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What were the main 'career decision' milestones in your life so far?
How did you go about getting your current job?
I went on college placement for 6 months as a product developer which really showed me what career path I could go down as my degree was very broad. This helped me gain experience in the food and drinks industry. I started a full-time job as an own brand analyst after college and then eventually apply for the Musgrave Graduate Programme.
Describe a typical day?
What are the main tasks and responsibilities?
- Supplier engagement around the product category I manageInvoicing
- work with sales and marketing to drive sales
- promotional and social media plans
- watching current trends
- Reviewing planograms for stores. A planogram is a schematic plan or drawing which is used for displaying merchandise so our retail partners can maximise sales
- Commercial targets and profitability
- Working on handbills, Big bets and Supplier Joint Business Plans. Big bets are strategic projects or initiatives that we believe will drive profits for all our stakeholders as well as providing us with a competitive advantage in our sector
- Invoicing
What do you like most?
What particular skills do you bring to your workplace?
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
What aspects of your education have proven most important for your job?
BIS in college as excel is very important. Food marketing and entrepreneurship is a very broad course, I got great experience in product development, commercial experience in accounting and business experience through economics and winning the University College Cork new food product innovation dragons’ den.
What have been the most rewarding events in your career so far?
Graduating from the Musgrave graduate programme and becoming an Assistant Trading Manager in Spirits. I have launched products such as Graham Norton’s gin and Tanora gin. I developed relations with local Irish suppliers and getting exclusivity lines with distilleries as Ballykeefe and Clonakilty distillery.
What personal qualities do you have that helps you in your career?
What advice would you give to someone considering this job?
What are the three most important personal characteristics required for the job?
- Career Development?
- Current Job?
- Education and Training?
- Personal Qualities?
- Advice for Others?