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About the role
Process focus
Process consultants help companies make work clearer, faster, and easier to control. They look at how tasks flow across teams, systems, and handovers, then turn that into a practical design for change. Typical work includes process mapping, gap analysis, workshop facilitation, and defining the target process before implementation.
Typical deliverables
- Current-state and target-state process maps
- BPMN diagrams and process documentation
- Workshop notes, decision logs, and action plans
- Improvement roadmaps and prioritised recommendations
- KPI logic for process control and governance
- Support for rollout, training, and adoption
Where they add value
Companies bring in a freelance process consultant when operations are messy, a transformation is moving too slowly, or a new system needs clean processes before go-live. In Germany, this often comes up in manufacturing, logistics, shared services, finance, and industrial SMEs that need structured change without building a permanent process office first. The work can be remote, on-site, or mixed, depending on the need for interviews, shop-floor observation, or stakeholder workshops.
Skills and tools
A strong process consultant understands how business work really happens, not just how it is written down. They should be comfortable with:
- BPMN, SIPOC, value stream mapping, and root-cause analysis
- Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methods
- ERP and workflow systems such as SAP, ServiceNow, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Stakeholder interviews, facilitation, and change communication
- Documentation that is precise enough for operations and IT
What good looks like
The best process consultants are structured, calm, and practical. They ask sharp questions, separate symptoms from causes, and keep the work tied to measurable business outcomes. They can work with operations leaders, IT, controlling, and frontline teams without losing the thread. They also know when a process should be simplified, standardized, automated, or left as is.
When to hire
Hire a process consultant when you need a neutral view of how work should run, not just how it has always run. They are useful for process harmonisation after growth, mergers, system changes, audit findings, service bottlenecks, and transition projects. If you need a clear process owner, a workshop lead, or an interim improvement expert, a freelancer is often the most flexible option.
Meet FRATCH Process Consultants
Carsten Nicklaußen
Interim Manager Production | Lean Management & AI Transformation | Process Optimization in Manufacturing/Automotive
Last position:
Production and Process Consultant at Self-employed
- Ramp-up management: stabilize launches - whether a new product, a new production line, or a series ramp-up - until the processes run reliably
- Production management and process optimization: improve lead times, inventory, and delivery reliability in a lasting way with value stream analysis and continuous improvement
- Solve process and quality issues at the root cause instead of fighting symptoms
- Anchor Lean and shopfloor management in day-to-day work with the leadership team
- Change management and stakeholder management: guide leaders and teams through change and involve the wider environment
Luisa Janniciello
Product & AI Workflow Consultant
Last position:
Product & AI Workflow Consultant at Freelance
- Developed AI-powered workflow concepts for marketing and product teams
- Advised on automation, AI tool integration, and process optimization
- Led projects for personalized digital products (audio/AI-powered MVP)
- Conducted tool evaluations including rollout planning, requirements mapping, and training design.
Melanie Huss
IT Solutions Architect / IT Process Consultant / Senior System Engineer
Last position:
IT process consultant at Medical (Austria)
- Project: Implementation of an ERP system with process optimization in the company
- Employment type: Freelance
- Result: Increased efficiency through optimized processes, real-time KPI visualization
Technologies: Linux, ERP systems
Skills: Change management, risk management, project/process management, validation & audit trail
Werner Anderschitz
Lead Business Consultant
Last position:
IT Architecture, Business and Process Consulting at BMW
- Business and technical consulting for master data provisioning and process management
- Support for transition management
- Process optimization
- Interface definition
Mohamed Keita
Interim Senior Camunda & BPMN Consultant, Spring Boot & Java Backend Developer
Last position:
Interim Senior Camunda & BPMN Consultant, Spring Boot & Java Backend Developer at GEMA/IT4IPM GmbH
- Subject matter expert for the client on modeling and developing Camunda BPMN 2.0
- Development of new features and APIs, and coordination of tasks
- Design and development of RESTful APIs with Swagger (code first)
- Creation of target designs, high-level concepts, and requirement specifications
- Analysis and evaluation of alternative solution approaches
- Integration of external IT systems (ANUBIS, SES, ZPS) via Google GCP Pub/Sub and RESTful web services
- Pair programming, code reviews, and collaboration with API product owners
- Consulting on transforming legacy BPMN workflows and configuring Camunda BPM
- BPMN and DMN modeling and implementation in short iterations
- Operational support, bug fixing, and knowledge documentation
- Use of TDD, static code analysis with SonarQube, and integration tests
- Automation of test cases in Java and analysis of stack traces/logs on GCP-PROD
- Identification and execution of test data and documentation of test results
Martin Gross
Product Management for Medical Portal
Last position:
Product Management for Medical Portal at MedTech Startup
- Product strategy and roadmap development for digital health portal
- Requirements engineering and feature prioritization
- User story definition and backlog management
- Prototype development
- Implementation of continuous delivery
- Search engine optimization
- Technological environment: Claude Code, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Agentic Coding, TypeScript, React, AstroJS, PostgreSQL, JetBrains IntelliJ, Netlify, Supabase, GitHub Actions, Git, DevOps, continuous delivery
Bastian Knetsch
Process Management Consultant
Last position:
Process Management Consultant at SachsenGigaBit GmbH
- Introduction and optimization of processes in marketing and technology, e.g., the product launch process
Björn Kowarsch
Epic Owner, Business Process Consultant
Last position:
Product Owner at ING Retail Bank
Organizational and technical process development and design of the digitization and online use of bank mandates. Responsible for accurately capturing requirements in Epics and User Stories, including backlog management, MVP, implementation support, and end-to-end testing of the implementation according to the SAFe Agile Framework methodology, creating process and interface documentation, and sprint demos. Established a knowledge management system based on Confluence and SharePoint, including employee training and workshops.
