Turnaround with force and effect
An owner-managed, medium-sized group of three companies is to be sold. The situation is sensitive: EBIT is weakly positive, the seller has a business and legal history, a project with several challenges….
An owner-managed, medium-sized group of three companies is to be sold. The situation is sensitive: EBIT is weakly positive, the seller has a business and legal history, a project with several challenges….
The project focused on the acquisition of an international group of companies/food discounters with stores in Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina from a London-based investment firm. The deal also includes the network of former Schlecker stores in Spain and Portugal. The business was making losses and is not properly strategically positioned. The order included a refurbishment and sale of the business.
The company was not satisfied with the performance of Customer Service and therefore had to part with the management at short notice. There were large gaps in the know-how regarding tools and processes in customer service, but also weak leadership of the team. Therefore, an interim solution was sought to establish good leadership here, to strengthen the team and also to bring in practical experience and know-how in customer service.
The strategic decision to optimize the customer service area and develop it in the direction of customer experience required a quick solution. The urgent and important process optimization in all areas had to be tackled immediately, so an interim manager was sought.
Trading company
Austria
Branch network at 60 locations with 200 stores
The buzzword digital transformation affects all industries in today’s economy. The trade
is under particular pressure, however; it has to find the balancing act between stationary and online retail.
Retail
Austria/Germany
600 Mio.€ turnover
Interim head of HR / personnel management, operational personnel responsibility for the entire group / branches, support in strategy development and implementation, project management M&A / partial sale.
FMCG
Germany
600 Mio.€ turnover
Interim Vice President Marketing & Sales of a manufacturing company in the consumer goods (FMCG) sector, sales management, conceptualization and implementation of sales strategy, leadership.
Consumer Goods
Austria
70 Mio.€ turnover
Takeover of the overall project management for a company-wide strategy project, project structuring, reporting and management of the sub-project teams, coordination with the steering committee.
FMCG
Austria
15 Mio.€ turnover
Takeover of the management / CRO position, development of a new strategy, operational implementation of all restructuring measures, in a 2nd step takeover of the sole management, successful turnaround.
Trading company
Austria
60 million € turnover
Assumption of operational responsibility as managing director of a wholesale company for car parts and accessories, positioning, development and expansion of the company, team building and new corporate culture.