Creators, makers, pioneers

Around 13,000 employees, globally active and passionate about innovation — that is the way to achieve both market and technological leadership. We are Körber. Presenting our Group.

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We are Körber

Körber is a leading international technology group that has around 13,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide. We are the home for entrepreneurs — we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customers success. Körber AG manages the Group and its four Business Areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain and Technologies.

Insights

The Körber Insights shows the entire spectrum of the Körber world: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We develop innovative products, solutions and services for a more sustainable tomorrow and introduce the people who make them possible. Find out more in our Sustainability Report 2024.

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Together towards net-zero

The key to successful CO₂e emissions reduction in all three emissions categories as per the GHG Protocol is trust-based cooperation between employees, partners, customers, and suppliers.

Career

Career

Wanted: team players. The know-how, creativity, and dedication of our employees have made us a successful technology company in Germany and worldwide. Now we want to shape the future — with you! We offer exciting positions for experts, young professionals, university students, and high school students.

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"Modern leadership culture has a performance-enhancing effect"

A working climate that promotes innovation, diversity, and the courage to tell uncomfortable truths is more central than ever to a company's success today. In an interview, Gabriele Fanta, Head of Group Human Resources, explains how the new leadership principles at Körber specifically strengthen fruitful collaboration in everyday working life.

What comes after traineeship, Max?

Experience report: After graduating in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, Max Döring became a trainee at Körber. Today, he is Technical Product Manager at our Körber Business Area Pharma.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Joint future-proof activities are the foundation of sustainable procurement. Körber, as a globally leading technology group, therefore places great value on the optimal purchasing of materials and services.

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“What a fantastic joint opportunity!“

Lars Hornung and Wiek de Winter are part of the team that has developed a joint product offering for the Business Areas Pharma and Supply Chain. Here they explain how it came about. And why the entrepreneurial spirit of all employees plays a crucial role in the development of integrated E2E solutions.

Wiek de Winter, Director of Professional Services Consulting, Körber Business Area Supply Chain

It's one of those meetings where everyone quickly realizes that this won't be an afternoon like any other.
In October 2022, six colleagues from the Business Areas Pharma and Supply Chain met in Lüneburg, Germany, to jointly solve a clearly defined software problem: How can we optimize the interface that links the MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and WMS (Warehouse Management System) control systems even more seamlessly? This was the occasion in the beginning. But the scope quickly widens. The teams analyze and compare jointly. Followed by the creation of a common understanding and joint inspiration. Everybody quickly agrees on how compatible Werum PAS-X MES and STEPLogic Warehouse - the name of the two Körber software products - are. And at the end of the day, a new idea is born: Why not just connect MES and WMS even better, but also offer them perfectly coordinated from a single source? Two involved creators from the team: Wiek de Winter and Lars Hornung.

"It was clear to all of us: this is what we should offer our customers in an integrated way," explains Wiek de Winter, Director of Professional Services Consulting in the Körber Business Area Supply Chain. "In the era of building ecosystems and end-to-end solutions, this is a great joint business opportunity." Especially since the advantages are obvious: shortened implementation time by parallel introduction of an integrated solution. Lower complexity in procurement by one-stop-shop. Ongoing support from a single vendor. This is where an integrated ecosystem approach delivers significant benefits to customers. Was this a natural path? Not at all.

Collaboration leads to Success: Wiek de Winter and Lars Hornung are developing new oppurtunities for customers.

The fact that experts from different Business Areas jointly develop and market products and solutions
is one of the greatest challenges faced by fast-growing, highly diversified technology groups today. At Körber, the path over the past decade has been characterized by organic and inorganic growth. Since its founding in 1946 in a basement workshop in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf, the group has diversified early on and, especially since 2012, has continued to develop non-organically at a rapid pace - in other words, by acquiring new companies and competencies. "For a long time, Körber consisted of dozens of brands operating more or less independently of each other," reports Lars Hornung, Senior Principal Software in the Körber Business Area Pharma. "With their own identity, culture and internal processes." Only since 2020, all the companies positioned themselves on the market under the common Körber brand. "Since then, the proportion of cross-Business Area collaboration in particular has also been increasing Now it is a lot easier to build a consistent joint product offering together," says Lars Hornung.

Lars Hornung, Senior Principal Alliances & Technology Partners Software, Körber Business Area Pharma

A special entrepreneurial culture including maximum creative freedom for employees plays a key role at Körber. "This spirit is reflected in the Group's purpose as being the home for entrepreneurs," adds Wiek de Winter. This positioning is now more important than ever for overarching business success and the development of integrated end-to-end solutions along the entire customer value chain: "Companies increasingly expect us to offer a one-stop shop, which means a central point of contact for various challenges."

"It’s fantastic that we made great progress during our constant synchronization of our teams and Business Areas." The Business Areas Supply Chain and Digital play a driving role here, as they operate across industries and connect the various systems. A decisive point also for Lars Hornung: "Anyone who offers end-to-end solutions must exemplify them internally."

For the joint product offering for PAS-X MES and STEPLogic Warehouse, the process design has already been completed, and the first pilot customer project is to start shortly. The joint anticipation of market entry is already high. "Thinking outside the box is not only fun, it pays off," says Wiek de Winter. "Today more than ever, as building and managing ecosystem economies is the topic of today." And Lars Hornung adds, "With our portfolio and our mindset, we at Körber are virtually predestined to play a decisive role in shaping the industrial era of co-creation and E2E solutions."

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Insights shows the entire spectrum of Körber, what we do and how we do it: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas - always to the benefit of our customers. In this section, you’ll find inspiring content concerning our topic Tech.

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A view of the present and future of warehouse management

Patrolling drones, advanced wearables, and AI-powered analytics—the future of warehouse management looks dynamic. As part of its portfolio of integrated supply chain solutions, Körber demonstrates technologies that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making across warehouse environments.

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Gamechanger: How gamification revolutionizes employee engagement

Motivation through gamification: Vaibe is the offers innovative software solutions for digital warehouse management – for greater efficiency, productivity, and employee retention.

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Sharing the value of end-to-end supply chain management

At the recent ProMat trade show in Chicago, manufacturing and supply chain leaders gathered to share perspectives on the industry's future and showcase cutting-edge technologies.

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The Multi Segment Maker (MSM) – A Machine for All Needs

As a long-standing innovative partner to the tobacco industry, Körber develops outstanding solutions that set new standards. Körber is playing a key role in shaping the industry's transformation, which is increasingly focused on alternative products to traditional cigarettes. A technological highlight in this transformation is the Multi Segment Maker. Why the MSM is perfectly suited to the transformation of the tobacco industry is explained by our experts Kai Karstens and Carsten Wulf.

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A unique pick: behind Körber’s Layer Picker technology

Efficient, customer‑specific warehouse picking: Körber's Layer Picker enables automated handling of mixed pallets, boosting productivity and flexibility.

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