Author:
Christoph
[:de]
► Manager: Mr. M.H.
► Industry: Building Materials
► Location: Southern Germany
► Time frame: 24 months
► Role: Managing Director / Project Manager
► Turnover resp. Residual Contract Value: ca. EUR 120 million
► Team Size: 750
► About the customer:
The customer was the largest division within a German group in the building materials industry. Due to the successful expansion of this division into the Eastern European countries, with already successful start-ups in the Czech Republic and Ukraine, a production company was set up in Romania as a cost-effective location, but also to build up and supply the Romanian market with the locally produced products
► Situation (challenge)
The challenge was finding the right location
• regarding traffic,
• employee availability,
• new customers, etc.
• Negotiating with the owners of the land,
• transfer of ownership,
• planning of the plant.
• coordination of construction company etc..
A sales team was set up and the marketing of the local products started in a structured manner.
► Solution (Achievement)
In the meantime, a highly efficient plant with about 50 employees is located there, which does not only supply the company group as an internal cost-effective supplier, but has also reached a market share of 6% in the Romanian market.
► Customer Feedback
CEO Group:
“A great success story to see the development from “zero” to a profitable company that has created 50 jobs and is gaining importance in the local market.”
[:en]► Manager: Mr. M.H.
► Industry: Building Materials
► Location: Southern Germany
► Time frame: 24 months
► Role: Managing Director / Project Manager
► Turnover resp. Residual Contract Value: ca. EUR 120 million
► Team Size: 750
► About the customer:
The customer was the largest division within a German group in the building materials industry. Due to the successful expansion of this division into the Eastern European countries, with already successful start-ups in the Czech Republic and Ukraine, a production company was set up in Romania as a cost-effective location, but also to build up and supply the Romanian market with the locally produced products
► Situation (challenge)
The challenge was finding the right location
• regarding traffic,
• employee availability,
• new customers, etc.
• Negotiating with the owners of the land,
• transfer of ownership,
• planning of the plant.
• coordination of construction company etc..
A sales team was set up and the marketing of the local products started in a structured manner.
► Solution (Achievement)
In the meantime, a highly efficient plant with about 50 employees is located there, which does not only supply the company group as an internal cost-effective supplier, but has also reached a market share of 6% in the Romanian market.
► Customer Feedback
CEO Group:
“A great success story to see the development from “zero” to a profitable company that has created 50 jobs and is gaining importance in the local market.”[:]