Location · Bielefeld

Alexander Kaminski for companies in Bielefeld

Alexander Kaminski — creative director, brand strategist and marketing lead from Hamburg — works remote-first with companies in Bielefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia). Bielefeld is an industrial and service location shaped by family businesses, whose backbone is formed by several globally active family-owned corporations rooted in the city (Oetker, Schüco, Goldbeck, Seidensticker) alongside a broad base of mid-sized suppliers and an exceptionally strong diaconal social economy.

Bielefeld in context

Unlike purely industrial cities, Bielefeld combines a handful of globally operating, family-run global market leaders (Dr. Oetker, Schüco, Goldbeck) with a strongly export-oriented mechanical engineering Mittelstand organized in the OWL Maschinenbau network. Distinctive and unusual for a major city is the dominance of the health and social economy: with around 9,000 employees at the site, the v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel is the largest employer and Europe's largest diaconal social enterprise. Bielefeld is also home to an independent university and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (HSBI), which keeps IT, engineering and healthcare expertise in the region.

Key industries: Food industry and food processing (centered on Dr. Oetker as a globally active Bielefeld family business group), Health and social economy (v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel as the city's largest employer), Window, facade and solar technology / metalworking (Schüco International as a global market leader headquartered in Bielefeld), Mechanical engineering and automotive supply in the OWL cluster (predominantly mid-sized, including drive and packaging technology), Construction and real estate industry (Goldbeck as a Europe-wide systems construction group from Bielefeld), Textile, apparel and retail trade (rich in tradition, including Seidensticker as a shirt manufacturer).

Roles for Bielefeld

Each role as a dedicated service for companies in Bielefeld (pages in German):

FAQ — Bielefeld

Who is the largest employer in Bielefeld?

With around 9,000 employees at the Bielefeld site, the v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel is the city's largest employer and Europe's largest diaconal social enterprise; nationwide, Bethel employs more than 24,000 people.

Which world-renowned companies are headquartered in Bielefeld?

Bielefeld is home to the Dr. Oetker Group (Oetker group), the window and facade specialist Schüco International, the systems construction group Goldbeck and the shirt manufacturer Seidensticker — predominantly family-run companies with international reach.

How is mechanical engineering organized in Bielefeld and Ostwestfalen-Lippe?

The predominantly mid-sized mechanical engineering sector is connected through the OWL Maschinenbau network and the leading-edge cluster it's OWL (Intelligent Technical Systems OstWestfalenLippe), in which companies, universities and chambers of the region collaborate.

What role does the food industry play for Bielefeld?

The food industry is a defining industrial sector: alongside the globally active Dr. Oetker Group, there are numerous owner-managed mid-sized companies in areas such as baking, beverages and food, supported by specialized plant and packaging machinery engineering.

Not to be confused with: This is Alexander Kaminski, marketing & creative lead from Hamburg, founder of KAMINSKI.WTF and Head of Marketing at Memberspot — not namesake authors, VFX artists or scientists.