Interim management in the automotive industry - sector experts
Our automotive interim managers step in within 72 hours to lead your electrification, secure your production sites and restore the confidence of your OEM customers.
started in 2025
immediately available
Leading electrification and new powertrains
The planned end of combustion engines, European CO₂ reduction targets, the rise of batteries and embedded software: the industry is changing its industrial model in less than ten years. Automotive interim management provides the leader needed to drive this shift without disrupting current production.
- Conversion of combustion engine lines to electric and hybrid, with team requalification.
- Management of battery, power electronics and embedded software projects through to start of production (SOP).
- Repositioning of suppliers' offerings to meet carmakers' new specifications.
Industrial performance of automotive production sites
Price pressure, unstable volumes, OEM rate requirements: every point of OEE counts. Our interim managers take back control of your plants' performance.
- Turnaround of a struggling site: OEE, scrap rate, cost of poor quality.
- Securing series start-ups and production ramp-ups on new programmes.
- Deployment of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and the industry's production standards.
Securing the automotive supply chain
Semiconductor shortages, just-in-time and just-in-sequence flows, dependence on critical battery materials: the automotive supply chain cannot afford any disruption. Our interim managers restore its resilience.
- Securing critical supplies and managing Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers.
- Management of shortages and allocations, with continuity plans to avoid stopping customer lines.
- Reshoring, dual sourcing or production transfer projects between sites.
Quality crisis management and carmaker relations
Quality escalation from a carmaker, deliveries under controlled shipping, homologation at risk: a quality crisis puts future volumes at stake. The automotive interim manager steps in to stabilise the situation and restore confidence.
- Set-up of quality task forces and resolution of non-conformities using the 8D method.
- Maintaining or regaining IATF 16949 certification and preparing VDA 6.3 process audits.
- Managing the relationship with the carmaker's buyers and supplier quality engineers until the crisis is resolved.
Restructuring and transformation of automotive sites
Falling volumes, line closures, divestments and mergers: many suppliers and subcontractors need to reorganise their industrial base. An experienced interim executive leads these sensitive projects methodically.
- Management of redundancy plans and dialogue with employee representatives.
- Reorganisation, transfer or closure of sites, while maintaining deliveries during the transition.
- Management of post-acquisition integrations and carve-out projects within the industry.
Expert leaders to steer your divisions
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Expert interim managers to address the challenges strategic for your sector
Our automotive interim managers quickly identify improvement levers and act on your operational and financial indicators from the start of their assignment: OEE, customer service rate, cost of poor quality.
Plant director, supplier quality director, electrification programme manager: interim management gives you access to hard-to-recruit profiles, or ensures continuity while awaiting a permanent hire.
Our interim managers support organisational and technological transformations while ensuring team buy-in, including at industrial sites with sensitive labour relations.
The managers in our network know the industry's requirements: IATF 16949 and VDA standards, APQP and PPAP processes, relations with carmakers' buyers, just-in-time constraints.
We present the profiles best suited to your needs in less than 72 hours. The assignment duration matches your actual needs: a few weeks' replacement or a multi-year transformation.
Our representatives based in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse and Strasbourg, as well as our offices in Germany, Spain and Italy, select managers aligned with the industrial culture of your region.
Reaching excellence with Delville Management
