Global tire manufacturer scaling digital manufacturing and supply chain
Pirelli operates 18 production plants across 12 countries, serving consumer tire markets for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles with a ~30,700-person workforce. The tech stack reveals a heavy SAP footprint (MM, SD, FI, S/4HANA, HANA, ABAP) paired with operational analytics tools (Qlik Sense, Kafka), creative suite adoption (Adobe), and emerging adoption of warehouse management systems — indicating a manufacturing org in mid-stage digital transformation from monolithic ERP toward distributed supply-chain visibility. Active projects cluster around digital twins, production simulation, and KPI reporting, while hiring accelerates across engineering and operations, signaling investment in manufacturing excellence and logistics optimization.
Pirelli manufactures tires and associated services for consumer automotive markets, operating since 1872 from Milan. The company maintains production capacity across 18 plants in 12 countries and sells into over 160 commercial territories. Approximately 2,000 R&D staff work across the Milan headquarters and 12 technology centers, supported by a patent portfolio exceeding 6,700. The organization invests approximately 6% of high-value product revenue into R&D annually. Current hiring focus spans engineering, operations, manufacturing, and logistics roles across North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, with intern and mid-level positions dominating the active pipeline.
SAP ecosystem (S/4HANA, HANA, MM, SD, FI, PM, ABAP), analytics (Qlik Sense, Kafka), Microsoft Office suite, and Adobe Creative tools. Currently adopting warehouse management systems.
Digital twin development, KPI reporting for tire manufacturing, production planning and logistics, virtual simulation models, manufacturing excellence initiatives, new product coordination, and predictive maintenance projects.
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