Unternehmensberater

management consultant

noun un-ter-NAY-mens-be-rah-ter Rare

Also means

business consultant

Usage Note

Unternehmensberater advise companies on strategy, organisation, and efficiency. The profession is unregulated in Germany — the title is not protected. Large firms like McKinsey are called Unternehmensberatungen.

Examples

"Das Unternehmen beauftragte einen externen Unternehmensberater mit der Restrukturierung."

Natural Translation

The company commissioned an external management consultant for the restructuring.

Literal Translation

The company commissioned an external management-consultant with the restructuring.

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