European wholesale distributor of consumer goods with global supply footprint
Koopman International operates a large-scale wholesale business distributing over 20,000 non-food items across Europe and beyond, with 15 showrooms and a 125,000 m² distribution center anchored in Amsterdam. The company is mid-implementation of a Thinkwise ERP system while running IBM-centric legacy infrastructure (Cognos, DataStage, DB2, IBM i) — a common pattern for legacy distributors managing complex multi-region procurement and logistics. Hiring is decelerating across engineering, ops, and logistics, suggesting the ERP transition is internally consuming capacity rather than unlocking new growth vectors.
Koopman International is a Netherlands-based wholesale distributor founded in 1937, serving wholesalers, multi-store retailers, and sales outlets across Europe with a catalog of over 20,000 non-food consumer goods. The company operates 15 showrooms across Europe and maintains a 12,000 m² showroom in Amsterdam alongside a 125,000 m² distribution center for direct stock fulfillment. The organization is currently undergoing a significant IT transformation centered on Thinkwise ERP implementation, alongside optimization of procurement, sales, and logistics processes. With 501–1,000 employees, the company operates across the Netherlands and China.
Core systems include IBM Cognos (analytics), IBM DataStage (ETL), IBM i, DB2, SQL, plus Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite. The company is actively implementing Thinkwise ERP as part of IT landscape transformation.
Primarily the Netherlands and China. Headquarters and primary operations are in Amsterdam.
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