Context.
A food-industry group reallocated its production to other units in France and abroad, leading to the closure of a plant and a research centre in France and the removal of 350 jobs.
Scope of our assignment.
Project management and coordination of the various internal and external stakeholders
Calculation of the social cost of the project
Preparation of the related legal documentation (economic grounds and detailed presentation of the project, its social consequences and its terms)
Support for internal communication (employee representative bodies, employees) and external communication (public affairs)
Assessment of the project's impact on workload at the receiving sites
Preparation of the Florange memorandum (search for a buyer)
Steering of the buyer search and negotiation with players wishing to set up their activities on the site
Results.
Transformation projects identified and framed
Deadlines and budgets met, after 18 months of preparation
Securing of industrial changes and of product and volume transfers
Key success factors.
Support over a long period
Strong involvement of management and shareholders