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Great learning experience

It was a challenging and very exciting experience learning about new things and closing sales deals felt good, Supervising staff as well was a bit challenging at first until i came up with different activities to involve them and encouraging team work as well. i learned a lot and improved a lot on both personal and professional levels. My strength improved as well and i worked on my abilities to be incharge. i enjoyed communicating with clients a lot as it taught me to understand most of their needs and different products needs. the most difficult and challenging aspects was sometimes to fulfill some of the promises especially with stock delivery due to shortage of stock.

Pros: good chance to grow
Cons: stressful situations

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Good chance for growth

Excellent career growth; challenging but opens ones mind and helps to set a standard professionally. working with co workers was good, getting the work done. working with customers was a challenge but the main focus was to get the job done.

Pros: good chance to meet new people
Cons: risky robberies

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Dramatic improvement in different aspects

Working with different people on a daily basis, Day to day customercare and customer satisfaction supervising and motivating co workers was never easy but we strive for the best.

Pros: Growth and a chance show potential
Cons: being on call in case of emergency

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A typical work day

Being Production planner i must be at work at 7h30 in the morning and then do a daily planning for the Production team based on orders processed on ERP system, I then search further for more work for the team using MRP system via our ERP system, when the planning is done I then forward everything to the Production supervisor and manager. I then run a On Time In Full failure report to see the root cause of failed deliveries the previous day, I populate these failures to relevant departments seeking the root cause of the failure and upon receiving the root cause i forward the report to the BI team.

Pros: Planning, data analyst and time management
Cons: peoples`s skills

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Added year of experience

Working at HR typical day starts when i enter work premises and getting quires while walking in to the office.This is what i love most about my job being able to assist, educate and help employees with all the need and seeing the confident they have that i will resolve all their quires.We have an amazing relationship and work feels like home.I have learned as much as you have experience, education and skills,one never stop learning and you learn most to people that are not in your field which helps to master my work.I enjoy most about my job is skills transfer and to hear someone say i didnt know that but come back to be a master of what they didnt know by sharing with other as i believe information is better shared to an extend the person you share with able to relate the message to another.Having to lose employees either through death/disciplinary procedures "loan to bury a loved one or medical aid exhausted and cant get help they need.

Pros: Great opportunity
Cons: Department not structured

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Learning chance

overseeing day to day operations, attending to urgent orders to be dispatched, vehicle inspections and reports any fault found relationship with coworkers was good even thought we sometime did not see eye to eye learned to pay attention to details, and meeting deadlines, working well with difficult clients and handling pressure, enjoyed seeing customer satisfaction and getting 0% stock damage or stock shortage during stock takes most challenging was to correspond with product manager when there was no stock that clients ordered, and having to explain to a client that their order will not be delivered due to stock shortage and with that stoping production on their site.

Pros: great chance to grow
Cons: long working hour

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Wealth of knowledge and experience gained

It is most unfortunate that I have been retrenched due to a restructuring. My employment at Protea Chemicals has given me so many opportunities to improve myself professionally and personally. I had the opportunity to work independently as well as a part of a dynamic team. Being in the face of the customer was by far the most satisfying part of my job. Work colleagues became family and the relationships built with customers over the years were not only motivating but also rewarding. I enjoyed the flexibility of the job and was given the opportunity to manage my own portfolio in a manner most suitable for me. I have gained immense knowledge in the Chemical Industry including Speciality as well as Commodity type products. (Without any prior knowledge of Chemistry). The most challenging aspect of the job was the rate at which the business changed management structures, which ultimately impacted on service delivery to customers.

Pros: Opportunity to develop skills in a professional, corporate environment
Cons: Working away from head office sometimes caused a feeling of being disjointed and working in silos

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Not happy with current employer

I ve been working here for 9 years now and always had salary issues with my boss .I have been over worked and under paid in simple , i have been exploited. Reason being is because one of my supervisor didnt want to see me growing so she tainted my name so badly in such a way that i dont get anything in the company. I am seeking other opportunities because i need to grow my career , and i am very ambitious and a hard worker. I am friendly enjoy working with people , i love what i do and do not mind working underpressure as i know i ve been paid well accordingly can even go extra mile thats me.

Pros: Fair working hours
Cons: No promotions

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Started and running the DC for protea

Largest chemical supplier in Africa. Supply chemicals into all industries like construction, food, personal care, animal feeds, coatings, pharma, water treatment, wax and oil.

Pros: stable company
Cons: hazardous environment

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Learning, education, attitude, behavior and positivity.

all are working well together., the nature of the business does not allow any other. always room for growth, education is vital. company offers study packages and empowers woman constantly.

Pros: always room for growth, company endorses education and hard work at all times
Cons: cold working conditions, weekend work at times (long hours)

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