Global logistics operator running contract, freight, and port services across 70+ countries
Rhenus is a 41,000-person logistics conglomerate built on WMS, TMS, and SAP infrastructure, currently standardizing around SAP S/4HANA and Blue Yonder. The hiring profile—550 logistics, 104 sales, 53 engineering—reflects a logistics-first org scaling compliance and process standardization rather than platform innovation. Active projects show simultaneous focus on WMS migrations (Blue Yonder, internal core dev) and shared-service consolidation, suggesting efforts to reduce fragmentation across 1,330 sites.
Notable leadership hires: Logistics Operations Director, Technical Lead, Warehouse Team Lead, IT Lead, Head of Chemicals & Energy
Rhenus Group operates one of Europe's largest third-party logistics networks, moving freight, managing warehouses, and handling customs clearance for customers across contract logistics, freight forwarding, and port operations. The business spans 1,330 sites in more than 70 countries with 41,000 employees; 2024 revenue reached EUR 8.2 billion. Operationally, the company is mid-migration from legacy WMS and ERP toward SAP S/4HANA and Blue Yonder, while working through process standardization and route optimization across a geographically distributed footprint. Sales and logistics hiring remain steady, with significant recruitment in India, Germany, France, and other key hubs.
Rhenus uses WMS, TMS, SAP R/3, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Excel, Power BI, SQL Server, and Blue Yonder. The company is adopting SAP S/4HANA and next-gen Dynamics 365 as part of its modernization roadmap.
Rhenus is actively recruiting across 25 countries including Germany, India, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Thailand, Spain, Poland, Brazil, UK, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia.
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