Specialty chemicals, silicones, and biotech manufacturing at global scale
Wacker is a large-cap chemical manufacturer with deep R&D and a diversified portfolio spanning silicones, polymers, biosolutions, and semiconductor-grade polysilicon. The tech stack reveals a manufacturing-operations company mid-transformation: heavy SAP/ERP usage paired with emerging process-analytics and business-intelligence tools (Seeq, Alteryx, Celonis, Databricks), signaling active work on production optimization and digitalization of procurement—both flagged as active pain points. Hiring is scattered across operations, sales, engineering, and manufacturing, with steady volume and geographically broad reach (China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe).
Wacker manufactures specialty chemicals and biotech ingredients for industrial, pharmaceutical, food, and semiconductor sectors, with production capacity across multiple regions. The company operates its own GMP biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing and precision fermentation services. At 10,000+ employees, Wacker runs a vertically integrated operation spanning R&D, production, and supply-chain management. Current strategic focus includes new production plant construction, market expansion in Greater China, biopharma manufacturing growth, and digitalization of controlling, procurement, and production environments.
Core systems: SAP (ERP), Salesforce (CRM), Tableau + Power BI (BI). Process/manufacturing: AVEVA PI, Seeq, Alteryx, Databricks. Procurement: Ariba. Digital transformation tools include Celonis (process mining).
Major initiatives: digitalization of corporate controlling and procurement, production optimization across silicones division, new plant construction, Greater China market expansion, and scaling biopharma manufacturing capability.
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