Values Cohesion and Fairness

Our corporate culture What drives us: Enthusiasm and commitment

Kromberg & Schubert can now look back on a successful company history of more than 120 years. A pioneering spirit and innovative entrepreneurship with flat hierarchies have enabled steady expansion and internationalisation. Today, Kromberg & Schubert is among the preeminent suppliers of wiring systems, cables and plastics technology with over 50,000 employees at more than 40 locations worldwide.

We see our corporate culture as the key to success: Enthusiasm and commitment to the development of creative product solutions drive the interdisciplinary teams and their strong commitment to identifying market trends at an early stage and responding to the individual wishes of customers at short notice.


Our core values The pillars of our success

Loyalty & integrity

We epitomise trust and honesty in all relationships, both in-house and with external partners.

Credibility & reliability

Our reliability and authenticity lay the foundation for long-term partnerships and customer relationships.

Flexibility & pragmatism

We adapt quickly to changes and find practical solutions to complex challenges.

Innovation & team success

We harness continuous innovation and teamwork to create sustainable value and promote shared success.

Our leadership principles Our purple guideline

The Kromberg & Schubert Management has developed the "purple market thread" with 12 core leadership principles that provide managers at all levels with orientation in all aspects of professional conduct. The aim is to leverage the satisfaction and performance of our employees through positive and appropriate management conduct and in doing so to promote the quality and efficiency of our entire company, which will ultimately have a positive impact on customer satisfaction.

At the heart of these management principles are personal commitment and a deep identification with our company and its values. Together we create a culture that is built on trust, inspiration and excellence.


Leadership through clear targets

For our area of responsibility, we develop clear, ambitious, but realistic targets, we convince our employees of these objectives and implement them for the long term.

Active feedback

We give our employees frequent feedback on achieving the target and acknowledge good performance. 

"No excuses!"

We do not make excuses and openly address errors. 

Atmosphere of trust

We create an atmosphere of trust through open communication and through freedom of action. 

Develop Employees

We develop our employees and fill them with enthusiasm for our company. 

Act consistently

In difficult situations we support our employees, but we also penalise misconduct. 

Entrepreneurial thinking and acting

We demand entrepreneurial acting and individual responsibility from ourselves and our employees. 

Interfunctional cooperation in teams

We develop cross-functional cooperation on all levels and offer our knowledge to others. 

Globality & mobility

We are globally mobile and work successfully in different cultural regions. 

Customer focus

We are close to our customers and gear our actions towards them.

Innovation

We even question things which are tried and trusted and consciously follow new paths. 

"There is no such word as impossible."

We find flexible, pragmatic solutions, take clear decisions and implement them quickly.