Insider profil
Top Insider Advice
The only thing that will never change is change. The key to face change and challenge is to enhance the tenacity and resilience for yourself. Be positive, open, flexible, and having the right attitude will bring you a very successful career. Having a growth mindset can help you overcome the obstacles, understand the importance of persistence and determination. To reach or maximize your potential, learn from the mistakes, be responsive to criticism, and face challenges positively, which allows you to explore, experience and achieve more in your life.
Career path
Executive Assistant to Buying Vice President
Kingfisher Plc
From 01/2004 to 11/2006Consumer Insight / Promotion Manager
Kingfisher Plc
From 11/2006 to 11/2007Merchandiser
Kingfisher Plc
From 11/2007 to 07/2011Company
What do you like about your job and the company?
As being a Product Sourcing Manager, I’m really enjoying working with different parties internally and externally. I’m participating in exciting projects and product development. Negotiation is quite challenging under the tough market circumstance. But when you work progressively, you can fell the sense of fulfillment and achievement, especially with the support from colleagues globally. From my personality perspective, I’d like to face different challenges and this position can fulfil my willingness, in terms of vendor management, product development, negotiations, etc.
Greatest achievements
In recent Employee Engagement Survey, my team achieved the score above the benchmarking, especially for the question with the highest score of “My manager provides me with the support I need to complete my work”. I have received the high recognition from line manager, appreciation from co-workers in terms of contribution, dedication, and engagement. I’m proud of the team achievement and hard-working spirit. The team has won the company annual award in past several years, e.g. “Collaboration” award in 2021.
Alma-Maria B
Quality and Production Engineer
Top Insider Advice
Believe in yourself, fight for your values and try to be independent in everything you do. When I say independent I am thinking about continuous learning, knowledge gaining and hard work. Sir Francis Bacon said "Knowledge is power" and this is my advice for me and why not for you. Never stop learning, apply what you learn and teach your peers and friends based on your knowledge and experience. Working in Quality for so many years I always have in my mind some words of Aldo Gucci "Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten", therefore try to do everything being responsible, being true and with "quality" and your value will be noticed all the time
Pascal V
Brand Comms Manager
Top Insider Advice
By experience a project is like a journey, the goal is essential but the path to get there is just as important. Keeping good relationship, a "can-do" attitude, open to find the right compromise to move forward are essential. There are strong things to take away from all projects, even in the failures and that should in no case affect the following experience, on the contrary it should reinforce it. Grow together all the time in contact with others, whatever the age or experience, mutual exchange is essential. Work is an important part of our life, it must be source of wisdom as well and part of our personal development.
Karen B
Business Analysis Capability Manager
Top Insider Advice
Sometimes the best opportunities are the ones you don't see coming. Be your own authentic self and if you see an opportunity which catches your eye - go for it! You have nothing to lose, and you could just end up in a great new environment where you're able to keep learning, inspiring and loving what you do.