SCC center

What SCC center does

SCC Center (legal name: Supply Chain Competence Center – Groß & Partner) is a German sole proprietorship founded in 2005 by Christoph Groß and headquartered in Heltersberg near Munich. The firm provides independent, neutral digitalization consulting to mid-size and large enterprises (35–5,000 employees) in manufacturing, trade, logistics, and services, with engagements spanning software selection, ERP consulting, digital transformation strategy, AI consulting, process optimization, change management, and digitalization coaching. Project values typically range from €100K to several million euros, supported by proprietary requirements specification templates (Lastenheftvorlagen) and cloud-based digital project tools.

The firm's technology layer is anchored by two productized tools operated through partner Trovarit AG: the IT-Matchmaker software search engine comparing roughly 4,000 ERP/CRM/DMS/BI/cloud solutions, and the Speditionssoftware-Vergleich logistics-specialized platform covering 330+ vendors against 200+ criteria. In 2023, SCC Center launched smartRFI, an AI-based Request for Information platform embedding the TIA (Trovarit Intelligent Assistant) chatbot for RFI document compilation and a recommendation engine matching RFI projects to a 5,000+-vendor database, offered via a €1,950 license or vendor-funded freemium model.

Revenue is generated primarily through billable consulting hours and project-based fees, complemented by fixed-price productized services (potential analysis, crisis analysis, ERP quote check), requirements template licensing, and smartRFI platform fees. GTM is sales-led, enterprise-focused, and event-driven (trade fairs such as CeMAT, transport logistic), augmented by content marketing, a German-language podcast, LinkedIn, and a "neutral consulting or money-back guarantee" positioning. The company holds strategic core partnerships with Trovarit AG (since 2017) and BVL.digital GmbH (since 2023) and is recognized with industry awards including the 2020 Logistics Warehouse and Supply Chain Awards.

Name

SCC center

Legal name

Supply Chain Competence Center – Groß & Partner

Website

https://der-digitalisierungsberater.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SCC Center is a German boutique digitalization consulting firm (founded 2005, sole proprietorship of Christoph Groß) that advises mid-to-large manufacturing, trade, and logistics enterprises on software selection, ERP, AI integration, and process optimization through project-based engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• Software selection services
• ERP consulting
• Change management consulting
• Process optimization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digitalization Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for digital transformation, including software selection, ERP consulting, process optimization, change management, and project management. Revenue is generated through billable consulting hours and project-based fees. The firm serves both small/medium enterprises and large enterprises with project volumes ranging from 100K to several million euros.
2. smartRFI Platform Licensing: AI-based RFI platform offered as a licensed service. Two pricing models: (1) License fee model where customers pay EUR 1,950 plus VAT for smartRFI license with vendors participating free of charge, or (2) Free model where vendors pay participation fees to respond to customer requests. The platform is executed through Trovarit AG partnership.
3. Requirements Specification Templates: Sale of standardized requirements specification templates (Lastenheftvorlagen) for software selection, including WMS (warehouse management system) templates. These are sold as digital products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCC Center provides independent and neutral digitalization consulting services to mid and large enterprises in industry, trade, logistics, and services, specializing in software selection, ERP consulting, process optimization, change management, and digitalization coaching. The firm supports companies through digital transformation strategy development, requirements specification creation, software provider research and evaluation, contract negotiation, and project oversight. It also distributes AI-powered and self-serve tools — smartRFI (an AI-based RFI platform via Trovarit AG), IT-Matchmaker, and Speditionssoftware-Vergleich — to compare thousands of software vendors and solutions.

