H&Z

Hidden Champion in the category: Purchasing & Procurement, Transformation

14 Offices
600 Employees
Seit 1997
  1. 2012
  2. 2018
  3. 2020/21
  4. 2022/23
  5. 2024/25

Consulting with head, heart, and hand.

H&Z Unternehmensberatung, founded in 1997, is known for its unique consulting approach that combines head, heart and hand. This approach enables the company to achieve measurable results in transformation processes and ensure sustainable results for corporations and leading international SMEs.

H&Z's consulting expertise includes procurement, strategy, performance, sustainability transformation, technology and Innovation - in these areas the company is one of the leading consultancies in Europe. A particular focus is on the topic of circular value chains in order to strive for sustainable management from the extraction of raw materials to recycling or disposal.

For its achievements, H&Z was honored by the 'Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Management und Beratung' (WGMB) as a 'Hidden Champion' in 2024, notably excelling in the field of Transformation and Procurement. The company received the award as 'Best Consultants' by brandeins and Statista in 2024 for their exceptional expertise in Procurement & Strategy and earned recognition as a 'Top Consultant' among management consultancies in 2023.

H&Z is headquartered in Munich and has additional offices in Cologne, Hamburg, Vienna and London. This geographical presence underlines the importance and success of H&Z in the consulting industry.

The H&Z Group has recently expanded its expertise with the acquisition of Transform8, a specialist in business intelligence, data analytics and digital transformation, which is now operating on the market under the name H&Z.digital.

Function

  • Purchasing & Procurement
  • ESG/Sustainability
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Operations
  • Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transformation
  • 4Offices
  • 600Employees
  • 1997Established

Your entry opportunities

You can join H&Z in various ways – depending on where you are in your professional life. We continuously offer exciting entry opportunities. Interested? Then see what suits you best.

You have already successfully taken the first hurdles in your studies? You would like to gain an insight into everyday consulting work?
Then apply for an internship or working student position at the hidden champion and experience in practice at H&Z what excellent consulting and real teamwork are all about!

If you work with us during your studies, you are not just a student, but an official project member. You will work together with the experts and will see that our teams are made up of individual personalities with different backgrounds. Whether as a full-time intern for 3 to 6 months or as a working student alongside your studies, we are always looking for committed young people to support us in consulting or in our business functions, such as marketing, finance or HR. We look forward to meeting you and promise you an enriching time.

Internship at H&Z

You have successfully completed your Bachelor’s degree and have gained first experience in (student) consulting or a relevant industry?
Then we look forward to receiving your application for an internship in Management Consulting with us. As a „temporary consultant“, you will work as a fully-fledged team member on exciting consulting projects in various industries and functional areas. Among other things, you will provide support with analyses and presentations, help with the preparation and follow-up of workshops or research and create solution concepts and recommendations for action.

Working student at H&Z

As a working student, you will support various exciting consulting projects in which you will develop strategic and innovative solution concepts. Our colleagues look forward to your support and will be happy to give you the best possible insight into the day-to-day work of a consultant.

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Join H&Z as an analyst/consultant with a master’s degree or doctorate

„Analyst“ or „Consultant“ are our classic entry-level positions for all „juniors“ who have successfully completed their Master’s degree, MBA or doctorate and have decided to start their career in consulting.

With us, you will get to know consulting as it really is. You will be part of an exciting team and actively work on a wide variety of projects from a wide range of industries. You will take responsibility for your own topics and work closely with our consultants and clients. We want you to develop yourself further and offer you various training programmes that are individually tailored to you. We support you with the help of a mentor and our performance management, because we want you to achieve your goals. Decide for yourself where you want to go at H&Z.

Depending on your learning curve, you may be promoted to „(Senior) Consultant“ after 1-2 years. Experience has shown that your colleagues in the project teams and our development programme will ensure that this step is successful.

When you get to know us in job interviews: just be yourself. We want to get to know you as a person and get an idea of whether we would like to work with you on our projects. Therefore, we want to get to know you as a whole – with your strengths and also your weaknesses. And don’t forget: at the recruiting day, we not only get to know you, but you also get to know us. Make the most of this opportunity. Ask questions and find out whether we are the right people for you.

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If you’re looking for a place where you can make a long-term career in consulting and develop yourself further, you’ve come to the right place. Let not only us benefit from your experience and expertise, but above all our customers, who you can inspire and advance with your personality and ideas. Do you know what you want? Then we not only offer you various positions with or without management responsibility, but also always give you the chance to take the next step on your personal career path. Come to us – and stay.

We are always on the hunt for new colleagues at all seniority levels for each of our 4 consulting fields. We are specialising in the areas of Procurement, Strategy & Performance, Sustainability & Transformation and Technology & Innovation. Do you have several years of experience in another management consultancy or are you an expert in a specific industry or topic? Then we look forward to your interest and an application at H&Z!

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Our recruiting process

Application

If you would like to apply to us, we expect you to send us complete and informative application documents via our career portal or alternatively by email to recruiting@hz.group. This includes a letter of motivation, a CV and all relevant references.

If you would like to apply to us, we expect you to send us complete and informative application documents via our career portal or alternatively by email to recruiting@hz.group. This includes a letter of motivation, a CV and all relevant references.

With the help of your application documents, make it clear to us why you are a good fit for us and why we are a good fit for you.

Selection process

We conduct an initial interview by phone or virtually. If we think that you are a good fit, we will schedule another virtual case or specialist interview.

In the last step, we will invite you to our office for a recruiting day.

We conduct an initial interview by phone or virtually. If we think that you are a good fit, we will schedule another virtual case or specialist interview.

In the last step, we will invite you to our office for a recruiting day. On this day, we will organize two to three interviews to gain a comprehensive impression of you and your capabilities. You will talk to different seniority levels from our team.

You will get to know H&Z well and can form your own impression.

Decision

In our interviews, we like to take the opportunity to give direct feedback.

After your recruitment day, we will get back to you soon with our decision.

In our interviews, we like to take the opportunity to give direct feedback.

After your recruitment day, we will get back to you soon with our decision.

This gives us the opportunity to reflect and discuss the various impressions within the team. We will always make a recruiting decision together. At the same time, you should „let the impressions sink in“ and decide whether joining H&Z is an option for you. For further questions and details our Head of HR is available from now on.

FAQs about applying and joining us

Definitely not! All our consultants work on the same issues, regardless of their degree background. Of course, individual expertise plays a role in the choice of project. This is the only way you can do what you do best, contribute perfectly and have professional discussions with clients on an equal footing.

Definitely not! All our consultants, regardless of their academic background, work on the same issues. Of course, individual expertise plays a role in project selection. This way, you can do what you do best, contribute most effectively, and engage in professional discussions with clients on an equal footing.

Our offices

H&Z is represented by four offices in the DACH region.

Mindspace Hamburg, Rödingsmarkt 9, 20457 Hamburg, Hamburg-Mitte, Germany

Breslauer Pl. 4, Cologne, Germany

Max-Joseph-Str. 6, 80333 Munich, Germany

aneon solutions GmbH, Johannesgasse 18, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Any questions?

Connect with Johanna Ruge from our recruiting team.

Johanna Runge