Industrial crane manufacturer with global manufacturing and support operations
Manitowoc manufactures cranes and lifting equipment across multiple platforms (crawler, boom, telescoping, tower) with a manufacturing and support-heavy footprint spanning 15+ countries. The tech stack reflects a traditional industrial operation — Oracle/SAP for ERP, Windchill for PLM, ANSYS for engineering simulation, and Creo for CAD — paired with active hiring in engineering and support roles. Current project intensity (energy management, finance transformation, automated logistics, integrated management systems) signals operational modernization, while pain points center on parts inventory accuracy and supply-chain reliability, not digital innovation.
Manitowoc is a publicly traded crane manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with operations spanning manufacturing, sales, logistics, and field support across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The product portfolio covers crawler cranes, boom cranes, telescoping cranes, and tower cranes, along with aftermarket parts and support services. The organization operates a manufacturing footprint, service centers, and support networks globally. Current hiring focuses on engineering and support roles, with active investment in supply-chain automation, energy management, finance systems, and ISO-certified management systems (14001, 50001, 45001). Pain-point concentration around inventory accuracy, parts supply reliability, and backorder expediting reflects the complexity of managing distributed operations and field service delivery.
Oracle EPM, Oracle, and SAP for ERP; Windchill and Creo for product lifecycle management and CAD design; ANSYS for engineering simulation; Power BI and Excel for reporting; AWS (EKS, EBS) for cloud infrastructure; Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook) for collaboration.
Active projects include energy management system implementation, finance transformation, automated logistics system deployment, integrated management system development (ISO 14001, 50001, 45001), new product launches, sales and marketing initiatives, trade compliance, and continuous safety audit improvement.
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