Establishment of a shared service center to increase efficiency and reduce costs in mechanical engineering

Initial situation

An internationally active Swiss mechanical engineering company needed help setting up a shared service center (SSC) in order to bundle financial processes that had previously been carried out locally around the world in one place
Although the company was in a solid economic position in the midst of the pandemic, it faced increasing cost pressure from competitors in the Far East
The construction of the SSC has already been tackled several times without success
The aim was to standardize and bundle the local processes from all over Europe and at the same time to rebuild the SSC from scratch at a new location

locations analyzed and their financial processes transferred

9,9 million €

Cost savings realized within three years

RTDs transferred from the national companies

Develop a prioritized roadmap for process implementation at the country locations and validate the business case
Set up SSC business unit in Poland, define job descriptions, successively recruit and empower management and employees
Carry out process recordings, optimizations and standardizations
Define outplacement strategy and transfer processes per location
Ensure close and trusting cooperation with the national companies through proactive communication and a structured change approach
Guaranteeing stable processes with efficiency gains for the locations from day one

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