VAH Jager GmbH

What VAH Jager GmbH does

VAH Jager Verlagsauslieferung & Fulfillment-Service GmbH is a privately held German logistics service provider founded around 1990 and headquartered in Oberkrämer, Brandenburg (near Berlin), with a secondary shipping warehouse in Falkensee. The company is led by two Managing Directors, Ina Woryna and Frank Neumann, and operates with a stated headcount of only 5 employees, leaning heavily on automation, embedded partners, and contracted labor.

The company serves two primary customer segments: (1) German-language book and media publishers, for whom VAH Jager provides traditional publishing distribution (Verlagsauslieferung) under the traffic regulations of the German book trade association — including order acceptance and processing, subscription/continuation management, high-bay warehouse inventory, returns processing, and debitor accounting with optional delcredere-free factoring; and (2) e-commerce and online retailers (Versand- und Internethändler), for whom it provides end-to-end fulfillment including warehousing with barcode-controlled goods flow, goods receipt, picking, packaging, porto-optimized shipping, customer service, returns management, and debtor management with dunning. A complementary line of Value Added Services (kitting, heat sealing of articles, return refurbishment, gift-wrapped shipping) and a Pallet Storage / Cross-Docking service round out the offering.

Underlying the operation is a proprietary technology stack centered on the MOS TANGRAM Versandhandelssoftware — a shipping retail software platform with its own database instance and worldwide web-based access, used across more than 100 client mandates. Orders are ingested electronically via an XML interface from booksellers, flows are barcode-controlled, and the modular service design allows clients to contract full-service or partial-service packages. Revenue mechanics are process-cost oriented and quote-based: clients pay variable costs tied to actual service usage rather than fixed infrastructure, with optional factoring revenue where VAH Jager pays publishers out regardless of end-customer settlement. Annually, the company reports handling nearly 3 million packages, supported by Fachbodenplätze (racking) and Palettenstellplätze (pallet storage positions) across its two sites.

Name

VAH Jager GmbH

Legal name

VAH Jager Verlagsauslieferung & Fulfillment-Service GmbH

Website

https://vah-jager.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VAH Jager GmbH is a German fulfillment and publishing distribution service provider operating near Berlin, serving publishers and e-commerce retailers with warehousing, pick-pack-ship, returns, debtor management, and optional factoring, enabled by its proprietary MOS TANGRAM shipping software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics and Fulfillment Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (49311)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Warehousing / Dedicated Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parcel Shipping, Labeling & Rate Shopping Platforms (CRAFAMAF)

Keywords

• Publishing distribution services
• E-commerce fulfillment
• Warehouse logistics
• Order fulfillment
• Value-added logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberkrämer

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fulfillment Services: Process-cost oriented billing model providing variable costs instead of fixed costs, allowing clients to pay based on actual service usage rather than infrastructure investment
2. Publishing Distribution Services: Complete order processing, warehousing, fulfillment, and debitor management for publishers operating under traffic regulations of the German book trade association
3. Factoring Services: Factoring without delcredere risk for publishers - payment is made to publishers regardless of whether customers have settled their invoices, providing guaranteed cash flow

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

VAH Jager provides outsourced fulfillment and publishing distribution services to publishers and e-commerce retailers, covering order acceptance and processing, warehousing with barcode-controlled inventory, picking, packing, shipping, debitor management with factoring, returns handling, and customer service. The company also offers value-added services such as kitting, heat sealing, and gift wrapping, as well as pallet storage and cross-docking for bulk goods. Operations are supported by its proprietary MOS TANGRAM shipping software provided to clients via web-based access.

