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About the role
What they do
Management consultants help companies solve business problems, shape strategy, and improve how work gets done. They are often brought in to clarify a decision, redesign an operating model, support a transformation, or prepare leadership teams for change.
- Diagnose the current situation and define the business problem
- Build clear recommendations for strategy, process, or organization
- Support implementation with project plans, workshops, and steering materials
- Align stakeholders across management, finance, operations, and IT
Core strengths
Strong consultants combine structured thinking with calm execution. They can break down complex topics, ask the right questions, and turn analysis into actions that leaders can use.
- Financial and commercial analysis
- Process mapping and organizational design
- Workshop facilitation and stakeholder management
- PowerPoint storytelling, Excel analysis, and clear executive writing
Typical assignments
Companies hire freelance management consultants for defined projects where speed and objectivity matter. Common work includes market entry reviews, cost reduction programs, post-merger integration, target operating model design, and PMO support for large change initiatives. In Switzerland, this is often relevant for internationally active firms, industrial groups, financial services, healthcare, and mid-sized family businesses that need external structure without adding permanent headcount.
Tools and methods
The exact toolkit depends on the assignment, but strong consultants are comfortable with the basics of modern business analysis and delivery.
- Business case modeling and scenario planning
- KPI frameworks and management dashboards
- Lean, process improvement, and root-cause analysis
- Roadmaps, governance models, and decision papers
What good looks like
A strong management consultant is not just polished in meetings. They produce clear work, stay neutral, and move work forward without creating noise. They understand when to challenge assumptions and when to simplify. Look for people who can work with senior leaders, handle ambiguity, and keep delivery focused on outcomes. For freelance work, that usually matters more than a long list of titles.
When to hire
Bring in a freelancer when the need is project-based, urgent, or outside the team’s current skill set. A freelance consultant is a good fit when you need extra capacity for a transformation, an independent view on a business issue, or interim support while a permanent hire is still being planned. For Switzerland-based projects, remote work is often practical, but on-site time can help when workshops, leadership interviews, or cross-functional alignment are part of the job.
Meet FRATCH Management Consultants
Matthias Sauer-Rank
Interim Manager IT & Software | Delivery, Operations & Service
Last position:
Lecturer in Software Management, 10% at FH Graubünden
- Design and delivery of the university module "Software Management" in the Bachelor's program Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering
- Teaching software project management, project organization, stakeholder management, risk and quality management, as well as agile and hybrid project steering
- Covering release planning, cut-over, go-live, operational handover, and the operational impact of technical decisions
- Development of a case study spanning several semesters for practical application of the methods taught
- Design of lectures, group work, risk and decision workshops, and practical assessments
- Linking methodological foundations with experience from software development, customer projects, delivery, release, testing, and IT operations
- Use of AI in software and project management
Methods and tools: Software project management, HERMES, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban, hybrid delivery models, requirements engineering, risk and quality management, release management, test management, Moodle
Stefan Ullerich
Workstream Lead Solution Delivery / IT Operations Manager SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud Edition - RISE
Last position:
Workstream Lead Solution Delivery / IT Operations Manager SAP S4/HANA Private Cloud Edition - RISE at Munich Re
- Lead Solution Delivery workstream
- Serve as IT Operations Manager ad interim
- Define, implement, and continuously optimize the Target Operating Model
- Design and implement incident and problem management processes
- Develop, maintain, and execute business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including DR testing
- Ensure system availability, performance, scalability, and compliance with SLAs
- Liaise between business stakeholders, SAP Basis teams, managed service providers, and cloud vendors
- Oversee incident, change, and problem management processes per ITIL best practices
- Lead service reviews and vendor performance evaluations
- Coordinate patching, upgrades, and enhancement cycles with SAP AG and application operations teams
- Monitor system health, performance, and security using SAP for Me
- Collaborate with IT security, infrastructure, and network teams to ensure system integrity
- Create, track, and manage project-related firewall requests
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver cutover activities for targeted system lines
Gregory Rump
Site Director and Turnaround (interim)
Last position:
Site Director and Turnaround (interim) at Dalli – De Klok BV
- Site leadership – 230 employees; €150M
- Turnaround and transformation of the site
- Introduction of Lean principles based on IWS (P&G)
- Increase of OEE by 20%
- Stabilization of delivery performance and elimination of out-of-stock situations, working closely with customers
- Close collaboration with the group to ensure the site was used to its full capacity
Peter Puchalla
Consultant Strategy & Digital
Last position:
Consultant Strategy & Digital at Polynova AG
- Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
- Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
- Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
Eugen Pilarski
Project Manager / Program Management
Last position:
Project Manager / Program Management at SMART-INTERIM Management GmbH
- Development, industrialization and production of helicopter seats (military)
- Responsible for an innovative seating system: weight < 15 kg, 100% crash safety according to EASA, side-facing, from concept to SOP
- Complete recovery of a project two years overdue: concept approval and prototype testing in 4 weeks, certification testing in 8 weeks, 100% EASA certification
- Management of global BCC development resources (> 60% share) and optimization of development cycles including FEM
- Streamlining the supply chain, on-time EASA and series approval, compliance with the NRE budget, timely delivery including FAI
Vitaly Podkopaev
IT Project Manager UCC
Last position:
IT Project Manager UCC at Office for Informatics, Canton of Zurich
- Collaboration with and deputizing for the service manager for UCC (product owner)
- Interface management for UCC with other functionalities as part of the digital workplace
- Control of infrastructure tests and rollout, monitoring dependencies with other sub-projects
Dietmar Heer
Business Development M&A
Last position:
Sales Development at Corris AG
Jürgen Müller
Executive Healthcare Transformation Leader | Interim CIO | Digital Health Strategist
Last position:
Global Healthcare IT and Strategy Expert at Deloitte
Executive advisory for healthcare organizations focused on enterprise transformation, healthcare modernization, digital health strategy, AI strategy, enterprise ICT transformation and strategic EHR modernization.
