Dr. Stern

What Dr. Stern does

Dr. Stern GmbH is a privately held German staffing and personnel services provider headquartered in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. The company traces its origins to the 1970s, when its personnel search and temporary employment operations were spun off from a large technology conglomerate; following branch consolidation it became independent and now operates as a regional staffing firm serving the Stuttgart metropolitan area, including Ludwigsburg, Esslingen, Heilbronn, and Stuttgart proper. Under the leadership of Managing Director Joachim Goldfuß-Schachten, the firm employs or deploys more than 120 workers, all of whom are stated to be personally known to the management team.

The company's core offerings are threefold: Personalüberlassung (temporary staffing) under the German Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG), where Dr. Stern employs workers on permanent contracts and deploys them to client companies on an hourly billing basis; Personalvermittlung (direct/permanent placement) for clients seeking full-time hires, with a try-and-hire option allowing cost-free permanent transition after one year; and Onsite Management/Beratung, an on-site HR consulting add-on serving clients without dedicated HR infrastructure. Industry verticals served include manufacturing/industry, skilled trades (Handwerk), logistics, gastronomy, and commercial/administrative roles, with a customer base spanning Mittelstand mid-market firms and Global Players in the Stuttgart region. The company operates under the BAP-DGB collective bargaining agreement and is GDPR-compliant.

Commercially, Dr. Stern generates revenue primarily through usage-based hourly billing of deployed temps, supplemented by placement fees for direct hires and professional services fees for on-site consulting engagements. Distribution is sales-led and direct — outreach via phone, in-person visits, the company website, and word-of-mouth referrals in the local market. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability; operations rely on standard HR and recruitment management systems. Marketing is executed through the corporate website (drstern.de), an email newsletter, and direct contact channels. The company has no external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no recorded M&A activity, functioning as a closely held regional operator with nearly five decades of continuous presence in its market.

Name

Dr. Stern

Legal name

Dr. Stern GmbH

Website

https://drstern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dr. Stern GmbH is a privately held German staffing agency in Ludwigsburg that provides temporary staffing, permanent placement, and on-site HR consulting to Mittelstand companies and Global Players across the Stuttgart region's industrial, trade, logistics, gastronomy, and commercial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACACAH

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Staffing & Temp Agencies (Generalist)

SECONDARYBPACAFAA

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement services
• Personnel leasing
• Workforce solutions
• Onsite HR consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigsburg

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Personalüberlassung (Temp Staffing): The company employs workers under permanent contracts with social benefits and assigns them to client companies on a temporary basis. Revenue is generated through hourly billing rates for the workers' time at client sites. Clients pay only for hours actually worked, with no charges for sick days or holidays.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): The company matches candidates with permanent positions at client companies. If a temp worker is successfully placed into a permanent role at the same company, this transition occurs cost-free after one year for both parties.
3. Onsite Management / Beratung: The company provides on-site personnel management services at client locations, including needs assessment, recruitment, and onboarding organization. This consulting service supports clients without dedicated HR departments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dr. Stern provides temporary staffing (Personalüberlassung/Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), and on-site personnel management consulting (Onsite Management/Beratung) to companies across the Stuttgart region. Workers are employed under permanent contracts with full social benefits and assigned to client companies for short- or long-term engagements, with a Try-and-Hire transition option after one year. The company also recruits and places candidates into direct-hire roles and supports clients without dedicated HR departments through on-site consulting.

Product overview

Dr. Stern is a unified staffing and workforce solutions service operating from Ludwigsburg, Germany, with nearly five decades of experience in the Stuttgart region. The portfolio centers on three core offerings: Personalüberlassung (temporary staffing) as the primary business, Personalvermittlung (permanent placement) for direct hiring, and Onsite Management/Beratung (on-site consulting) for comprehensive HR support at client locations. These services are complemented by a Try-and-Hire model that enables companies to evaluate workers before permanent hire. The company specializes in serving industrial, trade, logistics, and commercial sectors across the greater Stuttgart area, including both Mittelstand companies and Global Players, with a workforce of over 120 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalüberlassung (Temporary Staffing)

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of unemployed persons who started temporary work remained in employment after both 6 and 12 months (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, July 2021)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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