CDMO for solid oral dosage forms, manufacturing 600+ drug products annually
Rottendorf Pharma is a contract manufacturer and development partner for pharma and biotech, producing solid oral dosage forms at scale across formulation, manufacturing, and packaging. The company is mid-way through a major SAP modernization (S/4HANA, PP/DS, EWM modules) while adopting PRINCE2 project governance—a shift signaling tighter control over complex manufacturing workflows. The hiring profile is heavily weighted toward production and logistics roles, with digitalization of workflows and compliance documentation listed as active pain points, indicating manufacturing ops is the core transformation lever.
Notable leadership hires: Shipping Team Lead, Technical Procurement Lead
Founded in 1928, Rottendorf Pharma operates as a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for the global pharmaceutical industry. The company manufactures over 600 originator and generic drug products annually for clients ranging from large multinational to virtual pharma companies, with no competing product brands of its own. Based in Ennigerloh, Germany, with 1,001–5,000 employees, the organization spans formulation development, bulk manufacturing, packaging, and analytical services. Operations follow a Total Process Ownership model, where the company functions as an extension of client R&D and manufacturing teams. The business is currently focused on supply chain optimization, GMP compliance infrastructure, and digital transformation of production and logistics systems.
Core systems: SAP suite (S/4HANA, PP/DS, EWM, SD, SuccessFactors, Analytics Cloud), MES, IQVIA, Power BI, Microsoft Office. Recently adopting PRINCE2 for project governance.
Supply chain excellence roadmap, SAP PP/DS and EWM module transformation, digitalization of production workflows and documentation, quality system development, and logistics optimization for compliance and efficiency.
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