HVAC and heat pump manufacturer scaling enterprise-wide SAP and Salesforce transformation
Vaillant Group operates 16,000 people across heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and heat pump manufacturing—positioned as a market leader in building-sector decarbonization. The company is mid-stage in a major enterprise systems migration: simultaneously rolling out SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce across operations, sales, and field service, while wrestling with data migration, governance compliance, and test-process maturity. Engineering and sales hiring is steady and distributed across 12 countries, signaling a centralized transformation effort running parallel to product and regional growth.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Industrial Engineering, Technical Director
Vaillant Group manufactures heating and cooling systems for residential and commercial buildings, with a portfolio spanning electric heat pumps, gas heating appliances, water heaters, and solar systems. The company operates eight brands across more than 20 countries with 16,000 employees representing 70+ nationalities. Their market position rests on product innovation—heat pumps and condensing gas appliances—paired with digital control systems and service infrastructure. The organization is currently executing a large-scale digital transformation centered on SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce, addressing data governance, process standardization, and operational integration across manufacturing, sales, and field service.
Vaillant Group is actively rolling out SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Ariba across finance, HR, procurement, and order-to-cash operations. The company also uses SAP HANA, ARIS, and Celonis for process mining and governance.
Vaillant Group is adopting and rolling out Salesforce, including Salesforce DX, Salesforce Lightning, Salesforce Service Cloud, and Salesforce Field Service for sales and service operations.
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