Reorganization at a Mid-Sized Engineering Company in the Machinery Sector

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Strategic Actions to Optimize Leadership and Structure

A global, family-owned mid-sized company in the machinery sector faced significant challenges: an understaffed department with diverse tasks from various areas and a poor standing of the staff position within the company. As measures, a specialized headhunter, a reorganization, and the establishment of an additional management level were commissioned and implemented. Successes include the successful implementation of the new organizational structure as well as better controllability and operational capability of the areas.

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Company

Global, family-owned mid-sized company in the machinery sector
Corporation with various subsidiaries and national companies
Global market leader with >12,000 employees and >€3b in revenue

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Challenge

Management of an understaffed department with diverse tasks from various areas
Lack of a second management level
Poor standing of the staff position within the company

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Goals

Support for the introduction of ISO 50001
Maintenance of ISO certifications ISO 14001 and 45001
Search and training of new employees
Permanent staffing of the management position

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Measures

Engagement of a specialized head hunter for the management position
Planning and implementation of the reorganization as well as the establishment of an additional management level
Support in the search for and hiring of new employees

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