
28.03.2025
Centre of Competence (CoC) in negotiations
Negotiations are not a game of chance, they are an art. However, many companies waste potential through unclear strategies, a lack of preparation and excessive concessions. The better a company's negotiating skills are, the more successful its negotiations will be. This is what the experts at a CoC take care of in negotiations.

17.02.25
Change in the management of Kerkhoff Consulting in Vienna:
Julia Schreitl has succeeded Thomas Schmölzer
Julia Schreitl took over the management of Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH in Vienna in January. She succeeds Thomas Schmölzer, who is handing over the reins after more than four successful years at the helm of the Vienna office.

14.01.25
Kerkhoff Consulting becomes part of Interpath:
Basis for further international growth
Kerkhoff Consulting, one of the leading management consultancies for purchasing and supply chain management, will join Interpath Advisory, headquartered in London. With this acquisition, Interpath is strengthening its presence in the DACH region and at the same time creating a new competence center for purchasing and supply chain management. For Kerkhoff Consulting, this opens up opportunities for an even stronger international positioning.

Management consultant Gerd Kerkhoff finds buyers for his consulting services
Kerkhoff Consulting becomes part of the international consultancy Interpath. It is now also represented in Germany - and wants to continue acquiring new clients. Kerkhoff himself takes on a new function. Negotiating prices and conditions is exactly his thing. With his consultancy Kerkhoff Consulting, specializing in procurement and supply chains, Gerd Kerkhoff has been a small but influential institution in the German economy over the past 25 years
19.10.24
Curse in Chains
Following the coronavirus pandemic and the shock of war, European companies were forced to restructure their supply chains. But the example of a German global market leader shows that this isn't so easy.
In the current issue of Capital magazine, our partner and member of the management team, Andreas Dölecke, was interviewed about the challenges of a resilient and affordable supply chain.

05.09.2024
Strategic price management through coordinated strategies in purchasing and sales
A cross-industry analysis with four measures that are effective not only for medium-sized manufacturing companies. How you can secure and optimize your margins with cost calculation, price escalation clauses, inventory optimization, and inflation management strategies.

04.07.24
Handelsblatt award - Kerkhoff Consulting is TOP Management Consultant 2024 for Purchasing & Procurement
Kerkhoff Consulting was recognized by the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) as one of the 'Best Management Consultants 2024 for Purchasing & Procurement'. The HRI first identified a peer group of 15,700 management consultants from over 335 companies. The participants were then asked about the most renowned companies in their respective consulting areas. Due to its excellent ranking, Kerkhoff Consulting for Purchasing & Procurement, which works across all industries, was listed.

28.06.2024
Kerkhoff Consulting is once again Top Consultant – the third consultant award in 2024
It is with great pleasure and pride that we at Team Kerkhoff Consulting announce that we have once again been named Top Consultant in Weimar. "The customer feedback on the award confirms the tireless commitment to excellence in the consulting niche of purchasing and supply chain management. Calculable added value for our customers has been our driving force for many years." summarizes Managing Director Gerd Kerkhoff.

16.03.2024
Kerkhoff Consulting named 'Best Consultants' for Purchasing and SCM for the 11th time in a row
For the eleventh time in a row, Kerkhoff Consulting has received the prestigious 'Best Consultant' award for purchasing and supply chain management. The consultant competition, organized by brand eins and Statista, is based on customer reviews and recommendations from industry colleagues.
Decisive vote in the EU
Last stop for the supply chain
“The required transparency of the supply chains triggers costs,” says Andreas Dölecke, partner of the consulting firm Kerkhoff in Düsseldorf, which focuses on medium-sized businesses: it requires working hours, data infrastructure and employees. That's why he calls for "a sense of proportion" from politicians. Dölecke's conclusion: "In our opinion, implementing the requirements of the German supply chain law and the EU directive poses challenges for companies, but is fundamentally feasible."

