtime reduction and goods-flow optimization—indicating internal pressure to modernize legacy manufacturing and supply-chain operations while SAP (the primary ERP) anchors enterprise systems.
Kloeckner Metals is Germany's leading steel and metals distributor, founded in 1906 and headquartered in Düsseldorf. The company operates as a public company with over a century of history and operates a vertically integrated model: steel sourcing and distribution, in-house machining and component fabrication (via CNC and CAD workflows), inventory management, and logistics. The product portfolio includes raw steel stock, finished components, and value-added manufacturing services (laser cutting, assembly, finishing). A digital-native sales channel (kloeckner.de) runs parallel to traditional account management. Recent strategic focus includes carbon-reduced material offerings under the Nexigen® sustainability brand and internal digitalization across HR processes, production control, and supply-chain visibility.
Core systems: SAP (ERP), SAP SuccessFactors (HRIS), Power BI (analytics), Microsoft 365 (productivity). Manufacturing: CNC machines, CAD design tools. No active migrations or new platform adoptions reported.
IoT and MES system rollout in manufacturing, digital HR process automation, enterprise system integration, production digitalization, and supply-chain goods-flow optimization. Also managing internal HVAB transformation projects.
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