5.6.2019. Volkswagen is pushing ahead with the modernization and digitalization of the company with high pressure: Up to 2023, Volkswagen intends to invest up to four billion euros in digitisation projects — primarily in the administration, but also in the production.
At least 2,000 new jobs, with reference to the digitisation is to be created. Agreed by the Executive Board and the General works Council, in its “Roadmap for Digital Transformation”. Agile ways of working, improved processes and digitization in order to relieve Workers and speed up processes. Previously manual tasks can be simplified through the use of improved IT. Thus, in the case of the Volkswagen AG Cars, the Volkswagen Group Components, and the Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH in the next four years, up to 4,000 jobs in the indirect sector is not re-occupied.
This requires that tasks be eliminated by digitization, process optimization, and organizational streamlining. At the same time, further investments in industry 4.0 and the associated Productivity gains of five percent per year until 2023 in the direct area have been agreed. For the personal Transformation in the course of the digitization Offensive, Volkswagen is also increasing the training budget by 60 million euros to a total of around 160 million euros. A uniform job security for Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH is agreed on until 2029.
Ralf Brandstätter, Chief operating Officer for the Volkswagen brand, says: “With the Roadmap for Digital Transformation, we give the modernization of Volkswagen further boost. We make the company sustainably fit for the digital age. We are building new Digital skills, to represent our organization in all areas faster, leaner and more competitive. At the same time, we create new, modern digital and agile jobs and improve our productivity. ‘New Volkswagen’ is also for the employees more tangible. If Points are eliminated through digitization, we can make the along the demographic curve as socially responsible a manner as possible.“ With the investment associated cost reductions also help to Finance the Transformation of Volkswagen from its own resources. The brand has set itself the goal to generate as of 2022, a rate of return of six percent. This is three years earlier than originally planned.
Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components, adds: “For our component plants is the Roadmap for Digital Transformation, the catalyst for our Transformation into the E-mobility. We assume future responsibility of battery cell and battery system E-drive up to the charging infrastructure, and Recycling and need for a digitisation of our processes, increased Software expertise, and a lean and agile control of the global component activities.“
Of the General works Council Chairman Bernd Osterloh says: “With job security until 2029 operation are excluded-related redundancies in the next ten years. This is an important Signal: digitization will bring changes, but the job at Volkswagen, remains safe. The possible loss of jobs, it must be clear that these activities relate — otherwise you will continue to be filled each position, because the work of compression will not give it to us. So, the release of further cohorts for old-age part-time what is important to us.“
Human resources officer Gunnar Kilian says: “Volkswagen has with this Roadmap for Digital Transformation, a strong response to the challenges of the modern world of work. With the investment in modern IT systems, we make the working more efficient. On the other hand, we make for our employees, but also more attractive. With the Instrument of the strategic human resources planning, we will create for each area a vision of the future that is not only quantitatively shows how much staff we need, but also, what skills do we need for our success in the competition. Transformation and digitization can only be achieved by a top-qualified Team that is committed to working together and the right team spirit. With the Roadmap for Digital Transformation, we create together the foundations. We increase the training budget, create an Online University, to strengthen Learning through Online platforms, adapt occupations to new requirements. And we make the training programs ,AGEBI+‘ and the faculty 73 to a fixed component of the training share in Volkswagen.“
Material agreements of the Roadmap for Digital Transformation
Investment: by 2023, and thereafter, the Volkswagen AG will invest up to four billion euros in digitisation projects want. Highly modern IT includes, for example, solutions such as SAP 4/Hana in particular, for the administration, a highly efficient shopping System, and new default applications in the area of human resources.
New digital jobs: Volkswagen wants to build until 2023 at least 2,000 new jobs in the group, brand and component with respect to digitisation. The structure is independent of the “future Pact” promised future jobs in all Board departments and with a focus on the Wolfsburg site. In addition to here are developed on an area of 1,000 sq. m. agile jobs.
Enhanced training: The training budget from the “future Pact” will be increased to 2023 to 60 million euros. So 160 million euros will be available to the Transformation, resulting in qualification to ensure the requirements that. Qualifications will be on the Transformation of concerned groups and departments of Employees are aligned. In addition, Volkswagen is creating an Online University that strengthens Learning through Online platforms in a sustainable way.
Strengthening the vocational education and training: education professions be adapted to the future requirements. The program AGEBI+ for employees who wish to pursue after their vocational training in a practice-oriented course of study, as well as the faculty 73 to be integral to the training at Volkswagen. You will be credited up to 2023 with annual, up to 250 training courses on the agreed tariff of 1,400 training places. The course, therefore, investments in electrical – and IT says-laboratories and project workshops to the six Volkswagen AG sites in the amount of EUR 8.5 million in the years 2019 to 2021.
Job security: For Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH is set to the job security unit to the year 2029. Thus operational termination are excluded termination at this time.
Lean and agile Organisation: by 2023, will no longer be occupied in the indirect areas (Volkswagen AG Cars, including the Volkswagen component and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH) up to 4,000 jobs over the future of the Pact, if the tasks are eliminated in the course of digitization, process optimization, and organizational streamlining. The concrete Definition of these tasks should be carried out in working groups until the end of August 2019. To position the necessary Transformation to a more flexible deployment of staff across departments and locations.
Retirement: The offer of phased retirement in the direct and indirect area will open for the cohorts of 1962 to 1964. The release of the vintage is, when Personal, financial, and productivity objectives are achieved. For members of the management, there are Outplacement services.
Productivity objectives: the company and the works Council agree that in the direct areas to secure the competitiveness, more productivity increases of five percent per year until 2023 is required.
Volkswagen ID.3 (Photo: Volkswagen)
