Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine January 2016 | Page 90

MARTIN BROWER

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60- and 90-day plans , providing a list of skills and milestones they need to develop during training . Meanwhile , managers meet with them to gauge their comfort level .
The training is essentially a buddy system , where Martin Brower puts new employees with a manager and a more experienced employee to show them everything they need to do . According to Freeman , it can take up to 18 months for a new supply chain employee to fully grasp all aspects of the job .
“ The complexity of the training program is high because there are so many things that come with experience . We love to give employees a well-rounded experience , which is both operational customer facing and supply chain ,” said Freeman . “ Once you ’ ve planned a promotion from start to finish , you start seeing how everything fits into place .”
On top of their game “ Being a McDonald ’ s supplier doesn ’ t just fall in your lap ,” said Freeman . “ You have to work very
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