Relocation of a production department with continued operations during move in a consumer goods company (Health Care, Dentifrice)
Department Leader Packaging Dentifrice and Denture Care
Company:
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing OHG
Role:
Department Leader Packaging Dentifrice and Denture Care
Industry:
FMCG
Revenue:
Globally: $ 40 Billion
Employees:
P&G: 110,000
Site: 300
Context:
Relocation from Mainz to Gross Gerau
Headquarter:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Website:
www.pg.com
Responsibility(Revenue/Employees):
- 100 Employees in the Dentifrice Packaging Department
- 24/7 model
- 6 Packaging lines
Context:
- Relocation of packaging department as part of the overall relocation of all activites from Mainz to Gross Gerau
- Execution of the relocation in parallel to restructring of the department (approx. 20% of roles made redundant)
Actions:
- Development of target state for new packaging area and organisation in Gross Gerau (layout within the walls of the existing buildings, organisational structure, interfaces to other departments)
- Lead the relocation for the department
- Look for and find interim solutions to day-to-day challenges during parallel production
Result:
- Relocation finished on time
- Redesign of organisation completed successfully after relocation
Special Challenges:
- Ensure parallel production in two sites during project phase
- Unexpected volume increase during relocation phase