#Career
PAVEL SURIN, Merchandiser, Kaluga: "Previously I worked as a sales
agent at Megapolis, and had to take part in joint visits with employees
from the sales department at Imperial Tobacco. I identified with the
ambitious goals they set for themselves and how they achieved their
goals. I felt like trying a new position. Now I am striving to establish
myself as an efficient sales person and to increase distribution in my area as early as by
the end of my trial period."
KIRILL SOLOVIEV, Trainee at I&I department, Moscow: "I am having
some difficulties, which is primarily down to being short of time. This is
because I'm not experienced enough. My goal is to become a sought-
after professional. I cannot afford to leave any job unfinished, that is
why I'm sure that I will cope with my tasks. You should not be ashamed
if you don't know something, instead you should make an effort to learn it."
ELENA TEREKHOVA, Financial and Administrative Controller, Nizhny
Novgorod: "In my opinion, the most important criteria for choosing an
employer is the status of an international company, a rational approach
to doing business and taking care of employees. Imperial Tobacco
meets all these selection criteria. I have only one short-term objective –
to complete the trial period and establish myself as a competent and responsible
expert".
MAREK HLAVATY, Trade Segment Manager, Moscow: ”I come to ITG
from Coca-Cola Hellenic, where I grew my carrier in various Marketing,
Commercial and even Logistic & Planning roles in Group headquarter in
Czech Republic and last 6 years in Russia – the biggest market of the
company. Imperial Tobacco impressed me with very nice and welcoming
culture and people. Agile organization with focused and relentless effort to improve the
position on the market. I’m learning new industry, but at the same time, I hope, I have
some relevant experience, which may contribute to address our market challenges and
make our business more efficient and growing. The potential is great”.
EKATERINA ZIMOVETS, Sales Planning Manager, Moscow: "I've
already had experience in the tobacco industry – I came from PMI S&M,
where I managed to work at various departments: market and
consumer analysis, key accounts, commercial performance planning
and budgeting – so when an opportunity to use my expertise and
continue to work in modeling and forecasting came up at Imperial Tobacco, I accepted
the offer. My goal at present is to develop shipment and sales forecasting process for
key accounts and wholesaling operations. The key to success for me is sincere belief in
goals set, and persistence and perseverance in achieving them, and also never feeling
discouraged when running into difficulties. The more you share these values, the greater
is the synergy effect."
SVETLANA CHUMAK, HR Administrative Specialist, Moscow:
"On joining the company I saw that Imperial Tobacco employs dynamic,
communicative and interesting people. I find my work exciting and
enjoyable. That is why I was happy to become part of Imperial Tobacco."
SERGEI PETRENKO, Merchandiser, Anapa: "My primary goal is to
make Anapa the territory of Imperial Tobacco. You should be more than
a merchandiser in your area; you need to be an assistant in the business
development of retail outlets located in the territory you've been put in
charge of. You need to communicate with people, let them know about
the benefits and everything will turn out well!"
ALEXEI BELOV, Retail Sales Supervisor, Kaliningrad: "Imperial
Tobacco's principles are similar to my own. I can see more opportunities
for me to fulfil my ambitions and I'm also sure that I will be able to help
the company attain its goals. My objective for 2018-19 is to secure the
position of ASM within the company."
NIKOLAI ANDREEV, Merchandiser, Simferopol: "When I received an
offer from Imperial Tobacco, I carefully reviewed the history of the
company, the company's brands, and its approach to employees, and
immediately decided to join the company. I'm happy to be in a team of
professionals! I always follow the SMART scheme to set goals for
myself. At present, my goal is clearly to boost sales. The second, equally important goal
is to increase the amount of equipment installed. Considering that both these goals are
related, they are both my priorities!"
ILYA KAUFMAN, Forecasting and Performance Manager, Moscow:
"My career in planning was built in the areas of logistics and operations,
where I consistently managed to work in procurement, distribution of
finished products, production planning and planning of sales of finished
products. For the last 2 years I have been busy putting in place and
fine-tuning integrated planning processes within the organization. I believe that Imperial
has done a great job over the past year in formalizing the forecasting process virtually
from scratch. However this is only a starting point. I am inspired by this opportunity for
development – relying on my experience and working together with a strong expert and
commercial leader – a perfect forecasting process that will enable our company
to effectively adapt to a changing market."
EVGENY VAULIN, Merchandiser, Saint-Petersburg: "I intend to become
a supervisor in the nearest future, and I'm doing all I can to achieve this
goal."
YURI KUZNETSOV, Merchandiser, Ekaterinburg: "I'm honored to be
employed by a company with such an exciting history. My role is perfect
for continuing my career. It suitably combines areas where I have work
experience. It is a good opportunity for me to apply my skills, share my
experience and provide benefit to the company."
The Империалист | | 33