Yarn machinery and spinning systems manufacturer with 230-year heritage
Rieter manufactures spinning machinery and precision textile components across 18 global production locations. The tech stack reveals a company deep in enterprise transformation: SAP footprint spans ECC, S/4HANA, and module integration (PP, SD, FI/CO, QM, APO), while active projects target MES integration, legacy system migration, and event-driven service orchestration. Hiring acceleration across manufacturing and engineering signals capacity buildout, but pain points around resource planning, reporting, and SAP module integration suggest the organization is working through operational complexity as it modernizes.
Notable leadership hires: Hardening Department Head
Rieter is a public Swiss manufacturer of yarn-production systems and textile components with ~4,400 employees globally and 230 years of operational history. The company operates three divisions: Machines & Systems (primary spinning equipment), Components (precision winding machines and filament/nonwoven solutions), and After Sales (spare parts, conversions, modernizations). Production footprint spans ten countries; ~15% of staff are based in Switzerland. The business serves industrial spinning mills worldwide, competing on cost-efficiency, resource minimization, and manufacturing sustainability. The company is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (RIEN).
Rieter runs SAP ECC alongside S/4HANA and multiple module implementations including PP (production planning), SD (sales/distribution), FI/CO (finance), QM (quality), and APO (advanced planning). Active projects include SAP PP implementation and module integration work.
Currently hiring in Switzerland, Germany, and Dominican Republic. Headquarters is Winterthur, Switzerland, with 18 production locations across ten countries.
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