Global cable manufacturer scaling post-acquisition with ERP modernization
Nexans is a €7.1B public cable and electrification company with 28,500 employees across 41 countries, currently executing a new ERP system implementation and post-acquisition integration. The hiring acceleration—141 active roles with 64 posted in the last 30 days—skews heavily toward manufacturing (35 roles) and engineering (32 roles), reflecting capacity expansion and equipment installation work. Stack is industrial-grade: SAP, Siemens TIA, Allen-Bradley PLCs, and CAD tools (CREO, SolidWorks, AutoCAD), with active pain points around production downtime, equipment reliability, and financial system harmonization across the newly acquired footprint.
Notable leadership hires: Human Resources Director, Finance Director
Nexans designs and manufactures cable systems and related services for power transmission, grid infrastructure, connectivity, and industrial applications. The company serves utilities, energy distributors, and industrial customers globally, with four primary business segments: PWR-Transmission, PWR-Grid, PWR-Connect, and Industry & Solutions. Operations span 41 countries with manufacturing centers, engineering teams, and field service capabilities. Recent M&A activity and capacity expansion projects indicate geographic or portfolio growth, while concurrent ERP and financial controls initiatives reflect integration and operational maturity challenges common to large-scale industrial consolidation.
Headquartered in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France. With 28,500 employees across 41 countries and active hiring in 18+ nations including Switzerland, Germany, Peru, Australia, and North America, Nexans maintains a distributed global manufacturing footprint.
Enterprise: SAP, Microsoft Office suite. Manufacturing & controls: Siemens TIA, Siemens TIA Portal, Allen-Bradley PLCs, LabVIEW. Design & modeling: CREO, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Archicad. Operations: Wonderware, Vijeo Designer, ArcGIS, QGIS for facility and asset management.
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