What HOVELER HOLZMANN CONSULTING does

Höveler Holzmann Consulting, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a management and technology consulting firm specializing in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Sustainability/ESG advisory. As of 28 August 2025, the firm was rebranded to valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting GmbH and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the valantic Group, giving it access to an ecosystem of over 4,000 digital and consulting experts across the DACH region. Its clients are enterprise and upper mid-market corporates headquartered primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, served across verticals including Automotive, Chemicals & Pharma, Retail & Consumer Goods, Mechanical & Plant Engineering, Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Construction, Public Sector, and Private Equity.

The offering is organized around three core pillars — Supply Chain Management, Procurement (Einkaufsberatung), and Sustainability/ESG — and decomposes into more than twenty sub-services spanning strategy and KPI definition, supply chain design, risk management, S&OP, inventory management, inbound/warehouse/outbound logistics, target operating model, procurement suite (eSourcing/EDI/P2P), data and spend analytics, and a full EU regulatory ESG practice (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, CBAM, CSDDD, EUDR, PPWR). Delivery is built on certified partnerships with major enterprise platforms — SAP (S/4HANA, IBP, Ariba, EWM, TM, Signavio), Kinaxis, Anaplan, Blue Yonder, and o9 — supplemented by the proprietary valantic waySuite S&OP solution. Public AI positioning includes NLP-based contract analysis, demand forecasting, and chat-style procurement experiences, with management forecasting platform-based automated procurement within 2-3 years.

The business model is project-based professional services: engagements are custom-scoped and custom-priced (no public pricing), resourced with senior consultants, and typically span 3-18 months. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting C-suite and senior management of large corporates in DACH, supported by group-level demand generation (LinkedIn, Google/Microsoft Ads, podcast, content, Lead Forensics, industry events). The firm is led by three managing partners — Dr. Bernhard Höveler, Florian Holzmann, and Daniel Belka — who retain equity stakes, and reports a local headcount of approximately 90 consultants based in Düsseldorf.

Name

HOVELER HOLZMANN CONSULTING

Legal name

valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting GmbH

Website

https://hoeveler-holzmann.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Düsseldorf-based management consulting firm specializing in supply chain management, procurement optimization, and ESG/sustainability advisory for enterprise and upper mid-market clients across DACH markets, rebranded to valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting on 28 August 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting (Supply Chain & Procurement)

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting (BPAHACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain Planning (S&OP/IBP, Demand & Inventory) (BPAHAHAD), Supplier Performance, Quality & Development (BPAHAHAI), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Supply chain consulting
• Procurement advisory
• ESG compliance consulting
• Logistics optimization services
• Purchasing transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management & Strategy Consulting: Professional consulting engagements in Supply Chain Management, Procurement optimization, and Sustainability/ESG advisory. Projects typically involve strategic, organizational, and digital transformation engagements for enterprise and upper mid-market clients. Revenue is project-based, driven by scope, team size, and engagement duration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HÖVELER HOLZMANN CONSULTING (now operating as valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting) is a management and technology consulting firm delivering advisory services in Supply Chain Management, Procurement optimization, and Sustainability/ESG. The firm provides strategic, organizational, and digital transformation engagements covering the full value chain—from strategy and design through operational implementation—including S&OP, inventory management, logistics, risk management, technology selection, and regulatory compliance (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, CBAM, CSDDD, EUDR, PPWR).

Product overview

Höveler Holzmann (now rebranded to valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting) offers a comprehensive consulting portfolio organized around three core service pillars: Supply Chain Management, Procurement Optimization (Einkaufsberatung), and Sustainability/ESG Consulting. The company provides strategic advisory, process optimization, and digital transformation services across the entire value chain. Key sub-services include Supply Chain Strategy & KPIs, Supply Chain Design, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Inventory Management, Purchasing, Logistics (Inbound, Warehouse, Outbound), Technology & Tools selection, Target Operating Model, Procurement Suite (eSourcing, EDI, P2P), Data & Tools (Spend Cubes, Dashboards), and comprehensive ESG offerings including CSRD, EU Taxonomy, CO2 Management, CBAM, CSDDD, EUDR, and PPWR compliance. The company also offers proprietary solutions including the valantic waySuite for integrated business planning. As part of the valantic Group (4,000+ experts), the consulting firm leverages shared digitalization expertise while maintaining specialized focus on supply chain and procurement excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Chain Management Consulting Holistic consulting services for optimizing supply chains—from strategic alignment to operational implementation—including supply chain design, risk management, sustainability integration, S&OP, inventory management, order management, inbound/warehouse/outbound logistics, and digital tool selection.
• Procurement Optimization (Einkaufsberatung) Strategic development of purchasing organizations, process optimization, and deployment of digital solutions focusing on efficiency and transparency—including target operating model design, value creation, eSourcing/EDI/P2P procurement suite implementation, and spend analytics.
• Sustainability / ESG Consulting ESG strategy development and implementation support, including CSRD reporting, EU Taxonomy assessment, CO2 management and decarbonization, Scope 3 supply chain emissions, CBAM compliance, Supply Chain Act/CSDDD, EUDR, and PPWR (EU packaging regulation) advisory.
• valantic waySuite (S&OP Platform) Proprietary integrated business planning platform enabling S&OP processes with scenario planning and forecasting capabilities, supported by consulting and implementation services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients achieve measurable, P&L-relevant results from procurement optimization and inventory management engagements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Valantic GroupcoreOthers · 28 August 2025Höveler Holzmann is a wholly owned subsidiary of the valantic Group. As of 28 August 2025, Höveler Holzmann rebranded to 'valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting,' uniting under the valantic brand. The integration provides access to valantic's ecosystem of over 4,000 experts spanning SAP services, AI, CX, Data Analytics, Cloud, and digital transformation — complementing Höveler Holzmann's core SCM and procurement consulting capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baringa Partners: London-based independent consultancy with strong supply chain, operations, and energy transition practices. Comparable in being an independent, category-specialized advisor to enterprise clients.
• Camelot Management Consultants: Mannheim-based boutique management and IT consultancy with strong supply chain, procurement, and SAP practices serving European enterprise clients. Highly comparable in size, vertical focus, and DACH-centric GTM.
• Chainalytics (NTT Data Supply Chain): Supply chain-focused consultancy (now part of NTT Data) specializing in supply chain design, planning, and procurement analytics. Comparable in technical, technology-enabled supply chain advisory.
• h&z Unternehmensberatung: Munich-based management consultancy specialized in procurement, supply chain, and transformation. Direct competitor in the German mid-market procurement consulting space.
• INVERTO: Bochum-headquartered procurement and supply chain consultancy (now owned by BCG), focused on European enterprise and mid-market clients. Most direct German-market peer with overlapping SAP, procurement, and supply chain service lines.
• Kearney: Global management consulting firm with one of the strongest dedicated procurement and supply chain practices. Directly comparable as a strategic-operations advisor to enterprise and upper mid-market clients, with deep procurement optimization heritage (formerly A.T. Kearney).

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consultancy with operations and procurement practices serving similar enterprise clients on supply chain transformation. Competes for the same strategic operations mandates.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consultancy with operations, supply chain, and procurement offerings. Notably owns INVERTO, making it both a competitor and an indirect acquirer profile for the firm.
• McKinsey & Company: Global strategy giant with a sizable Operations Practice covering supply chain and procurement. Competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates but at materially larger scale and broader scope.
• Gartner: Global research and advisory firm with a major supply chain practice serving enterprise CIOs and supply chain leaders. Competes indirectly on advisory mandates and benchmarking studies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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