Streamlining Operations and Logistics to Achieve Significant Fixed Cost Savings for a Leading Cosmetic Company”

Client Context

• A leading family business in cosmetics, headquartered in France

Key Challenges

• Optimization of the fixed costs within the scope of operations and logistics
• In the context of decreasing volumes, the main challenges were to:
  • Adapt fixed cost on unfavorable conditions
  • Identify improvement and optimization areas
  • Benchmark each department with similar companies with the aim of designing smartest dimensioning

Approach & Key Success Factors

• Co-constructed with the managers to reduce implementation risks

• Identified and enhanced the axes of improvement and optimization

• Designed different scenarios (quick wins and mid-term) while simultaneously investigating feasibility with HR

• Built a storyline for the COMEX

Results

€6.7M

Savings

20% 

Reduction in fixed costs