Company:
Faurecia Interior Systems

Company Type:
Group

Industry:
Automotive

Size:
Revenue: N/A

Number of Employees:
120

Role:
Head of Logistics

Task:
Restore and secure long-term delivery capability

Period:
Jan 2012 – Jul 2012

Budget Responsibility:
€35 million

Personnel Responsibility:
70 employees

• Failed Production Launch
• Production Line Stoppage at the OEM
• Unreliable Production
• Inflated Headcount
• Very High Inventory Levels

• Monitoring and Control of the Entire Logistics Process
• Appropriate Staffing and Employee Training
• Establishment of Reporting to Plant Management, COO, and Group Controlling
• Optimization of Services and Contractual Relationships with Customers, Suppliers, and Logistics Partners
• Development and Implementation of Improvement Measures to Achieve Cost and Quality Targets
• Transparent Planning and Control of Production with Optimal Implementation of Customer Requirements and Maximum Economic Efficiency
• Guiding Employees Towards Entrepreneurial Thinking

• Long-term Optimization of the Supplier Supply Chain
• Reduction of Inventory by 20% to Meet Budget Target
• Achieving and Maintaining 100% Delivery Reliability while Minimizing Costs and Capital Tied Up in Warehousing
• Restoration and Long-term Establishment of Robust Production Control
• Personnel Restructuring to Reduce Headcount by 20%