Natural medicines and cosmetics manufacturer with foundation ownership and global operations
WALA manufactures and distributes natural medicines and Dr. Hauschka cosmetics from its German base, backed by foundation ownership rather than shareholder capital. The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward manufacturing (11 roles) and operations (7), with active projects spanning facility expansion, payroll digitization, and global campaign development—indicating a manufacturing-led company modernizing internal systems while pushing direct-to-consumer growth. SAP (including S/4HANA, EWM, MM) runs enterprise operations; the pain-point list shows pressure on webshop revenue, conversion rates, and digital-channel performance, suggesting e-commerce is a growth lever competing against traditional retail.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Procurement, Head of Gastronomy & Catering
WALA is a German pharmaceutical manufacturer and natural cosmetics company founded in 1935, structured as a public company with foundation governance. The product portfolio spans homeopathic and anthroposophic medicines under the WALA brand and premium natural skincare under the Dr. Hauschka brand. Operations are scaled across 1,001–5,000 employees globally, with primary manufacturing and R&D in Bad Boll, Baden-Württemberg, and subsidiary teams across multiple countries. The company employs SAP suite (ERP, S/4HANA, EWM, MM) for supply-chain and financial operations, complemented by AWS and GCP infrastructure. Current focus areas include portfolio optimization, market expansion, facility modernization, and digital transformation of internal workflows.
SAP (S/4HANA, EWM, MM, ERP), AWS, GCP, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Figma, Photoshop, InDesign), LIMS, HPLC, and building-automation protocols (KNX, BACnet, Modbus).
Bad Boll, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Primary manufacturing and administrative hub is in Eckwälden near Bad Boll; subsidiary operations span multiple countries globally.
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