Interim / Temporary Management
Specialized Support in Business Management
The C-Level Operational Advisory division of Emexpartners provides specialized Executive Management services (CXO Suite) to support client companies in defining and implementing strategic, operational, and organizational decisions that are key to sustainable medium- and long-term development.
The innovative approach proposed by Emexpartners allows us to design the intervention path together with the entrepreneur, through the sharing of strategic lines and the industrial plan, and to define the best combination of resources and actions in a unique, customized way, with fixed timelines and costs.
Often, clients require targeted and decisive interventions for various reasons, and most importantly, they need a professional who will fully dedicate themselves to their company for a predefined period with clear and measurable objectives to achieve.
The need for a Temporary Manager in a company can primarily arise from one or more of the following causes: Temporary vacancy of the general management or company executives. Entry of a financial shareholder into the ownership. Corporate crisis and/or need for restructuring interventions. Management of a succession process.
Characteristics ofTemporary Management;Temporary Management
The term “temporary manager” is used only in Italy and refers to a manager who works within a company for a fixed period of time. Internationally, the term “interim manager” is used, derived from Latin, and it is more closely associated with using managerial capabilities to manage a specific change project. Both adjectives convey the meaning of temporary, limited in time, and suitable for managing a transition—characteristics that define and distinguish the profession of a temporary manager.
emporary Management involves entrusting part of the company’s management or a specific project to a prepared and motivated manager in order to ensure continuity within the organization, enhance the existing managerial skills, and simultaneously address critical moments, both positive and negative. Temporary Management represents a tool through which a company, whether micro, small, or medium-sized, can equip itself with resources aimed at improving performance and management capabilities.
Primarily, Temporary Management focuses on top-level positions, but depending on the size of the company, it can also be applied to lower levels that, at a particular moment, require complex and high-level interventions. At Emex Partners, we are able to support clients with Mission-based and Fixed-Term mandates for: Temporary management of a plant or production department. Temporary replacement or support for line managers. Start-up of a new company or division.
The Interim/Temporary Management service offered by Emexpartners is a flexible and highly specialized solution for addressing transition situations, crises, or specific projects within a company. Thanks to our network of qualified and experienced professionals, we are able to provide highly competent temporary management to tackle business challenges with efficiency and speed.
Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), Chief Industrial Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officers (CFO)
These are some of the key roles in Emexpartners’ CXO Suite.
Operational figures with a strong action-oriented mindset, consolidated multidisciplinary experience, and a high capacity for “on-site” intervention.
Innovative Model
A model that is becoming increasingly established in Italy to manage the growing complexity of the market, accelerate change, and foster innovation. The intervention is targeted in terms of timing, methods, and, above all, at affordable costs.
Experienced Resource
The Senior Executives at Emexpartners have expertise gained over the years as CEO, General Manager, or in C-Level positions in Marketing, Sales, and Operations. We are able to support client companies by providing high-level professionals with an operational, action-oriented approach.
Time to act
The action timelines of a Temporary Manager may vary depending on the company’s needs, and the areas of intervention differ based on the entrepreneur’s requirements.
When should you make use of these roles?
Organizational Restructuring
- Support for Company Leadership
- Generational Transition
- Business Crisis Management
- Internationalization
- Opening of New Production and Commercial Branches
Critical Positive and Negative Changes
- Business Crisis
- Organizational Restructuring
- Change in Business Strategy
- Business Relaunch
- Management of New Acquisitions
Launch of new Projects
- Start-up of New Products, Services, and Business Lines
- Development of New Distribution Channels
- Creation of New Brands, Products, and Innovation
- Product and Brand Repositioning
- Offshoring and Outsourcing of Production
Who is and how works the Temporary Manager;Temporary Manager
The Temporary Manager is a professional in search of new career challenges, motivated, curious, and full of energy, which they pass on to those around them. They do not enjoy routine and see change as a source of stimulation.
To take on the role of a change agent, in addition to professional skills and experience, a Temporary Manager must possess personal traits that allow them to develop their leadership, enabling them to engage ownership, management, and staff in new business visions.
Emex Partners is able to support you from the Top Level of Interventions, such as defining Operations Strategy, Infrastructure, and Performance Management, to the medium-low level, with a wide range of professional services specific to Operations Management.
Advantages for the company in using the Temporary Manager;Temporary Manager
Costs
Flexibility
The Temporary Manager allows the client to tailor both the duration of the project-based contract, the number of days or hours, as well as the content and objectives.
Speed
The speed of making a change by bringing in a Temporary Manager is often more important than the scale of the change itself. Failure to resolve a problem or to start a project results in hidden costs, in addition to lost revenue.
Operational
The Temporary Manager is intellectually independent, focused on results, and immediately immerses themselves in the specific business environment. They are well-received by the organization because their intervention is aimed at growth and is limited to a clearly defined timeframe.
Effectiveness
The Temporary Manager is not “biased” by the company’s daily operations, allowing them to propose solutions that might otherwise be unfamiliar to the organization. They are action-oriented, able to integrate quickly into the company’s structure, and can communicate and interact with internal resources in a short amount of time.
Enrichment
The Temporary Manager brings diverse experiences, shares their expertise, and develops synergies, leaving all of this as a new asset within the company.
Optimisation
Even if a company’s operations are not in loss, there are always significant areas for improvement, which can lead to a substantial increase in margins by consistently seeking solutions tailored to the company’s starting reality.