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About the role
What they do
Management consultants help leadership teams solve concrete business problems. They analyse the current situation, structure the facts, and turn them into decisions and action plans. Typical work includes strategy reviews, target operating models, process redesign, transformation roadmaps, and support for workshops with senior stakeholders.
Typical deliverables
- Situation analysis and issue trees
- Business cases and board slides
- Process maps and operating models
- Cost-reduction and efficiency plans
- PMO support for change programmes
- Workshop materials and decision papers
Skills and methods
A strong management consultant combines sharp thinking with clear communication. They work well with Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and sometimes SAP-based environments when projects touch operations or finance. They should know how to structure ambiguity, interview stakeholders, validate assumptions, and present recommendations in a way executives can use.
When companies bring one in
Businesses hire a freelance management consultant when they need outside perspective, extra delivery capacity, or specialist support for a time-limited project. This is common during reorganisations, growth plans, carve-outs, integrations, and cost pressure. In Austria, local companies often want consultants who can work smoothly with German-speaking teams and adapt to cross-border settings in the DACH region.
What strong consultants stand out on
- Clear problem framing instead of broad advice
- Fast alignment with management and project teams
- Practical recommendations that can be executed
- Strong stakeholder handling in difficult settings
- Clean documents that support decisions
- Calm delivery under tight timelines
Adjacent titles and focus areas
Searches for this role often include strategy consultant, business consultant, and sometimes interim manager for execution-heavy assignments. The best fit depends on the need: shaping direction, driving a transformation workstream, or stepping in to keep a programme moving. For Austrian companies, the right consultant can join on-site when needed and work remotely when the project allows it.
Meet FRATCH Management Consultants
Patrick Jobst
Business Consultant
Last position:
Business Consultant at Patrick JOBST - Business Consulting & Internet Services
- Procrastination for beginners. The companion for your digital business model.
- Ultimate support for digital strategy, content marketing, search engine optimization, web development, social selling, online courses and consulting from one source.
- Sparring & mentoring for self-employed people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coaches.
- Website & social media analysis.
Christian Piffer
Migration Lead for Accounting & Year-End Closing Tests
Last position:
Migration Lead for Accounting & Year-End Closing Tests at Raiffeisenverband Salzburg
- Project and test management for the accounting migration
- Coordination of resources
- Planning, creation and alignment of scenarios with functional experts and IT product owners
- Responsibility for accounting KPIs of the migration cockpit
- System environment: Jira, XRay, Confluence
Lucas Garzarolli
Business Consultant
Last position:
Business Consultant at nospia e.U.
- By always striving to deliver the best results, I helped many companies improve their security posture, reduce risks, and build a solid foundation for data protection and information security, as well as successfully carry out complex IT projects.
Christoph Vierbauch
Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Developer
Last position:
Head of Digital Transformation and Requirements Definition for Sales, Marketing, and Category Management
- Project Manager / Business Requirements Engineer
- Digital Business Developer
- Concept development and requirements management
- Process optimization
- Advertising effectiveness measurement
- Status reporting and stakeholder management to owners
- Systems: WordPress, sevDesk
Elke Zens
Business Consultant, IT Service Provider, System Coach
Last position:
Business Consultant, IT Service Provider, System Coach
- Consulting and support for companies in strategic and operational changes to increase efficiency and adaptability
- Leadership coaching: Development and support of executives to strengthen decision-making, team leadership and leadership competencies
- Change management: Design and implementation of change strategies for successful introduction of new processes and structures in digital transformation projects
- Process design: Analysis, optimization and redesign of business processes, including end-to-end process management
- Planning, control and implementation of complex IT projects
- Taking on roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Agile Coach
- Project management and PMO: Managing interdisciplinary teams, resource management and monitoring budgets and schedules
- Requirements engineering and business analysis
- Documentation and release management
- Taking on temporary leadership roles to stabilize and develop teams and business areas
- Employee management: Responsibility for leading and developing teams in challenging phases
- Strategic stabilization through implementation of sustainable measures
- Operational implementation of projects
Walter Rizek
Management Consultant & IT Consultant
Last position:
Management Consultant & IT Consultant at Self-employed
- Advising companies and leaders with a focus on organizational development, process clarity, decision-making, and guiding change processes.
- Analyzing existing structures, identifying optimization opportunities, and developing sustainable solutions at the intersection of people, processes, and IT, with tailored support as needed.
