Supply chain and procurement consulting for brick-and-mortar wholesale, retail and e-commerce

Daniel Belka,
Managing Partner

Daniel Belka serves as a Managing Partner at HÖVELER HOLZMANN, where he empowers retail and consumer goods companies with his expertise in holistic profit improvement and transformation programs. His specialty lies in optimizing supply chain and procurement organizations. He holds a degree in international business administration from the University of Applied Sciences Münster, along with another degree from the University TEC de Monterrey in Mexico. Prior to his tenure at HÖVELER HOLZMANN, he held the position of Head of Procurement at METRO Group and worked in the realms of supply chain management and procurement at both REWE Group and Lidl. His years of experience across various retail formats and the consumer goods industry now inform his consulting projects. Mr. Belka is married and a father of two.

Contact details: Tel: +49 211 - 56 38 75 - 0, email: daniel.belkadontospamme@gowaway.hoeveler-holzmann.com  

Jan Laakmann,
Partner & COO

Jan Laakmann is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at HÖVELER HOLZMANN. With more than ten years of international consulting experience in a wide range of industries, he manages procurement and supply chain projects as well as sustainability initiatives for leading companies in the chemical, aviation, and transportation industries, numerous retail sectors (fashion, food and non-food, luxury goods, travel), FMCG, and private equity. He gives our clients specialist advice in sustainable supply chain management and procurement, strategy development, procurement transformation, and in the context of cost optimization programs.

Contact details: Tel.: +49 211 56 38 75 43, email: jan.laakmanndontospamme@gowaway.hoeveler-holzmann.com

Antje Böttger,
Principal

Antje Böttger works as Principal at HÖVELER HOLZMANN. Boasting over 13 years of experience in project management, as well as supply chain management and procurement within various international trading corporations, she is a recognized authority in the further development of procurement organizations, optimization of purchasing conditions, comprehensive transformation processes, and supply chain optimization. Ms. Böttger directs projects for leading companies in the retail sector (non-food, food, lifestyle & luxury, DIY), consumer goods industry (food, non-food), and businesses in the realms of transportation, logistics, and infrastructure. Furthermore, she supervises consulting projects for sector clients and public clients.

Contact details: Tel.: +49 211 - 56 38 75-55, email: antje.boettgerdontospamme@gowaway.hoeveler-holzmann.com

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Nico Gösser,
Principal

Nico Gösser is a Principal at HÖVELER HOLZMANN and works in strategic consulting for supply chain management, procurement optimization and transformation. He specializes in clients from the retail, furniture and manufacturing industries. Nico Gösser studied Technical Business Administration at the TH Georg Agricola and specialized in European Studies in Technology and Business at the FH Südwestfalen.

Before joining HÖVELER HOLZMANN, he worked as a Principal at P3 group and managed international organizational changes, process optimizations and supply chain projects in the global automotive and supplier industry.

He then moved to FORVIA HELLA, where he was responsible for corporate strategy and M&A as Senior Manager. There he led the global strategy development process at top management level and initiated optimization processes, particularly in purchasing and production.

As Head of Supply Chain Transformation, he coordinated the restructuring and optimization of the supply chain with over 50 individual topics in a German, family-run retail company.

Contact details: Phone: +49 151 728515 21, Email: goesser@hoeveler-holzmann.com

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Dr. David Holtkemper,
Principal

Dr. David Holtkemper serves as Principal at HÖVELER HOLZMANN. He specializes in advising trading and manufacturing companies on operational organization, corporate strategy, and digital transformation, with a focus on Supply Chain Management. A graduate of RWTH Aachen University, he holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, having written a dissertation on Supply Chain Management. Prior to joining HÖVELER HOLZMANN, Dr. Holtkemper led a group in Supply Chain Management, honing his expertise in optimizing business processes, specifically S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning), and supply chain configuration. He also directed international consulting projects at a boutique strategy firm, spanning locations such as the USA, Europe, the Middle East, and Russia.

Contact details: Tel: +49 211 5638 75167, email: holtkemperdontospamme@gowaway.hoeveler-holzmann.com

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