ERA Group – formerly Expense Reduction Analysts – has been named Top Consultant for the eleventh time in a row. This means that the consulting firm is once again one of the best SME consultants in Germany. The Top Consultant competition is based on a customer survey. The named reference customers provided information about the professionalism of the consultants; how satisfied they were 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; Country Manager of the ERA Group for Germany; Austria and Switzerland; said of the award: "Being named Top Consultant for the eleventh time is a special honour and a sign of our ongoing commitment to delivering outstanding performance. Our team is incredibly proud of this success." It is all the more gratifying that ERA Group has once again been voted the best consultant for production management in Austria and ranked second in the family business and SME sector.
A partner in difficult times
Droste on the strategic orientation of the company: "In recent years; we have worked consistently on further developing our consulting portfolio. The current tense economic situation; with the highest insolvency rate in ten years; financing problems and changing business models; shows how important it is for companies to have sound and implementation-oriented support. Our expertise and customer-oriented thinking help us to support our customers even in these challenging times. In addition; we are increasingly relying on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to offer our customers innovative solutions."
Focus on small and medium-sized enterprises
The ERA Group's success-based fee model is characterised above all by its transparency. This model is particularly attractive for SMEs; as it is risk-free for companies. Droste: "Our model has enabled us to grow in line with the success of our customers. The repeated award as Top Consultant shows us that our implementation-oriented approach is successful and that measurable results are valued by our customers."
From practice for practice
"We don't sell time; but decades of experience and the latest know-how in a remuneration concept that is risk-free for the customer because it is performance-based;" says Droste. All ERA Group consultants have at least ten years of practical and management experience and understand the challenges faced by decision-makers. Droste: "Our customers value practical solution concepts that we implement together on a sustainable basis and support responsibly for at least 36 months."
The Top Consultant competition is organized by the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (WGMB). The mentor of the award is former Federal President Christian Wulff; and the media partner is manager magazin. About the ERA Group The ERA Group was founded in 1992 as Expense Reduction Analysts and is dedicated to the long-term improvement of the competitiveness of medium-sized companies; public institutions and non-profit organizations (NPOs).>The ERA Group was founded in 1992 as Expense Reduction Analysts and specialises in the long-term improvement of the competitiveness of medium-sized companies; public sector institutions and non-profit organizations (NPOs). With more than 1;000 partners in over 60 countries; the ERA Group supports companies and organizations with implementation-oriented consulting services along the entire value chain. These include energy procurement and optimisation; packaging solutions; supply chain management; facility management; IT & digitalisation; raw materials procurement; HR & temporary staffing; marketing; business intelligence; production and process costs; sustainability and corporate finance. In Germany; Austria and Switzerland; the ERA Group serves over 3;500 customers from manufacturing; trade; services and the public sector. Further information can be found at www.eragroup.com.
