{"id":2791,"date":"2022-09-26T17:11:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/unkategorisiert\/strategic-realignment-and-restructuring-performance-improvement-and-turnaround\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T08:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T08:27:17","slug":"strategic-realignment-and-restructuring-performance-improvement-and-turnaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/en\/automotive-en\/strategic-realignment-and-restructuring-performance-improvement-and-turnaround\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic realignment and restructuring, performance improvement and turnaround"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2791\" class=\"elementor elementor-2791 elementor-1430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd33dc2 elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6108a elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aa6108a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9984dee elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/en\/category\/automotive-en\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Automotive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/seefried-consult.com\/en\/category\/metal-processing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Metal processing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97cae57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97cae57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic realignment and restructuring, performance improvement and turnaround<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad34400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"ad34400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tin the role of CEO with a focus on sales and operations.  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94a613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f94a613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f7bbd37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f7bbd37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4703a44c\" data-id=\"4703a44c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa98363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa98363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Focus areas: <\/strong><strong>Strategic realignment and restructuring as well as performance improvement and turnaround<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be552c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be552c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac9261\" data-id=\"1ac9261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9977da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9977da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Company:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two automotive suppliers for mechanical components and assemblies Tier-2<\/li>\n<li>Both companies located in the Vall\u00e9e d&#8217;Arve\/France, approx. 15 km apart<\/li>\n<li>Consolidated turnover of \u20ac 26 million, 190 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Responsibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sole management of two operationally independent French subsidiaries of a German group of companies<\/li>\n<li>Consolidated turnover of \u20ac 26 million, 190 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31748f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31748f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abf6b75\" data-id=\"abf6b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb375ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb375ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Initial situation:<br \/><\/strong><br \/> The two companies successfully won lucrative, long-term automotive supply contracts until the early 2000s. After that, however, it was not possible to win comparable follow-up orders, investments failed to materialize and sales collapsed. Although sales had stabilized in recent years, losses had increased dramatically. The companies had a negative return on sales of 30% in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>The takeover of the mandate takes place during the peak phase of Covid-19 with massive restrictions on direct communication and travel. The entire second management level is missing or has resigned. Both companies have massive operational problems. The supply chain and finished goods warehouse are empty. Delivery obligations to automotive customers cannot be met &#8211; customers are experiencing line stoppages.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-72aff2e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72aff2e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b63521\" data-id=\"29b63521\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a97b391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a97b391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Root cause analysis of the lack of competitiveness of the company as a whole<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of the product and customer portfolio with regard to current profitability and optimization potential<\/li>\n<li>Definition and implementation of a new corporate strategy in production and sales<\/li>\n<li>Stabilizing the organization and rebuilding the second management level<\/li>\n<li>Definition and implementation of technical and organizational measures to increase productivity<\/li>\n<li>Renegotiation and renegotiation of contracts with Tier 1 clients<\/li>\n<li>Consistent contract management and cost optimization of logistics<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of medium-term production and delivery planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6184973 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6184973\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8c84fb\" data-id=\"f8c84fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d461679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d461679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Result:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnaround (improvement in the EBIT margin by twenty percentage points) after several years of steadily increasing losses<\/li>\n<li>Stabilizing the organization and rebuilding the second management level. Preparation of the organization for the merger of the two companies under company law<\/li>\n<li>Increase in production output and productivity by 25%<\/li>\n<li>Stabilization of the supply chain and logistics and reliable fulfilment of delivery obligations &#8211; including during the critical summer holiday period for the first time in years<\/li>\n<li>New contracts with existing customers for more than \u20ac 20 million<\/li>\n<li>New IATF 16949 \/ ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification for the new organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49b049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d49b049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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