Product overview

VAH Jager is a fulfillment and logistics service provider offering a modular service portfolio centered on four core offerings: (1) Verlagsauslieferung (Publisher Distribution) for traditional book/media publishing logistics, (2) E-Commerce Fulfillment for internet retailers covering warehousing, packaging, shipping, debtor management, customer service, and returns handling, (3) Value Added Services including kitting, heat sealing, and gift wrapping, and (4) Pallet Storage and Cross-Docking for bulk goods. The company operates modern merchandise management systems with barcode-controlled goods flow and XML interfaces, handling approximately 3 million packages annually. Services can be contracted as full-service packages or individual modules, and the company provides access to the MOS TANGRAM shipping trade software for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verlagsauslieferung (Publisher Distribution) Traditional publisher distribution service handling complete order acceptance and processing for all customer groups including bookstores, wholesalers, industrial and private customers. Includes continuation and subscription management, publisher care, inventory management via high-bay warehouse with barcode tracking, returns processing, and debitor accounting with factoring options. Compliant with traffic regulations of the German book trade association.
• E-Commerce Fulfillment End-to-end e-commerce fulfillment service for online and mail-order retailers (Versand- und Internethändler) covering warehousing with barcode-controlled goods flow and XML interface, goods acceptance and storage, picking, packaging, cost-optimized shipping, debtor management with dunning, customer service for order and shipment inquiries, returns management, and product customization/kitting.
• Value Added Services Standalone value-added services including product kitting, heat sealing of articles, return refurbishment, and gift-wrapped shipping. These services enhance the core fulfillment offering by providing product customization and presentation options for clients.
• Lagerung / Cross-Docking von Paletten (Pallet Storage / Cross-Docking) Storage and cross-docking services for palletized goods, supporting logistics and distribution operations for bulk shipments through pallet storage positions and shelving positions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 3 million packages shipped per year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FIEGE Logistik: German-headquartered contract logistics and fulfillment provider with strong e-commerce operations across Europe. Closely comparable to VAH Jager in offering contract warehousing, fulfillment and value-added services for B2B and e-commerce clients.
• IDS Logistik GmbH: Rottenburg-headquartered German 3PL providing warehousing, contract logistics, and fulfillment services. Comparable mid-sized German contract logistics operator with similar customer mix in trade and e-commerce fulfillment.
• KNV Zeitfracht (Koch, Neff & Volckmar): German book wholesaler and publisher distributor formed via merger of KNV and Zeitfracht, operating the VVA successor business. Directly comparable to VAH Jager's Verlagsauslieferung services and adjacent e-commerce fulfillment activities within the German book trade.
• Rhenus Logistics: German-headquartered logistics company offering contract logistics, warehousing, and fulfillment across Europe. Directly comparable to VAH Jager in providing B2B warehousing, e-commerce fulfillment, and value-added services.
• VVA Arvato Media (Bertelsmann): Vertriebs- und Verlagsauslieferung business (VVA) inside Arvato Media provides publisher distribution and fulfillment for the German book trade. Directly comparable to VAH Jager's publisher distribution and e-commerce fulfillment services, though at significantly larger scale.
• Libri GmbH: Hamburg-based book wholesaler and publisher distributor serving the German book trade. Directly comparable to VAH Jager's Verlagsauslieferung offering across warehousing, order processing, and Verkehrsordnung-compliant distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Osnabrück-headquartered global logistics provider offering contract logistics, warehousing, and fulfillment services. Comparable along fulfillment and contract warehousing, but with substantially broader service portfolio and geographic reach.
• DHL Supply Chain (Deutsche Post DHL): Global contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL providing warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment at massive scale. Comparable to VAH Jager in fulfillment services, but operating with vastly greater carrier leverage, technology investment, and geographic breadth.
• Kühne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered global logistics provider with significant contract logistics and warehousing operations in Germany. Offers overlapping fulfillment and contract warehousing capabilities, but as one line within a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• byrd Technologies GmbH: Berlin-based e-commerce fulfillment network providing tech-enabled fulfillment for online retailers across Europe. Comparable to VAH Jager's e-commerce fulfillment offering but with a digital-first, multi-node technology platform rather than single-site operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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