Consumer Goods & Trade
Consumer Goods & Trade in Transition –
now it's all about making the right decisions
The industry is undergoing a profound transformation, the effects of which directly impact earnings, market access, and competitiveness:
Demand and market volatility
Changing consumer patterns, price sensitivity, and new competitive structures lead to shorter planning cycles and higher forecasting requirements.
Regulation & Transparency
Sustainability and proof of origin, packaging regulations, product-specific regulations, and increasing compliance requirements demand valid, traceable, and digitally supported process chains.
Supply Chain Resilience
Dependencies on global suppliers, volatile logistics capacities, and rising raw material prices require flexible, diversified, and data-based management.
Digitalization & Data Intelligence
Precise forecasts, AI-supported assortment management, digital sales channels, and automated warehouse and logistics processes are becoming the decisive success factor.
Sustainability & Brand Management
Ecological product innovations and transparent value chains are increasingly influencing purchasing decisions.
This dynamic presents medium-sized companies with the challenge of prioritizing investments correctly – without jeopardizing operational stability.
Your contact person
From products to experiences – we combine strategy, data, and services for sustainable growth.
Heiko Barth
Our focus areas
- 1. Efficiency & performance in day-to-day business
- End-to-end process optimization along production, logistics, purchasing, sales
- Inventory and assortment management for higher availability and lower capital commitment
- Stabilization of delivery capability, lead times, and forecast accuracy
- Shop floor and lean approaches for production and logistics
- 2. Digital progress with measurable benefits
- Data-based control of assortment, demand, and pricing
- Digitalization of logistics, quality, and procurement processes
- AI-supported forecasts, sales planning, and customer analytics
- Building scalable omnichannel and direct-to-consumer structures
- 3. Portfolio, market and growth strategy
- Evaluation of brand and product architectures
- Identification of new market and target group potentials
- Development of innovation and sustainability strategies
- Development of complementary business models (e.g., services, platforms, subscriptions)
- 4. Resilience, Regulation & Sustainability
- ESG and sustainability strategies along the value chain
- Packaging and product regulations, proof of origin, supply chain transparency
- Risk and resilience management in purchasing and supply chain
- 5. Organization & change
- Further development of roles, responsibilities, and management logic
- Empowering teams to handle data-driven processes
- Organizational development for growth, internationalization, or digitalization initiatives
- New business models: From products to services & data-based solutions
- The increasing technological and data-driven complexity creates new business models:
- Direct-to-consumer and community-based brand management
- Service and platform models around product use and customer loyalty
- Data-based services such as dynamic pricing, monitoring, product personalization
- Modular logistics solutions and sustainable packaging and material systems
We support you in evaluating, prioritizing, and successfully implementing these potentials in a structured manner.
How we work: pragmatic, collaborative, strong in implementation
We don’t deliver paper tigers. Together with your team, we identify the levers with the greatest effect, implement quickly, and anchor changes sustainably – in production, logistics, purchasing, sales, or digital control. Our claim: noticeable results in a few months and an organization that remains stable, efficient, and competitive even in dynamic markets.
Industry experience – Broadly positioned. Deep in the subject.
Finding solutions together – Contact us.
