Wilo manufactures pumps and water treatment solutions for building services, water management, and industrial applications across 9,000+ employees globally. The hiring and project mix reveals a company mid-transition: engineering roles dominate open positions, digitalization and smart factory projects are active, yet the tech stack remains dominated by legacy SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA migration underway) and Excel-dependent workflows. Pain points cluster around production efficiency, process documentation, and information flow—classic friction points in industrial manufacturing during modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Technology Lead Engineering, Project Lead
Wilo is a publicly listed German pump and water systems manufacturer headquartered in Dortmund, operating across building services, industrial water management, and municipal infrastructure. Founded in 1872, the company employs over 9,000 people worldwide and positions itself as an innovation leader in sustainable water solutions. Current operations span manufacturing facilities, engineering teams, and global supply chains. The company is actively scaling its digital infrastructure, with active projects in smart factory initiatives, automation, and process digitalization, while addressing industry headwinds including water scarcity, material availability constraints, and cost reduction pressures.
Core systems include SAP (ECC and S/4HANA), Tableau and Power BI for analytics, Python for automation, GitHub Copilot for development, and Adobe Creative Suite. The company is actively migrating from Excel-dependent workflows as part of S/4HANA adoption.
Primary hiring activity is in Germany and Slovenia, with 136 total active roles. Engineering and manufacturing represent the majority of current open positions.
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