Merger synergies

Leading global player with >€15 Billion revenues; leadership strategy based on acquisition, repositioning and organic growth; top decile ROS & ROCE.

Key Deliverable: World Class service consistent with premium products and pricing, combined with cost reduction for recent UK acquisition.

Results:

  • OTIF (On-Time-In-Full) delivery increased to best-in-class levels as measured by key customers (multiples)
  • Backlogs and rework virtually eliminated
  • Activity-based costing used to assess customer profitability, drive re-structuring of supply chain and deliver reduction in cost to serve
  • New organisational structure and processes put in place to enable site rationalisation
  • Development and implementation of more pro-active management processes with training and coaching at all levels to facilitate behavioural change
  • Fast-track implementation to meet peak period and project payback <12 months

“We turned around our performance in a very short time-frame ... but more importantly, we turned around our whole way of working.”


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