{"id":815,"date":"2021-11-16T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katlapinski.management\/new-development-us-business-greenfield-operation-for-former-ruetgers-automotive-ag\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T08:59:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T07:59:33","slug":"new-development-us-business-greenfield-operation-for-former-ruetgers-automotive-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katlapinski.management\/en\/new-development-us-business-greenfield-operation-for-former-ruetgers-automotive-ag\/","title":{"rendered":"New-Development US-Business \/ Greenfield Operation for former R\u00fctgers Automotive AG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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New-Development US-Business \/ Greenfield Operation for former R\u00fctgers Automotive AG<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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R\u00fctgers Automotive AG\nRuhrkohle\ntoday Sika AG\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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New-development US- Business, Greenfield Operation <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Industry:
<\/strong>Chemical industry<\/p>\n

Turnover:
<\/strong>700 Mio.<\/p>\n

Employee:
<\/strong>2100 personal<\/p>\n

Headquarter:
<\/strong>Frankfurt \/ Essen<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Situation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Offshore new business development<\/p>\n

Greenfield Operation<\/p>\n

Missing expertise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Employment: <\/strong>04\/2000 bis 11\/2001<\/p>\n

Reporting line<\/strong>: General Management<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Area of Responsibility<\/strong> (Budget \/ personal): <\/strong> <\/p>\n

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  • Customer, Development, Quality<\/li>\n
  • Process Design, Ramp-Up, Production Quality<\/li>\n
  • Scope staff 20 \/ plant staff 200<\/li>\n
  • 1 Mio. EUR<\/li>\n
  • All US and Mexican customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Tasks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Start-up of R\u00fctgers Automotive INC. North Carolina In North Carolina<\/li>\n
    • Production plant \/ company structure \/ personal<\/li>\n
    • Supplier management \/ local sourcing<\/li>\n
    • Customer management and New Business management<\/li>\n
    • Introduction of new Products in US and Mexican markets<\/li>\n
    • Greenfield Operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Tasks:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Individual contribution and engagement<\/li>\n
      • Leading and training of white and blue collar<\/li>\n
      • Establishing Customer contact and networking<\/li>\n
      • Technical solutions of processes and products<\/li>\n
      • Integration of R\u00fctgers Automotive structures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Success Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Plant Setup and Ramp up within budget<\/li>\n
        • First production runs in schedule with SOP<\/li>\n
        • Contracts with VW-Mexico \u201cNew Beetle\u201d, BMW Spartanburg and FORD Ohio<\/li>\n
        • Successful and sustainable introduction and of US-Teams<\/li>\n
        • 2nd largest offshore operation of the Sika Automotive AG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Specific Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • New market in USA and Mexico<\/li>\n
          • No company expertise in legal- und customer requirements<\/li>\n
          • Difficult communication with headquarter<\/li>\n
          • Fluctuation of US-personal<\/li>\n
          • Intercultural differences to Europe<\/li>\n
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            R\u00fctgers Automotive AG, Ruhrkohle
            \ntoday Sika AG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"disabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew-Development US-Business \/ Greenfield Operation for former R\u00fctgers Automotive AG - Christian Katlapinski<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Success: Construction documentation and establishment within the budget \/ First product launches punctually for SOP \/ assignment VW-Mexico "New Beetle", BMW ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/katlapinski.management\/en\/new-development-us-business-greenfield-operation-for-former-ruetgers-automotive-ag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New-Development US-Business \/ Greenfield Operation for former R\u00fctgers Automotive AG - 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