When I was told I was going to start my time at Cadbury's in sales, I thought I'd hit the Jackpot! Wasn't sales suppose to be the glamorous aspect of corporate life, the wining and dining of clients, driving a flashy car... etc.? I couldn't have been more wrong! My average day starts in the oh so glamorous world of the cash and carry, picking up stock, filling my van, yes I said van, with our products. My wining and dining tends to be a quick take away lunch in my van and my clients rarely come out from behind the counter. Not quite what I was expecting!
While this may not seem like hitting the jackpot, I am loving every minute of it. I have learnt more about human nature in my first 5 weeks as a Sales Exec. than I think I have in the last 20 years. It's also great place to learn about Cadbury Trebor Bassett, as you really learn to live the products and experience consumer habits and customer needs first hand. To cap off this unrivalled education in confectionary, it is above all things FUN. While the days are hard, the targets your set extremely challenging, and the customers very difficult, very often, it is anything but a boring desk job. The dynamics of the working day change constantly, and the challenge that this presents is really refreshing and helps maintain my enthusiasm for what I do and who I represent.
I love being able to interact with our customers and consumers directly - seeing how much people love our brands, really helps me appreciate how lucky I am to be working for such a great company. The people I encounter both in the company and our customers really are the icing on the cake providing muchos comedy banter and that extra bit of motivation on the harder days. My boss, I'm near certain was the brunt of a marketing joke, since the funny Scottish bloke in the new Maynards adverts is an uncanny double for him!
All in all, not quite what I was expecting, but a pleasant surprise.
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