18.12.2023
How companies are rebuilding their supply chains after the pandemic
Gerd Kerkhoff founded Kerkhoff Consulting in Düsseldorf in 1999. Since 2009, the company has been recognized as a hidden champion in the consulting industry seven times in a row. Kerkhoff Consulting is a permanent guest among the hidden champions - and, as a purchasing specialist, is confronted with many current economic problems

16.12.23
Kerkhoff Consulting again recognized as “Hidden Champion”: seventh consecutive top position in purchasing and procurement
The outstanding positioning came after a thorough assessment and customer survey by the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (WGMB) at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

Managing medium-sized businesses correctly
The manager magazin writes in the current magazine under #Transformation episode 6/2023
“The change in the automotive industry is also forcing other industries to change course. A courageous medium-sized company is showing how the transformation could succeed.”
We are looking forward to a great collaboration in a committed, shared Heller team. This is how change and future viability can be shaped!

01.10.2023
Sustainability trend radar
The Börsianer asked experts what will shape and change our lives in 2024 and identified ten megatrends from #politics, #technology, #investment and #sustainability.
A show of strength in climate protection - The Börsianer Journal quotes our managing director. "Raw materials are and remain the greatest potential for international conflict," warns Dr. Thorsten Schmidt.

Bundeswehr radios are conditionally usable – learning from the private sector?
Gerd Kerkhoff in an interview with Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Handelsblatt once again lists Kerkhoff Consulting as
Top advice for purchasing & procurement
This year, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has once again determined which consulting companies are considered particularly renowned. For the “Handelsblatt Top Consulting Companies”, the HRI initially identified a peer group of 15,700 management consultants from over 325 consulting firms. This peer group was then asked about the most renowned companies in their respective consulting areas.
Handelsblatt print edition No. 141 from July 25, 2023 under the title “Into the future with energy”

23.06.2023
Kerkhoff Consulting is Top Consultant 2023
Kerkhoff Consulting is one of the best medium-sized business consultants in Germany and has therefore been awarded the Top Consultant seal. The management consultancy, which specializes in purchasing and supply chain management, has once again impressed with positive customer reviews with its consulting expertise.
After the awards as 'Best Consultants 2023' and 'Hidden Champion 2023', this is now the third award for the consultants of Kerkhoff Consulting. The manager magazin writes: The "TOP Consultant" competition provides information about which consultants understand their medium-sized customers particularly well and provide excellent advice: It is a compass for companies in turbulent times.

06.06.2023
Be on the right side when changing strategy
Current procurement concepts in the legal check
Pandemics and global conflicts are causing companies to redesign their supply chains and align procurement with different criteria than before. The legal assessment of trends such as reshoring, multiple sourcing and friendshoring can play a role in this realignment.
Jens Hornstein, Senior Partner and member of our management board, on strategies in procurement.

05.04.2023
Know and use behavioural patterns
Negotiating better with Behavioural Economics, Part 2
We all negotiate and behave in some way - consciously or unconsciously. To achieve better negotiation results, it is important to become aware of this behaviour and to train it.
Our colleagues Dr Marvin Müller and Fabian Spühler present Behavioural Economics and common behavioural patterns...

24.03.2023
What strategy the new boss Thorsten Schmidt is pursuing for Heller in Nürtingen
The contact with Heller came about in July 2022; in his function as managing partner at the Düsseldorf-based management consultancy Kerkhoff, he did a project for purchasing and supply chain management for the Nürtingen-based machine manufacturer. In view of the supply bottlenecks, many companies had sought external help to stabilise the supply chains, he reports.
Press release
10.03.2023
Kerkhoff Consulting 'Best Consultants' for Purchasing and Supply Chain Management for the 10th time
Brand eins, the German business magazine publishes statista's annual ranking of the best management consultancies. Since the inception of this market evaluation 10 years ago, Kerkhoff Consulting has been convincing its clients and market competitors in succession.
