Grapes Practice

Question 1

What would you want to achieve in first year?

Answer 1

Opp to build best-in-class grower base, opportunity to grow Finest (currently 8%), Opp to get a handle on AMT and understand a completely different model.

Question 2

How could you help the fruit team

Answer 2

Leader, Conferences, Stand up for customer.

Question 3

What is important in your role?

Answer 3

Collaboration, Ambition, Opportunity to learn.

Question 4

Describe a time when you had to trust your team to achieve success

Answer 4

Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Launching Jerseys into Finest

Question 5

Participate as a team member in a cross functional team to achieve a shared goal.

Answer 5

Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.

Question 6

Tell me about a time where you had to change your style to work more effectively with somebody?

Answer 6

Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.

Question 7

Time when you had to build new relationships to influence an outcome?

Answer 7

Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.

Question 8

When have you had to act in an agile way to avoid an issue

Answer 8

2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas (calling Avonmouth).

Question 9

When have you gone with good enough over perfection

Answer 9

2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas

Question 10

How do you ensure you are focusing on the right things that will make the biggest difference

Answer 10

Always think how does this impact the customer: 2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas.

Question 11

Talk me through a risk you have taken which has paid off.

Answer 11

2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas

Question 12

Describe a situation where you’ve felt most out of your comfort zone?

Answer 12

Sam promotion, Grower Conferences, Produce Conferences

Question 13

When have you shown vulnerability and spoken out.

Answer 13

Sam promotion, Grower Conferences, Produce Conferences

Question 14

When did you sense something was wrong and how did you solve it?

Answer 14

Grower Conferences (set up the committees), Branston Financial Rigour after Sam had been promoted.

Question 15

Tell me when you have persisted to do the right thing for colleagues or customers

Answer 15

Sam Promotion, Pivoted promotional plan from Core to Finest, Salad and Veg P&L / promo sessions.

Question 16

Tell me something you have learned about yourself recently

Answer 16

Inability to switch off, love the pace of Produce, Loyalty.

Question 17

How do you seek out views that are different to yours in order to make a more robust decision

Answer 17

Importance of empowered NWT, Strong supplier network and Everyone’s a customer.

Question 18

When have you made a mistake which taught you a lesson

Answer 18

2kg (Engaging stakeholders), Working on AL doesn’t show trust in team.

Question 19

When you learned something from a less obvious source

Answer 19

Gilbs on quality, Growers on AG.