European retail and tourism group scaling data infrastructure and supply-chain digitalization
REWE Group operates one of Europe's largest retail networks across 21 countries with 380,000 employees and €96B+ annual turnover. The tech stack reveals a heavy SAP footprint (S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, FI, MM) paired with modern cloud analytics (BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI), while active projects signal a strategic push toward data mesh architecture and supply-chain process automation. Pain-point data shows the organization is wrestling with data-quality fragmentation and NIS2 compliance—common scaling challenges for retailers managing complexity across dozens of operating brands and geographies.
Notable leadership hires: Occupational Safety Lead, Managing Director Office Assistant, Logistics Team Lead, Head of Quality Management, Head of Supply Chain Management
REWE Group is a cooperatively organized retail conglomerate headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The business spans supermarkets (REWE, BILLA, PENNY, nahkauf), specialty retail (drugstore BIPA, DIY chain toom), convenience (REWE To Go), e-commerce (REWE Liefer- und Abholservice, Zooroyal, Weinfreunde), wholesale (Lekkerland Group), and travel/tourism (DERTOUR Group with 2,000+ agencies and hotel brands). Operations span 21 European countries with around 380,000 employees. In 2024, the group generated external turnover exceeding €96 billion. The organization is actively modernizing its ERP and analytics infrastructure while addressing compliance and supply-chain optimization across its diverse portfolio of brands.
Core systems: SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, Salesforce, BigQuery, Snowflake. Analytics and BI: Tableau, Power BI. Data/engineering: Python, R, SQL, Apache Spark, Hadoop. Collaboration: Microsoft Teams, Office suite. Mobile: iPad, iPhone.
Key initiatives: data mesh implementation, supply-chain process optimization, chatbot testing, tax process digitalization, invoice processing automation, warehouse system IT demand management, and sustainability-focused digital projects across the retail network.
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