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Chemicals

The chemical industry is facing serious challenges. Competitive pressure is demanding rapid organizational changes. Customer orientation is becoming increasingly important, while business models are changing. A balance needs to be struck between efficiency and the pressure to innovate. In addition, the consideration of sustainable practices, in particular the circular economy, is becoming more of a priority. Only if circular economy approaches are integrated into the core activities of chemical companies, can they ensure their future viability. Another important step towards sustainability is the industry's willingness to embrace new forms of collaboration with different stakeholders. This means joining forces with government, environmental organizations, customers and other stakeholders to develop joint solutions that include the entire value chain. Finally, harmonizing standards is of great importance to facilitate the introduction of circular practices on an international level. Uniform standards and regulations can promote global trade in sustainable chemical products and support the industry on its path to sustainability.

We offer tailor-made strategies and identify risks, optimize processes and maximize the use of resources. With a focus on change management and leadership development, we support the successful implementation of change. Our expertise promotes an innovation-driven future viability of your company, always focused on securing your competitive advantage.

 

Consulting Services for the Chemical Industry

Project Stories in the Chemical Industry

IT strategy & transformation program

Digitalization and Change Management

Melitta chose UNITY as its partner because of its comprehensive expertise in digitalization and change management. On the one hand, UNITY now advises Melitta on the continuous development of its IT strategy and a corresponding roadmap that provides transparency of milestones and supports strategy implementation. On the other hand, UNITY provided support in the transformation program, “Program ONE,” by setting up and coordinating the program organization as well as the program management. In order to accomplish this, program management methods and templates were adapted to Melitta’s requirements and made available. These were used for status reporting, quality, risk, or resource management. Collaboratively developed project plans for the various subprojects formed the foundation for the overall program planning. During the course of the program, UNITY provided operational support in various subprojects and helped to establish business process management within the organization. To ensure that the new processes and solutions generate long-term benefits for Melitta, a comprehensive master plan for change management was set up in addition to focused communication activities to reach different target groups. The comprehensive change concept includes empowerment measures, team building, stakeholder management and consistent employee involvement. Within the scope of empowerment, training formats were developed that focused on the building blocks of methods, content and personality, and an academy was set up. Thus, program staff are trained first and then the program users. This ensures that transformation is sustainably anchored in the company.

CIO consulting

Organizational program for sustainable transformation

Effective implementation through change management and an academy concept

“With UNITY‘s support, we were able to structure many of our strategy-related activities and transfer them into an overall IT strategy and implementation roadmap. We appreciate the pragmatic approach and trust-based collaboration!”

Stefanie Bohnhorst

CIO
Melitta Group

“UNITY successfully supported us through structured change management, appropriate communication measures and an academy to train and empower our program employees!”

Tim Ehrich

Head of ERP Transformation
Melitta Business Service Center GmbH & Co. KG

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Sebastian Lübbers

Team Leader

Paderborn, Germany
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Laura Stempfle

Senior Manager

Hamburg, Germany
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Lena Varnholt

Senior Manager

Paderborn, Germany
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Your contacts for the Chemical Industry

Lars Holländer

Head of Sustainability Services

Stuttgart, Germany
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Dr. Michael Herbst

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Cologne, Germany
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Thilo Böhm

Partner, Business Area Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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