After spending almost a year working in Global Commercial I have a full spectrum of experiences from providing deep insight into international pricing corridors, preparing decks for Chief Exec Committee (CEC) members and trying to get a smaller business unit to accept a £700 recharge.
Things are quite hectic here at the moment. We are currently preparing dialogue decks for the CEC next week so everybody is running around trying to complete their decks. Against this background I am currently working on both our 2007 contract and latest forecast, which have been both very challenging. The main challenges come from trying to find time in people's busy schedules and also managing the time constraints that come from people operating out of differing time zones. Phone calls at 11pm to Australia are never the best! Whilst this does cause some difficulties at times, it does help to grow organisational and communication skills to ensure that the right messages are transferred and received!
I am doubly suffering at the moment as I am moving back to Birmingham at the end of September, so have the task of ensuring that my new house will go through before I move (a couple of weeks on sofas and in spare rooms is not the most appealing of prospects!) Hopefully I can get it all sorted before going on holiday to Egypt mid September........fingers crossed!
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