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Case Study

Interim Plant Manager for Global Chemical Manufacturer

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Expert Leadership for Plants in Transformation Phases

An interim plant manager led a global chemical site through transformation, optimizing operations, empowering leadership, managing investments, and improving HSE standards, production planning, and resource efficiency across all key processes.

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Company

Leading provider of specialty fertilizers and bio stimulants for professional applications in agriculture
Approx. 800 employees with a total revenue of approx. €300m (50% of revenue in Europe, 30% in US and 20% in Asia)

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Challenge

Need of an experienced Plant Manager during the company’s transformation phase

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Goals

Oversight of production planning and optimization reporting to Chief Production Officer
Leadership of management team consisting of 7 leaders
Managing investment projects totaling around €10m
Implementing management tools to improve responsibilities, process transparency, adherence to HSE standards
Coordination of maintenance activities

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Measures

Recruiting, training, and supervising production staff
Development of production schedules and optimization of the resources
Establishment of quality control procedures
Monitoring of processes for efficiency and identify improvements

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Results

Streamlined operations, improved transparency, and optimized resources
Successful mentoring of young leaders, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Successful implementation of strategic projects
Achievement of cost optimization