ERA Group—formerly Expense Reduction Analysts—has been named a Top Consultant for the twelfth consecutive year. This once again ranks the consulting firm among Germany’s best consultants for small and medium-sized businesses. The Top Consultant competition is based on a client survey, in which the named reference clients provided feedback on the consultants’ professionalism, their satisfaction with the consulting services, and whether they would recommend the ERA Group to others.
Over a decade at the top of the consulting market
Matthias Droste, ERA Group’s Country Manager for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, on the award: “Being named a Top Consultant for the twelfth time is a special honour and a testament to our consistent dedication to delivering outstanding results. Our team is incredibly proud of this success.” It is all the more gratifying that the ERA Group has now been voted the best consultant for production management in Austria for the third time and ranked second in the family business and SME sector.
Partner in challenging times
Droste on the company’s strategic direction: “In recent years, we have consistently worked on further developing our consulting portfolio. Especially in the current difficult economic climate, amid global uncertainties and rapidly changing business models, it is clear how important well-founded and implementation-oriented support is for companies. Our expertise and customer-centric approach help us support our clients even in these challenging times. A particular focus is currently on the integration of artificial intelligence. This enables us to identify data-driven opportunities more quickly and unlock new efficiency levers for our clients.”
Focus on SMEs
The ERA Group’s success-based fee model is characterised above all by its transparency. This model is particularly attractive for small and medium-sized enterprises, as it involves no risk for companies. Droste: “Our model has enabled us to grow in tandem with our clients’ success. Being repeatedly recognised as a Top Consultant shows us that our implementation-oriented approach is successful and that measurable results are valued by our clients.”
From practice, for practice
“We don’t sell time, but rather decades of experience and cutting-edge expertise within a risk-free—since success-based—remuneration model for the client,” says Droste. All consultants at the ERA Group have at least ten years of practical and leadership experience and understand the challenges faced by decision-makers. Droste: “Our clients value practical solution concepts that we implement sustainably together and support responsibly for at least 36 months.”
The Top Consultant competition is organised under the direction of the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (WGMB). The award’s mentor is former Federal President Christian Wulff, and the media partner is manager magazin.
About the ERA Group
ERA Group was founded in 1992 as Expense Reduction Analysts and specialises in the long-term improvement of competitiveness for medium-sized companies, public sector institutions, and non-profit organizations (NPOs). With more than 1,000 partners in over 60 countries, ERA Group supports companies and organizations with implementation-oriented consulting services across the entire value chain. These include, among others, energy procurement and optimisation, packaging solutions, supply chain management, facility management, IT & digitalization, raw materials procurement, HR & temporary staffing, marketing, business intelligence, production and process costs, sustainability, and corporate finance.
