Workforce Transformation

It is an exceptional situation when a company needs to restructure or downsize its staffing, even if it has undergone such a reorganization before. These changes are never of a routine nature. We, however, deal with these matters professionally on a daily basis.

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Overseeing your staff restructuring and downsizing projects

What solution will prove most economical for you? How can staffing reductions be implemented as efficiently – and fairly – as possible? What are the best ways to mobilize employees, and what would be an optimal communications strategy? There is no standard answer to these questions. That is why we are there to assist SMEs and large corporations in finding the right solutions for their particular situation. Our success in doing so over the past 35 years is such that 79 % of Germany’s leading enterprises based on sales rely on our services. If we take over conducting of your staff restructuring or downsizing project, you can be assured that everything is under control.

How we support you

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Restructuring and downsizing planning

Staff restructuring and downsizing projects involve a number of key factors, including time, cost, social responsibility and PR, to name but a few. None of these factors can be ignored in drawing up a viable workforce transformation concept.

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Ein Icon zeigt zwei Pfeile. Wir unterstützen beim Aufbau einer Transfergesellschaft.

Transfer measures

It is important to keep a cool head when staff reductions are required. If a larger number of employees will be affected, planning must incorporate social responsibility considerations, i.e. labor impact mitigation.

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Mobilization

The success of a staff restructuring or downsizing project depends above all on the company’s employees. The better mobilized staff, managers and the works council are, the better the restructuring outcome will be.

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Redeployment and Retention

One of the primary goals is for the company in the end to have the right employees filling every position. This sounds simple, but in practice a lot of work is involved.

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Zeichnung einer Person auf einem Bildschirm. Unsere Trainings unterstützen den beruflichen Neuanfang und das Newplacement.

Training seminars

Effective staff mobilization depends on the performance of the executives and HR managers overseeing the endeavor. But they themselves first have to receive training on tackling the workforce transformation project.

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Kommunikation führt zum Erfolg beim Personalabbau.

Communications strategy

Failure to clearly communicate staff restructuring or downsizing plans can have dire consequences for companies. We help you to design a communication strategy that will accomplish your objectives.

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Our digital toolbox

For better career and staffing decisions.

Project Dashboard

Keeps track of your project's progress, milestones, KPIs and goals.

JobRadar

Makes skills visible and redeployment potentials realizable.

Career platform

Strengthens the employability of employees for the internal and external labor market.

myTURN App

Structures career transition and simplifies consultant-client communication.

LOFT

Facilitates CV creation and job search and helps with application preparations.

Our Digital Products team is already developing more tools to make your project even more successful.

Our strengths

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Reliability

When you work with us, your staff restructuring or downsizing project will run according to plan.

As the market leader with over 30 years of experience, we know what staff restructuring and downsizing strategies have proven to be most beneficial for companies, and draw up your ‘roadmap’ accordingly. We point the way forward and stay dependably by your side throughout all project phases to make sure no mistakes are made.

Eine junge Frau am Laptop im Büro – sie zeigt anderen ihre Stärken und bringt ihre persönliche Marke auf den Punkt, dank unserem Bewerbungscoaching.

Progress

We are on top of the latest developments, so you are too when you work with us.
 

We continuously optimize our consulting approach on the basis of proprietary studies, are a leader in digitization and constantly monitor developments in the labor market. You can thus be assured in working with us that your staff reorganization or downsizing project will be planned and executed exclusively on the basis of the latest insights.

Eine junge Frau und ein grauhaariger Mann im Büro – sie hat ihm gezeigt, warum sie die beste Wahl für die offene Stelle ist, geholfen hat ihr das Bewerbungscoaching.

The human touch

Working with people requires diplomacy and tact. And we know how to go about it.
 

To us, staff downsizing is not just an exercise in counseling one person after another. It’s about people and individual life situations, which is why any sort of ‘off-the-rack’ approach is out of the question for us. People remain the focus in all that we do, and our many locations help keep us close.


Counseling client testimonies

In the video, employees talk about their experiences with the layoff process at their employer.

Our Team

With us, the success of your project does not depend on individuals. Our project team of over 50 experts is a well-coordinated team with many years of experience. They always find the connection to our clients and unerringly tap into their regional contact networks for them. Get to know a few of our colleagues here.

Melanie Beyer
Melanie Beyer

HR-Referentin Outplacement

Tobias Göbels
Tobias Göbels

Regionaler Projektconsultant

Franziska Stuewer
Franziska Stuewer
HR-Referentin Outplacement
Natacha Carambola Wolf
Natacha Carambola Wolf
Project Manager
Jana Sienz
Jana Sienz
Head of Shared Services
Christian Heppe - Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Christian Heppe
Christian Heppe - Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Christian Heppe
Director Nord & Partner
Thomas Faust
Thomas Faust

Senior Project Consultant

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Ricarda Hein
Ricarda Hein

HR-Referentin Outplacement

Dagmar Werner
Dagmar Werner

Projektmanager

Christian Summa – Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Christian Summa
Christian Summa – Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Christian Summa
Geschäftsführer

Workforce Transformation Director, Partner und Geschäftsführer der Rundstedt Transfer

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Dorothea Voß
Dorothea Voß

Senior Project Consultant

Elke Schindel
Elke Schindel

HR-Referent Outplacement

Cornelia Bellach
Cornelia Bellach
HR-Referentin Outplacement
Martina Keil
Martina Keil

Senior Project Manager

Annette Fisch
Annette Fisch

Management Assistant

Sarah von Odijk
Sarah von Odijk
HR-Referentin Outplacement
Dr. Julia Pradel
Dr. Julia Pradel
Head of Consulting
Sven Burat
Sven Burat

Sales Consultant und Workforce Transformation Consultant

Jochen Feindt – Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Jochen Feindt
Jochen Feindt – Outplacement und Newplacement Berater bei von Rundstedt
Jochen Feindt
Senior Consultant

Senior Project Consultant

Annette Waske
Annette Waske

Head of Shared Services

Tanja Brück
Tanja Brück
Regional Project Consultant
Anke Wenning
Anke Wenning

Career Service Specialist

Frank Vonderlind
Frank Vonderlind
Senior Project Lead
Nadine Graw
Nadine Graw

HR-Referentin Outplacement

Toralf Kleinsorge
Toralf Kleinsorge

Project Consultant Inside Sales

ALL ABOUT VON RUNDSTEDT

FACTS & FIGURES

27.00

von Rundstedt has locations throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland to make sure that we are there where you need us.

50.00+

permanent employees belong to our sworn project team.

450.00+

projects we have masterfully completed.

1.10Mio

We manage 1 million job offers for our clients in our database.

79.00%

of Germany’s largest corporations work with us.

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Case studies

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KARSTADT FEINKOST GMBH & CO. KG
 

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Difficult economic conditions made it necessary for the company to cut costs. Employees were given the option of voluntarily transferring to a transfer company formed for a period of twelve months. Because of this arrangement, 300 employees rapidly found new employment.

Do you have any questions concerning staff restructuring or downsizing?

Your contact

Christian Summa_Workforce Transformation und Personalabbau-Rundstedt

Christian Summa

Phone: +49 173 5 49 18 36 E-Mail: summa@rundstedt.de