- Advise healthcare organizations in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium on EHR strategy, enterprise transformation, digital health, AI and target operating models.
- Lead EHR platform selection and evaluation as well as RFI/RFP processes; define governance, vendor-assessment and decision methodologies.
- Develop EHR feasibility studies, transformation roadmaps, executive business cases, cost-benefit analyses and value-realization assessments.
- Assess Epic and alternative EHR platforms for strategic fit, operational excellence, AI enablement, interoperability, governance and long-term value.
- Design AI strategy scenarios and governance models and facilitate executive workshops on AI, data governance, operational excellence and future healthcare operating models.
Bruno Pirovino-Zürcher
Executive Director / Board Member
Last position:
Executive Director / Board Member at MITRELLI Group
- Large scale tech infrastructure projects in EMEA
Bernt Arpagaus
Interim Manager
Last position:
Interim Manager at AF Schweiz GmbH
- Mandate to restructure a company in the medical technology sector for X-ray equipment
- Negotiations on damage claims management at a construction company (claims of 35 million)
- Recruitment of banking staff in wealth management under mandate for an established recruitment firm
- Managed accounting for a temporary staffing agency under mandate
Herman Van Der Linden
Interim Manager Operations
Last position:
Interim Manager Operations at Bürgi AG
- Managing the daily purchase, delivery and sale of heating oil, petrol and diesel for the retail market including one petrol station
- Implementing a lean management structure to prepare the succession of the current owner
- Supporting the Chairman of the Board to manage ownership, financial and succession challenges
Hans Spichiger
Interim Manager, Consultant, Facilitator
Last position:
Interim Manager, Consultant, Facilitator at Business Excellence Services GmbH
Interim manager, consultant, facilitator
Project management with focus on trouble shooting & customer care and/or product development/reengineering; regulatory management
Supply chain; risk and quality management; people management
Experienced within medical device; aerospace; packaging; small- & large equipment; optical- & electrical-systems; metal & plastics; free auditor
Since 2016, working for various accredited organizations as a freelance auditor regarding systems according to ISO 13485 and ISO 9001
2023-2024: Medical device product development, supply-chain and regulatory set-up with regard to a medical device re-engineering/launch and manufacturing
2023-2024: Project trouble shooter & customer care in the European aerospace industry within precision optics systems manufacturing; project risk and validation management including software validation
2022: Validation (FMEA, IQ OQ, PQ) management assigned with design and process risk assessment of complex electrical (IEC60601-1) mechatronics robots for MDR approval following ISO 14971
2022: Interim head of QM in aluminum-foil deep drawing process improvement; people and international Nespresso supplier quality management
2021-2022: Cytiva Cell Therapy greenfield project; assigned with design and implementation support of a certification, validation, GMP commissioning strategy for the technical infrastructure, e.g., clean rooms
2020-2021: Interim QA-Leader in Denmark assigned with the software release, manufacturing and distribution of Class IIb laser equipment for Candela, including international notified body and manufacturing transfer project
2020: Quality support and interim quality management for a manufacturer in the IVD test equipment supply chain and dialysis supplies in Bavaria
2018-2020: Expert/SME in Q-Management/Q-Engineering for orthopedic and arthroplasty device and tool production: turning, milling, cleaning, surface treatment and sterile packaging
2017: Re-engineering of the Medela product development process regarding cGMP 21CFR820.30/ISO 13485:2016 and MDR design control requirements for soft and hardware design regarding Class IIb pumps
2017: MDSAP preparation support and mock-audit coaching
2016: Interim senior QE-Expert for Maquet extracorporeal circulation devices manufacturing as ISO 14971 risk and change management expert in a Roche CAPA remediation and compliance project of IVD blood analyzers/gas sensor production
2016-2017: Orthopedic and arthroplasty implants design history file (DHF) review regarding compliance to 21 CFR 820.30 design control requirements
2015: Assigned by Novartis with design control for a new parenteral drug delivery system; manufacturability assessments during design evaluation; assessing potential plastic injection molding and/or high-volume assembly contractors in Europe and the US
2014: Assessing/auditing metallurgy process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) of Zimmer contract manufacturers around Europe for FDA audit readiness; Depuy-Synthes subject matter expert (SME)
2013-2014: CAPA-8D process reengineering and setting in place/training new EtQ software tools; coaching of project and product managers in working through individual CAPAs; remediation of global legacy CAPAs; supporting complaint and field action (FSCA) management
