Grapes Practice Flashcards
What would you want to achieve in first year?
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.
How could you help the fruit team
Leader, Conferences, Stand up for customer.
What is important in your role?
Collaboration, Ambition, Opportunity to learn.
Describe a time when you had to trust your team to achieve success
Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Launching Jerseys into Finest
Participate as a team member in a cross functional team to achieve a shared goal.
Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.
Tell me about a time where you had to change your style to work more effectively with somebody?
Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.
Time when you had to build new relationships to influence an outcome?
Strong NWT, Financial Rigour to Branston, Working with SRM as a CPM.
When have you had to act in an agile way to avoid an issue
2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas (calling Avonmouth).
When have you gone with good enough over perfection
2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas
How do you ensure you are focusing on the right things that will make the biggest difference
Always think how does this impact the customer: 2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas.
Talk me through a risk you have taken which has paid off.
2kg bag weight moves, pragmatic crop review, Christmas
Describe a situation where you’ve felt most out of your comfort zone?
Sam promotion, Grower Conferences, Produce Conferences
When have you shown vulnerability and spoken out.
Sam promotion, Grower Conferences, Produce Conferences
When did you sense something was wrong and how did you solve it?
Grower Conferences (set up the committees), Branston Financial Rigour after Sam had been promoted.
Tell me when you have persisted to do the right thing for colleagues or customers
Sam Promotion, Pivoted promotional plan from Core to Finest, Salad and Veg P&L / promo sessions.
Tell me something you have learned about yourself recently
Inability to switch off, love the pace of Produce, Loyalty.
How do you seek out views that are different to yours in order to make a more robust decision
Importance of empowered NWT, Strong supplier network and Everyone’s a customer.
When have you made a mistake which taught you a lesson
2kg (Engaging stakeholders), Working on AL doesn’t show trust in team.
When you learned something from a less obvious source
Gilbs on quality, Growers on AG.
