Industrial cleaning equipment manufacturer scaling global operations and sustainability
Tennant manufactures floor cleaning and surface care equipment for commercial and industrial customers. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward SAP (S/4HANA, IBP, PI/PO, GTS) and Microsoft enterprise tools, reflecting a large-scale manufacturing operation with complex supply-chain and financial-planning needs. Active hiring across support, sales, and engineering—with an Engineering Director role open—suggests simultaneous execution on product development, dealer-channel scaling, and post-acquisition integration, while sustainability-focused projects indicate a strategic pivot toward differentiation in a commoditized market.
Notable leadership hires: Engineering Director
Tennant Company is a publicly traded manufacturer of cleaning equipment and solutions for commercial, industrial, and facility-management customers globally. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the company operates across 1,001–5,000 employees with active hiring in ten countries across North America and Europe. Core operations span equipment manufacturing (supported by CNC, CAD, and PLM tooling), global supply-chain management (SAP GTS, supplier monitoring), and a dealer and direct-sales channel. Recent project focus includes M&A integration, global SAP deployment stabilization, and internal sustainability-framework rollout—suggesting growth through acquisition and operational standardization.
Tennant operates SAP S/4HANA as its core enterprise system, complemented by SAP IBP for planning, SAP GTS for global trade services, and SAP PI/PO for integration—alongside Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Oracle.
Current priorities include M&A integration, global SAP GTS implementation stabilization, sustainability marketing and ESG reporting, test automation, and dealer-program expansion. Internal focus areas span supplier performance, equipment-downtime prevention, and sales-cycle acceleration.
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