Online and Digital Manager Review

I am an online and digital manager which involves looking after the online strategy for two of our biggest online retailers. This includes portfolio management, product visibility, eContent management and media booking. I am the lead eBusiness champion in my sales team to drive the eCommerce agenda in their day jobs.

I have learnt how to coach individuals by going on a coaching course, provided by Nestlé. I have also developed my data analytic skills via various projects used to map out online strategies and priority focus areas. I have also learnt how to influence different stakeholders based on their behavioral preferences.

The CMDA scheme at Nestlé was a fantastic way of learning all about the different commercial roles that are available in an FMCG and allowed me to understand where by skills and preferences lie. I loved having that firs-hand experience of the working world from such a young age.

Great. We rotated functions every 6 months and went to university every 6-8 weeks for a week-long block study, this was the perfect amount of study:work time for me. The bit that lacked structure was coming off the scheme and support for apprentices having graduated, this could be hugely improved.

This varied by team but the majority of teams I went into were supportive of the fact that I would be out for a week at a time, 3-4 times throughout my placement within their team. The majority also allowed time out for me to attend careers events to talk to students about the scheme

A lot, we had one or two tutors in each of our modules in a class of 12, this allowed for quality teaching time for 8 hours a day. The tutors were also very contactable when we had to write our assignments remotely after the study module which helped immensely.

The writing and communication skills I learnt from the assignments were invaluable as it allowed me to understand how best to get my point across in the most concise way. The presentations also allowed me to develop my confidence in speaking in front of crowds. However the university modules themselves didn't necessarily prepare me any better for my job roles.

As there were a lot of interns, graduates and apprentices in the Academy at the same time, there was a great social group of people and we did stuff together all the time. However, this was conducted by us personally rather than having guided activities/social clubs from Nestlé themselves.

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Nestlé are a great company to work for. They really care about their employees and if you show talent potential, they are supportive in helping you progress your career within the business. The package around flexible working, flex days, working from home is also fantastic for a work/life balance.

Make sure your personality shines through at all elements of the application process and at the assessment days, Nestlé are keen to hire bright, young, talented people who have a passion for success