Thomas Freudemann
Operational Excellence Consultant
Last position:
Operational Excellence Consultant at amedes GmbH
- Operational efficiency assessment (with McKinsey)
Thomas Rittinger
Project Manager & Process Consultant
Last position:
Project Manager & Process Consultant at German OEM
- Roll-out of European-wide used-car remarketing platform to centralize the sales volume and harmonize the business processes
- Responsible for the overall project management, execution of the process analysis, followed by steering of the IT development
- Close intercompany collaboration and ensuring of stakeholder communication
- Setup of management task force
- Technologies: Celonis & UiPath
- Result: Added +500 million EUR trading volume p.a. and integration of two key markets
Tayfun Ergün
Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH
Last position:
Project: Wien Computer Expert GmbH at TE Change Management
- Offer optimization
- Redesign of the offer process and the marketing process
Lars Kumbier
Senior Research Consultant
Last position:
Senior Research Consultant at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Nils Novak
Project Manager
Last position:
Project Manager at Precision Machine Manufacturer
- Overall project management
- Coordination of individual projects and activities of R&D, engineering, and production
- Goal: increase first pass yield and reduce quality costs
- Conducting internal audits (ISO 9001)
- Training in quality methods and coaching in their application
- Action tracking
- Reporting to management
- Change management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Quality assurance
Holger Vom Felde
Freelance Process Consulting and Implementation in Companies
Last position:
Freelance Process Consulting and Implementation in Companies at Holger vom Felde ProzessBeratung
Operational management of the screen printing department at New Albea Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Seelbach, 6 months
Setting up the leadership structure
Setting up the communication structure
Process optimization
Ensuring output
Operational management of the coating department for baking trays at KEMPF GmbH Rohrbach, 12 months
Controlling and optimizing internal workflows and introducing shop floor management for valid communication
Establishing production planning and a robust leadership structure with increased coating line output according to OEE
Stabilizing processes (availability, quality, logistics), preparing for emissions monitoring, safety and environmental protection
Project management of three international projects in transparent optical injection molding (medical technology and automotive) at OPTOFLUX GmbH Nuremberg, 7 months
Ensuring project progress, managing internal workflows and customer communication on technical and organizational topics
Budget responsibility, using SFM with a Scrum board and leading project teams, technical support and start-up management of optical molding parts
Process optimization in start-up management of pipette injection molding as well as optical inspection and error analysis at TOP IT-Service / Hack Werkzeugbau
Conducting and supporting pilot runs, preparing project reports and measurement protocols, improving international communication (English)
BWA analysis and workflow analysis (VSA/VSD) within business optimizations in industry and trade, implementing improvement measures and setting up a project management structure
Workflow analysis (VSA/VSD) and defining necessary measures with the owner and management at WILD Design GmbH in consumer goods injection molding
Helmut Graf
Project Manager
Last position:
Project Manager at LPT – Akademie GmbH
- Connecting existing equipment with position and size detection, robot handling, palletizing
- Concept design and negotiations with suppliers
- Timeline for supply chain management
- Cost calculation, step-by-step planning
- Monitoring time allocation, supplier parts, and employees
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Process Consultants statistics
Typical experience
22 years
Average project duration
3.7 years
Certifications per freelancer
4
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Information Technology
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automotive
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
44%
Doctorate
11%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A process consultant studies how work flows across teams, systems, and handovers, then turns that into a clearer way of working. The role usually includes interviews, workshops, process mapping, and recommendations for improvement. On many projects, the consultant also supports rollout so the new process is actually used.
Look for strong analysis, clean documentation, and the ability to lead workshops without losing structure. A good process consultant knows methods such as BPMN, Lean, and root-cause analysis, but also knows how to talk to operations and IT teams. For digital projects, experience with ERP or workflow systems is often important too.
The overlap is real, but the focus differs. A process consultant is centered on how work moves end to end and how to improve that flow across functions. A business analyst may focus more on requirements and solutions, while an operations consultant may lean more toward performance, capacity, or operating model topics.
A freelance process consultant is often the better choice when the need is project-based, urgent, or tied to a change initiative. That includes process redesign, system rollout preparation, post-merger harmonisation, or a short improvement push. If you need specialist input without building a long-term internal role, freelance is usually the simpler option.
Both models work, but the best setup depends on the process. Remote collaboration is fine for workshops, documentation, and analysis, while on-site work helps when the consultant must observe real operations, shop-floor activity, or service handovers. In Germany, many clients choose a mixed setup so the consultant can meet key stakeholders in person and still move fast.
Common deliverables include current-state and target-state process maps, BPMN models, workshop outputs, and an implementation roadmap. Depending on the project, the consultant may also provide KPI definitions, governance rules, training material, or a backlog of improvement actions. The exact output should always match the change you want to make.
Judge the consultant by clarity, structure, and relevance, not by generic promises. A strong process consultant can explain the problem, the method, and the expected result in plain language. Ask for examples of similar process redesign work, the tools they use, and how they handle stakeholder resistance.
Not always. A process consultant usually focuses on analysing, redesigning, and improving business processes, often with stakeholder alignment and change support. A process engineer may be more technical and work closer to plant operations, production methods, or industrial process design. Some professionals do both, so the scope of the project should define the title.
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