Product overview

SCC Center (Supply Chain Competence Center – Groß & Partner) is a digitalization consulting firm led by Christoph Groß, offering independent and neutral consulting services since 2005. The core offering is digitalization consulting — encompassing strategic and operative AI consulting, software selection, ERP consulting, process optimization, change management, and digitalization coaching. The firm operates AI-powered tools including smartRFI (AI-based software RFI and vendor research service powered by TIA — Trovarit Intelligent Assistant) and software search engines (IT-Matchmaker and Speditionssoftware-Vergleich) for comparing thousands of software vendors and solutions. Additional services include fixed-price offerings (potential analysis, crisis analysis, ERP quote check), requirements specification templates, digital project tools, German market entry consulting for software vendors, and a wellness program for healthy digitalization. The company also publishes books and a podcast on digitalization topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digitalisierungsberatung (Digitalization Consulting) Independent and neutral digitalization consulting service for enterprises, specializing in industry, trade, logistics, and services. Covers software selection, ERP consulting, digital transformation strategy, AI consulting, process optimization, change management, and digitalization coaching.
• Digitalisierungscoaching (Digitalization Coaching) One-on-one digitalization coaching covering requirements specification checks, process optimization, software provider selection, project management assessment, ROI determination, and tool selection for digitalization initiatives.
• smartRFI – AI-based software RFI tool AI-based Request for Information tool that automates vendor research, generates tailored comparable quotes, and uses TIA (Trovarit Intelligent Assistant) to help compile RFI documents from a database of 5,000+ software vendors. Offered through partnership with Trovarit AG.
• IT-Matchmaker – Software Search Engine Independent free software comparison platform enabling companies to compare ERP, CRM, DMS, BI, and cloud software solutions across features, technical requirements, references, and company data. Allows comparison of ~4,000 software vendors and solutions.
• Speditionssoftware-Vergleich (Freight Forwarding Software Comparison) Specialized software search engine for freight forwarders, CEP service providers, logistics service providers, and industrial/trading companies to compare freight forwarding software, TMS, route planning, fleet management, telematics, WMS, and dangerous goods solutions against 200+ criteria from 330+ vendors.
• Lastenheft Vorlagen (Requirements Specification Templates) Professional requirements specification templates (Lastenheftvorlagen) for software selection, including specialized templates for WMS/LVS warehouse management systems, enabling fast, easy, and risk-minimized software selection.
• Digitale Projekttools (Digital Project Tools) Cloud-based digital project management tools used in conjunction with proven project management methodologies, providing templates, checklists, and objective success control for digitalization projects.
• ERP System & IT Angebots-Check (Fixed-Price ERP System & IT Quote Check) Fixed-price service for ERP system evaluation and IT quote comparison, helping companies assess and compare software proposals.
• Digitalisierungsprojekt – Potenzialanalyse zum Pauschalpreis (Fixed-Price Digitalization Potential Analysis) Fixed-price digitalization project potential analysis service to identify and assess digitalization opportunities in an enterprise.
• Digitalisierungsprojekt – Krisenanalyse zum Pauschalpreis (Fixed-Price Digitalization Crisis Analysis) Fixed-price crisis analysis service for troubled digitalization projects, offering actionable recommendations to help projects get back on track.
• IT Krisen- und Risikomanagement (IT Crisis and Risk Management) IT crisis and risk management consulting services for digitalization projects, identifying and mitigating risks in digital transformation initiatives.
• German Market Entry for Software Solutions Provider Consulting service helping international software vendors enter the German-speaking (DACH) market, including market analysis, positioning, and sales strategy.
• Gesund Digitalisieren und Arbeiten (Healthy Digitalization and Working) Program promoting healthy digitalization and working practices, including wellness and health support for office and project environments, and reducing physical strain during digital transformation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ successful digitalization projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BVL.digital GmbH (BVL Matchmaker)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2023SCC Center operates as a partner consultant for BVL.digital GmbH's BVL Matchmaker service, which supports software selection in logistics. This partnership enables SCC Center to offer specialized logistics software matching services through the BVL (Bundesvereinigung Logistik) ecosystem.
• Trovarit AG (IT-Matchmaker)coreTechnology or IntegrationSCC Center partners with Trovarit AG to offer the smartRFI AI-based RFI platform and IT-Matchmaker software search engine. Trovarit AG executes the smartRFI service. The partnership provides access to over 5,000 software vendors for the smartRFI platform and enables comparison of approximately 4,000 software solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BVL.digital GmbH: The digital arm of the Bundesvereinigung Logistik, operating the BVL Matchmaker software-selection service for the logistics industry. SCC Center is a partner consultant within this ecosystem, making BVL.digital a direct peer in logistics software selection.
• Promatis GmbH: German consulting and software house focused on low-code enterprise applications and digital transformation for mid-market industrial and logistics firms — closely comparable in target customer and ERP-adjacent advisory scope.
• Trovarit AG: Trovarit AG operates the IT-Matchmaker software search engine and is the technology partner that delivers SCC Center's smartRFI platform. Both firms serve the same mid-market software-selection workflow from complementary angles (platform vs. advisory).
• SALT Solutions GmbH: German IT consultancy specializing in SAP, logistics, and manufacturing digitalization, serving mid-market industrial clients — overlapping the same buyer profile and software-selection-to-implementation journey as SCC Center.
• Camelot ITLab GmbH: German SAP and digital-transformation consultancy focused on midsize and large enterprises in manufacturing, logistics, and process industries — directly comparable to SCC Center's core ERP and process-optimization offering.

Broad incumbents

• msg systems AG: Large German IT consultancy with deep SAP, ERP, and digitalization practices across manufacturing and logistics. Comparable to SCC Center's offering but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• valantic GmbH: European digital transformation, SAP, and management consulting group with a strong DACH presence serving industrial and logistics mid-market clients — overlaps with SCC Center's digitalization and ERP advisory scope.
• Allgeier SE: German-listed IT consulting and software group with ERP, digitalization, and IT strategy practices serving mid-market enterprises — a broader incumbent peer in the same DACH consulting space.
• Capgemini Invent: Global management and technology consulting arm of Capgemini with large digital transformation and ERP advisory practices — competes for the same enterprise digitalization mandates as SCC Center at the top end of the market.

Emerging players

• Forcam GmbH: German software and consulting firm specializing in smart factory and manufacturing digitalization — comparable in manufacturing-industry digitalization focus, though more product-centric than SCC Center's advisory model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/3djk2yL2Qhf6XEo43YtukW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/christophgross

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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