Strategy Development

Globalisation, increasing trade risks and digitalisation make it necessary to rethink traditional strategies and adapt them flexibly to market conditions time and again. However, the long-term orientation of a company is never lost sight of. A versatile strategy development is the cornerstone for a successful corporate transformation in the present and future. Thanks to our large network and our experience from various international projects, we see the increasing market developments over the years and can adapt your needs to future requirements.

We help you to open up new business areas and form strategic alliances so that you can work more cost-efficiently and gain decisive advantages over your competitors.

Business Development

Opening up new business areas

Do you want to stimulate new growth by expanding your product range? Would you like to offer your products beyond the borders of your current sales market and expand abroad?

In order to be optimally positioned for these bold and challenging steps, we will advise you and prepare you and your organisational structure optimally for the expected circumstances. We will work with you to develop a new customer base and ensure sustainable business.

Innovation Management

Standing still is the silent death of your growth efforts. Companies and the products and services they offer can only survive in a dynamic competitive environment if they are constantly evolving. Innovation transforms creative ideas into usable concepts for the future of a company. These can be product trends or new approaches within your company structure.

We help you to develop innovative business models, project management and the structuring of innovation processes – from the initial idea, the definition of a concept, the evaluation of the right concept through to the market launch.

Marketing

“Do good and talk about it”

A much-quoted but fundamentally ingenious sentence! There is no point in offering the best products and services on the market if your customers are not aware of them. However, marketing can be much more than just advertising your offer. One of the most efficient tools is probably the right pricing policy in order to grow quickly and sustainably in the market. Social media marketing has become one of the most important platforms for end customer sales but is still often underestimated.

Our experts will be happy to create an individual profile for you that matches your offer and the budget you have set so that demand is positively influenced.

Corporate Development

Development must always be carried out in a holistic and financially sound manner in order to be profitable and employee-oriented in the future. An efficient management structure is part of this organisational structure in order to win over employees at every level as co-creators of change and to use given synergies efficiently.

We support you in analysing your own current customer and competitor situation, help with market evaluation, identify sales opportunities and adapt the business model accordingly. We are happy to partner our clients when it comes to entering new business areas and financing them.

Process Optimisation

Employee Development

Human resources are an important building block of long-term corporate success. In addition to your corporate culture, the HR organization is fundamental to this. The cliché of a shortage of skilled workers has long since become a bitter reality on the labour market and the battle for the best talent is raging. Attractive personnel marketing and the right measures for long-term employee retention are the key to success. It is the soft factors in particular that often tip the scales:

„Leave people better then you found them“

Marvin J. Ashton

Our experts work with you to ensure that unfilled vacancies do not slow down your efforts and that organisational changes are supported by your employees.

Production Optimisation

Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex and difficult to maintain. Companies must therefore redesign their business processes and establish efficient control of the entire production process. The analytical processing of data and the sensible integration of digitalization aspects are essential in this context.

Our core competencies are processes and structures that determine a company’s performance. This includes the optimisation and reorganisation of processes in both direct and indirect areas of the value chain – from procurement from the supplier through the entire production process to the flawless delivery of the finished product to the customer. We are guided here by the LEAN principles, the main pillars of efficiency. The central elements of lean production are to avoid waste along the entire value chain and to focus on the value stream.

We support you with layout design, work with methods such as value stream design and set up your plant with a view to the future.

Maintenance Efficiency

Maintenance is always crucial to a company’s success if its production is asset-intensive. The quality of maintenance management in such asset-intensive companies has a significant direct and indirect impact on production costs.

In order to keep investment costs as low as possible, the existing machinery should be used optimally, the plant capacities should be utilised as fully as possible and the overall costs of maintenance should be reduced at the same time. EBIT effectiveness must play a decisive role here, as every measure must demonstrably lead directly or indirectly to this goal. This is the only way to assess effectiveness and efficiency. We are happy to analyse the existing structures and work with you to identify potential.

Procurement

“Purchasing is where the money is made.”

Not just an empty phrase, but a hard-hitting reality. Do you think your company is too small to build up a power position? Do you think you have already exhausted all possibilities to optimise your purchasing prices? Let us show you new ways to get even more for you. Let us develop a negotiation strategy together that can improve your market position and increase the profitability of all downstream value creation steps. Frontem’s procurement experts have years of experience in negotiating with the biggest names in various industries and are happy to share this experience with you.

M&A Process Support

We support our clients in taking project steps safely and successfully by explaining market developments and pointing out possible forms of organization, as well as in the strategic and operational processes such as company valuation and the preparation of the necessary due diligence in order to determine a real price valuation in its entirety.

A decisive point in the takeover of a company is the conduct of negotiations, which must be regarded as a closing factor. However, this often fails due to a lack of understanding between the parties, is unnecessarily protracted or does not reach a conclusion.

We work with reputable law firms, investors and banks who take care of all issues relating to the financing of M&A transactions, contract drafting and other legal issues. Comprehensibility and transparency create security on the basis of which decisions can be made in a considered manner.