Karin Wallner
Head of Controlling
Last position:
Head of Controlling at Frey-Wille GmbH & Co KG
- Leading the controlling department (1 employee)
- Financial advice to the owner
- Support for mergers & acquisitions and due diligence
- Support in liquidity planning
- Support in monthly and annual financial statements (UGB)
- Preparation of business plans and strategic planning
- Annual planning, budgeting and forecasts
- Strategic sales and production management
- Creation of a new reporting package in Excel (UGB/IFRS) with validation checks and automations
- Creation of a new consolidation package in Excel
- Development of a new inventory process
Hannes Gruber
Interim Manager Head of Controlling/Project Manager
Last position:
Interim Manager Controlling at Lindab GmbH
10/2025 – 03/2026 Lindab GmbH, Feldkirchen (GER) Interim Manager Controlling/Project Manager Project manager for implementations at Raab Lüftungstechnik GmbH:
- Implementation of Power BI as a reporting tool
- Design and implementation of a standardized inventory process
- Adjustment of contribution margin accounting in Microsoft Navision 2009
- Implementation of automated interfaces between the payroll program and Power BI
- Implementation of an interface between winKlimax and Navision 2009
- Setup of a new cost accounting (CM, cost centers)
- Introduction of supply chain controlling (stock levels, lead times, production KPIs)
Silvia Kienberger
Head of Consulting | Interim
Last position:
Head of Consulting | Interim at Craftworks
- Built the AI/data consulting practice and scaling strategy
- Advised international energy and industrial clients
- Secured four strategic international projects
- Delivered two enterprise AI/data strategy initiatives
Daniela Goldinger
Project Manager, Interim Manager
Last position:
Project Manager, Interim Manager at get projects.done
Wuk Petrovic
Management Consultant / Trainer
Last position:
Management Consultant / Trainer
Senior consultant for companies (EU, UK), Agile Coach / Scrum Master for multiple projects, trainer for agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum), collaboration partner with KEGON, collaboration partner with NOVATEC
Karin Berg
Independent Management Consultant with a focus on Logistics & Supply Chain
Last position:
Independent Management Consultant specializing in Logistics & Supply Chain at Karin Berg Logistics Consulting
- As a self-employed logistics consultant with over 25 years of experience in freight forwarding and industry, I support companies in the holistic optimization of their supply chain processes.
- My focus is on KPI-driven efficiency improvements, sustainable cost reduction, and practical implementation.
- Through my training as a psychosocial counselor (LSB), I also bring social skills and systemic thinking – for solutions that are economically effective and engage people.
Elke Hintenaus
HR consulting, personnel and organizational development, coaching
Last position:
HR consulting at Non-profit organization
- Analysis and optimization of all HR processes
Tobias Német
Interim Manager and Independent Consultant
Last position:
Interim Manager and Independent Consultant at Tobias Német, Management Consulting
- Leading organizations through change with a focus on procurement and supply chain management, as well as excellence across the value chain
- Project KraussMaffei (2022-04-01 to 2024-03-31): Head of Global Procurement Direct, interim management, restructuring and leading the global procurement for production materials with a purchasing volume of approximately €650 million; cost management; consolidating and leading the purchasing team (16 staff locally + 20 staff globally); process management
- Project Office Depot (2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31): Group Procurement Manager with a purchasing volume of approximately €400 million; leading procurement activities and training buyers after a restructuring; building and implementing a group procurement function after a merger, achieving significant savings
- Project Raylase (2021-01-01 to 2021-03-31): Head of procurement and support for the ERP implementation
- Project Simacek (2019-01-01 to 2019-06-30): Procurement, warehouse, and process management during a restructuring phase
- Project Raylase: Purchasing excellence; supply chain management with consulting on the full implementation of S&OP (sales, planning, and disposition)
- Project Speech Processing Solutions: cost reduction in procurement
- Project EVN: cost reduction through efficiency improvements (organizational development and process management)
- Project Diehl: establishing a transfer pricing regime in line with OECD guidelines
David Brothanek
Consulting Manager, Project and Process Management, Entrepreneurial Requirements Management, Test Management
Last position:
Consulting Manager, Project and Process Management, Entrepreneurial Requirements Management, Test Management at Self-employed
- Project management
- Process management
- Requirements management
- Test management
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Management Consultants statistics
Typical experience
27 years
Average project duration
4.2 years
Certifications per freelancer
4
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
92%
Master's degree or higher
83%
Doctorate
17%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A Management Consultant helps define the problem, structure the work, and turn findings into decisions. That can mean strategy support, process improvement, cost reduction, operating model design, or transformation management. The best consultants do not stop at analysis; they also help teams turn recommendations into delivery.
A freelance management consultant makes sense when the need is time-bound, urgent, or highly specific. Companies often bring one in for a transformation, reorganisation, integration, or a temporary gap in senior delivery capacity. If you need focused expertise and a quick start, freelance is often the better fit.
A strong management consultant needs structured thinking, stakeholder management, and excellent written and verbal communication. They should be comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint, and often with tools such as Power BI, process mapping software, or project tracking systems. Just as important is the ability to make complex topics simple for leadership teams.
A strategy consultant usually focuses more on direction, market choices, and high-level options. An interim manager is often brought in to run a function or line team for a period of time. A management consultant sits between those two: they analyse, recommend, and often support implementation without owning the line role.
In Austria, management consultants are often hired for restructuring, operational improvement, digital transformation, and cross-border coordination in the DACH market. Many projects involve German-speaking leadership teams, so clear communication in German can be important. On-site workshops are common at the start, then remote work can cover analysis and document preparation.
Look for a clear project story, not just a long CV. A good consultant can explain how they approached a similar problem, what they delivered, and how they handled stakeholders. Ask for examples of board decks, business cases, or transformation work, and check whether their style fits your team.
A management consultant freelancer should be ready to define scope early, align on decision rights, and manage expectations from day one. Many clients want crisp updates, clean documentation, and a strong point of view. It also helps to know when to challenge assumptions and when to support the client’s chosen direction.
Both are common. Many analysis tasks, slide work, and coordination meetings can happen remotely, but workshops, interviews, and sensitive leadership discussions often work better on-site. A strong management consultant can switch between both without losing momentum.
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