Synthomer Tech Stack

Specialty polymer manufacturer with five innovation centers across Europe, North America, and Asia

Chemical Manufacturing London 1,001–5,000 employees Public Company

Synthomer manufactures high-performance polymers and ingredients for coatings, construction, adhesives, and health-protection markets. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP PM, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Maximo, Siemens PCS 7) with emerging data analytics tools (Databricks, SAP Datasphere, Power BI), suggesting a transition from legacy ERP to integrated cloud platforms. Manufacturing dominates hiring, but the active project list reveals a focus on maintenance optimization (CMMS, asset lifecycle, plant reliability) rather than new product scaling—a tension worth exploring with ops and plant directors.

Tech Stack 38 technologies

Core StackSAP Oracle SAP S/4HANA Databricks Power BI Tableau Salesforce Allen-Bradley SAP PM Word Excel IBM Notes Microsoft Office SAP EHS Blackline SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Datasphere SAP BW/4HANA Eclipse SAP BPC SAP ECC SQL Ariba PowerPoint Outlook DCS Honeywell Maximo Modicon Siemens PCS 7+5 more

AdoptingSAP SAP S/4HANA SAP Ariba

ReplacingSAP R/3

What Synthomer Is Building

◆Challenges

Safety compliance
Variable margin improvement opportunities
Inventory optimization
Timely payment of receivables
Reliability improvement
Improving safety
Minimizing unplanned downtime
Raw material compression
Process efficiency improvement
Continuous improvement in safety

▲Active Projects

Maintenance budget development
New product development scale-ups
Capital project portfolio
She annual operating and strategic plans
Asset lifecycle management
Plant shutdowns and turnarounds
Cmms optimization
New product scale up
Capital project execution and commissioning
Leading a six-sigma project to improve product yield

Hiring Activity

Accelerating70 roles · 35 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing

Engineering

Product

Ops

Finance

Sales

Research

Data

Seniority

Mid

Senior

Manager

Junior

Director

Lead

Staff

Notable leadership hires: Business Director

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About Synthomer

Synthomer is a public specialty polymer supplier headquartered in London, with 3,900 employees across 29 manufacturing sites and five innovation centers spanning Europe, North America, Middle East, and Asia. The company serves coatings, construction, adhesives, and health-protection sectors, with approximately 20% of sales from new, patent-protected products. Pain points center on safety compliance, unplanned downtime, inventory optimization, and process efficiency—typical challenges for a multi-site, regulated manufacturer scaling new product lines while managing aging plant infrastructure. The 2030 decarbonization roadmap (Science Based Targets approved) signals ongoing capital investment in process modernization.

HeadquartersLondon

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Hiring MarketsNetherlands, Malaysia, United States, Portugal, Italy, China, United Kingdom, Germany

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Synthomer's tech stack?

Core systems: SAP PM, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Salesforce, Maximo, Siemens PCS 7. Data: Databricks, SAP Datasphere, Power BI, SAP BW/4HANA. Currently migrating from SAP R/3 and adopting SAP S/4HANA and Ariba.

What is Synthomer working on?

Key initiatives: CMMS optimization, asset lifecycle management, plant reliability and safety improvement, new product scale-ups, capital project execution, and Six Sigma yield improvements. Projects reflect operational maturity and plant modernization rather than R&D expansion.