Restructuring

If unfavourable forecasts have a negative impact on market and cost structures, the company structure should be adapted to the new requirements. Ideally, this is a forward-looking and proactive process. Unfortunately, companies often only find themselves called upon to initiate this process once they have become a restructuring case and many areas of action are no longer within reach. Transformation processes should be driven forward regardless of the company’s situation. Such a transformation is therefore a continuous improvement process that should always be put to the test – our specialty! We walk this path together with you.

Change Management

A change management program is a holistic approach to change management and brings about a cultural change within a company. It is bottom-up oriented and fully involves employees, promotes an open information culture and thrives on interdisciplinary communication between consultants and the company. This ensures that changes are sustainable. Change management has an impact on the structure, processes and communication in companies. We offer you effective templates and tools to implement these processes efficiently and effectively without paralysing operational structures.

Risk Management

In today’s world, risk management in a company has taken on an unprecedented importance. Strategic goals must be continuously weighed and adapted to the current market conditions. Modern risks can include complex supply chains, technical risks, logistical challenges, digitalisation, redesign and constant product adaptation. Companies do not always recognise these risks in time or do not attach the necessary importance to them.

We offer the assessment of risks from identification to analysis in relation to your strategic goals. Based on the knowledge gained from the assessments, we jointly develop strategies and action plans to sustainably eliminate any deficits and minimise potential sources of risk accordingly.

Textiles

Whether fashionable everyday clothing, textiles for trade and industry or sports equipment. Today’s demands are diverse and fashion has to do much more than just provide decorative clothing.

Especially in leisure fashion or professional sports, modern materials equipped with functional membranes provide the wearer with comfort and actively support the athlete, ultimately ensuring the difference for victory.

The major challenge facing the industry is the now highly volatile procurement markets and constantly changing supplier capacities. A global network and years of industry experience can help you to develop a competitive and state-of-the-art range or modernise existing structures.

FMCG/Food

Nowadays, food is not just a commodity, but rather an expression of lifestyle. The demands of consumers, both in terms of the origin of products and how they are produced, are now much more in focus.

Public interest in ingredients and the sheer inexhaustible availability of background information are creating a completely new set of requirements for the industry.

Stable and absolutely reliable procurement sources, high flexibility in processing and an excellent network enable Frontem to support your profitably at all stages of the value chain and to place your procurement structure on sustainable pillars.

Trade & Service Providers

Consumer demands have risen considerably in recent years, both in stationary retail and in all stages of distance selling. This scenario applies analogously to the service industry.

Increased cost pressure on the one hand and complete price transparency on the other are bringing many retail companies to their knees. Smart networking of marketing instruments and optimisation of the sales structure can ensure the long-term success of your company. We support you every step of the way.

Raw Material Extraction & Refining

These are the first steps in the value chain and lay the foundation for a company’s earnings. As most resources are finite in their natural availability, it is all the more important to develop them ethically and efficiently.

The extraction and refinement of raw materials and the ecological economy are by no means contradictory: plant technology and processes must be optimally utilised and continuously improved. Innovation plays a key role here.

Pharmaceutical Industry & Healthcare

Demographic change is making it clear that our society is getting older, and the healthcare system will be under increasing pressure in the future. Legislative changes and reforms are intensifying the competitive environment and a competitive structure is the basis for long-term success.

On the healthcare sales side, we can help you future-proof your salesforce and maximise revenue. Within the healthcare industry, organisational and structural strategies are key to stability. We are happy to show you opportunities to deploy your staff efficiently without compromising on the quality of your service.

Automotive Industry

The industry has undergone major changes in recent years and is facing a dynamic decade with high disruptive potential. New companies from various digital sectors are emerging and threatening the traditional value chain. In addition, unforeseeable political intervention in entrepreneurial activity is causing many management strategies to come to nothing. In addition to long-term fundamental decisions, a company needs to be able to maximise its situational flexibility, especially in key areas.

Automobile Manufacturers

Our customer base includes car manufacturers from all areas of passenger cars and light vehicles as well as manufacturers of commercial vehicles.

Only those who focus on the usage behavior of customers and do not close their minds to technological progress will survive on the market in the long term. Our consultants have the necessary experience and expertise in the field of automotive construction, engineering and digitalisation. This enables us to support our customers not only with traditional issues, but also with the development of new, digital-based business areas.

Automotive Supplier

Holistic concepts, plant-specific strategies, optimised processes, cost reduction and supply chain management are essential due to production and cost pressure. We advise on all stages of the automotive supply chain – from suppliers of mechanical, electrical and electronic components to material and machine suppliers.

Transport & Logistics

The availability of cargo space, especially on European roads, has decreased dramatically. Logistics is no longer just about transporting goods between two locations. Nowadays, it is a clear competitive advantage for a company to be able to provide products and/or raw materials just in time. Above all, it is crucial to withstand the price fluctuations of the market and not unnecessarily burden earnings.

Let’s look for solutions together and quickly and sustainably change a position within your calculation.