2012-2013: QA/RA Manager at Sias AG for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) liquid handling robots manufacturing; led small team for electrical safety CE/CB scheme product approvals; QMS, change and CAPA management
2011-2012: Site Quality Manager at Medtronic for drug eluting balloon and Nitinol stent-catheter manufacturing; quality operations including Q-engineering and control; led 15 direct and indirect reports
2009-2010: Supported quality initiatives in medical device industry; assessments and audits for manufacturers and suppliers as a consultant of Business Excellence Services
Tobias Künkler
Chief Data & Transformation Officer
Last position:
CEO, Interim Manager for Chief Data Officer & Chief Transformation Officer roles at Hyght
- Lead interim roles as Chief Data Officer and Chief Transformation Officer, orchestrating the design and execution of digital, data, and AI transformations within private equity and enterprise organizations
- Design and implement data and digital strategies that align with organizational goals, enhance operational efficiency, and drive innovation across business units
- Develop and implement target operating models (TOMs) to establish and restructure data, AI, and IT organizations, enhancing their alignment with business objectives
- Define and operationalize enterprise data and AI governance frameworks that ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and promote best practices across the organization
- Spearhead transformations for private equity–backed companies, ensuring operational practices align with strategic objectives to foster sustainable growth and deliver value creation
- Formulate and execute comprehensive Value Creation Plans (VCPs) that identify growth opportunities, enhance operational efficiencies, and develop revenue enhancement strategies
Julie Prinz
Excellent Project Management
Last position:
COO ad interim at Amatum
- Set up operations for a newly founded, IHK-certified company in Germany
- Customer-focused development of the online learning platform was central to the setup
Thomas Zarth
Principal – Self-employed / Strategy & Corporate Finance
Last position:
Principal – Self-employed / Strategy & Corporate Finance at Leverage Experts AG
- Acquisition, closing, and execution of consulting projects
- Treasury, business controlling, corporate finance, accounting, M&A, corporate sustainability, ESG, turnaround management
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Management Consultants statistics
Typical experience
29 years
Average project duration
4 years
Certifications per freelancer
3
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Strategy
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Healthcare
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
63%
Doctorate
6%
Salary / Daily Rate Distribution
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Frequently Asked Questions
Need clarity? Check out our simple overview of FRATCH
A management consultant helps define the problem, structure the work, and turn findings into decisions. On freelance projects, that often means strategy analysis, operating model design, process improvement, or support for a transformation program. The work should end in clear recommendations, not just a slide deck.
The best consultants combine analysis, communication, and delivery discipline. They should be able to work with Excel, PowerPoint, interviews, workshop formats, and management reporting without losing the thread. For a freelance assignment, the ability to move from diagnosis to action is critical.
A management consultant usually covers a broader scope than a pure strategy consultant. They may work on strategy, but also on operating model design, process change, PMO support, or implementation. If the project needs both thinking and execution, the wider profile is often the better fit.
A freelancer makes sense when the work is tied to a clear project, a deadline, or a temporary gap in capability. That is common for transformation programs, reorganizations, or urgent problem-solving. If the company needs flexible senior support without long onboarding, a freelance consultant is often the faster choice.
Yes, many assignments can be done partly or fully remote, especially analysis, deck work, and steering support. In Switzerland, on-site time is still useful for workshops, leadership interviews, and sensitive alignment topics. The right setup depends on how much stakeholder contact the project needs.
Typical outputs include a problem diagnosis, slide decks for leadership, business cases, process maps, roadmaps, and workshop materials. A good management consultant also helps shape governance, priorities, and next steps. The deliverables should be practical enough to use in real meetings and decisions.
Look at how the consultant thinks, not only how they present. Strong candidates show a structured approach, clean logic, and the ability to explain trade-offs in plain language. For freelance work, ask for examples of similar projects and how they handled stakeholder resistance or shifting scope.
Not always. An interim manager usually steps into an actual line or functional role, while a management consultant advises, structures, and supports decisions. Some freelancers can do both, but it is important to define whether you need leadership ownership or advisory expertise.
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