Phoenix Contact is a 20,000+ person manufacturing and automation leader executing a major enterprise software migration—adopting SAP S/4HANA, Central Finance, and Integrated Business Planning across operations. The hiring velocity is accelerating with 84 roles posted in the last 30 days, concentrated in engineering (33), sales (22), and manufacturing (12), signaling concurrent product development and go-to-market expansion alongside internal systems transformation. Active projects span SAP rollout, treasury digitalization, IT security hardening, and OEE optimization—a pattern common in mid-market industrial firms scaling global operations.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Accountant
Phoenix Contact designs and manufactures connection technology, electronics, and automation solutions for industrial applications including electric mobility, mechanical engineering, wind energy, solar, building automation, and automotive. Headquartered in Blomberg, Germany, the company operates a global footprint across more than 100 countries with regional proximity to customers. The product portfolio centers on branded connector and terminal systems, backed by engineering-led product development and a sales organization covering vertical markets. Operations rely heavily on SAP infrastructure (FICO, CO, FI, SD, MM, APO, SuccessFactors) and are undergoing centralized transformation to modernize finance processes, supply chain planning, and compliance tracking.
Core systems: SAP (S/4HANA, FICO, CO, FI, SD, MM, IBP, APO, SuccessFactors, Global Trade Services). Microsoft ecosystem (Office, Azure, PowerShell, .NET). Development: C#, TypeScript, Angular. Design: Adobe Creative Suite, Canva. CRM: Salesforce.
12 countries: Germany, Singapore, Indonesia, Sweden, Vietnam, Malaysia, United States, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, and Hungary.
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