My career story at CCHBC
I've been with Coca-Cola HBC for 13.5 years. I started in 2005 in the sales force, where I stayed for three years. Then I worked as Sales Manager in various regions, which is why I now know every single food and beverage business in the cantons of Zürich, Schaffhausen, Thurgau and St. Gallen. I worked as a Sales Manager for six years. Then I moved to the Key Account area, where I managed the Regional Gastronomy Key Account Team. Now, I've been managing the Gastronomy Key Account Team for the past year and a half.
My growth with CCHBC
At Coca-Cola HBC, you definitely have the opportunity to develop and grow. This can be within the same role, but there are also always opportunities for advancement. If you give it your best every day and produce good results, it's certainly possible to move up through the ranks. For example, if you're in the sales force, you can be promoted to Sales Manager, or move to the Key Account Team. There are a lot of different possibilities. We also have different divisions, such as At Work, Hotel Industry, Food and Beverage Industry, and Retail. So there are a lot of options for moving into different directions. During my career, I was able to benefit a lot from the experience of my direct supervisors. For example, when I started in the sales force, I worked under a Sales Manager who helped me a lot and taught me how to sell from the ground up. I was later able to use these skills in order to advance to the same position.
About the Coke family
The team spirit at Coca-Cola HBC is extremely good. At no other company have I seen people really moving forward as a team and working together in the best possible way every single day. Of course we also encounter challenges from time to time, but then we sit together at a table and look for solutions. This has been working really well.
My daily motivation
My daily motivation here at Coca-Cola HBC are, first and foremost, my colleagues. Above all, my team and my direct supervisors have an extremely motivating effect on me. Of course you also need self-motivation, that's for sure also part of it. For example, when you were able to place a new product with a customer or when you were able to close a good contract. Those are my main motivational factors.