CAREERS
As a major force in high service distribution globally, we are a people business, constantly driving for high performance and talented individuals
HIGH PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES
Driven by Leaders
- Very high performance aspirations held by all key leaders with zero tolerance for average performance
- Demanding and challenging senior team who work effectively together
- Ability to understand the detailed business issues whilst empowering their teams
- Single minded adherence to simple clear success measures not just financial
- Productive fear of failure and compelling drive to succeed.
- Leaders who are in touch with the front line through consistent, regular and clear two-way communication
- Motivating and energising style of leadership which facilitates good risk taking
Built by relentless pursuit of clear strategies
- Understand how industries work, what customers want, what competitors do and how these might change
- Highly motivating and inspiring end state
- Company is orientated around industry leadership
- Consistently striving for both profitability and growth
- Powerful communication to ensure linkage and relevance to the whole organisation
- Improve competitive differentiation based on voice of the customer, supplier and employee
Energised by an intense performance driven environment
- Demanding, rigorous and challenging organisation to work in with a vigorous pace - “a good place to work”
- Obsessive focus on results and full organisational engagement.
- Real follow-through on accountability especially at the top.
- Aggressively learn from things that do not work; constantly focussed on improving capability.
- Good performance is rewarded, mediocrity is not.
- Rewards are based on contributing to a high performance, winning organisation
Aligned by simple structures and Systems
- Straight-forward alignment of authority, accountability, and performance challenges
- Uncomplicated lines of communication and approval throughout company
- Simplify the organisations structure, make it easier to do business with for each other our customers and suppliers
- Regular calendar of key management processes and communication
- Information to make informed decisions is readily available to those that need it
- Rapid response and speed to market is essential
- Efficient and effective use of processes and technology
Based on World Class Company Skills and Flawless Execution
- Do many things well but at least one functional skill – at world class competence level which underpins the strategy
- Company has a bias for action, doing what we say we’ll do, flawless execution is a real competitive
- Intelligence, innovation and integrity underpin effective team working across functions, regions and cultures
Rejuvenated by well developed people systems
- CEO and senior team are focussed on engagement, attracting and retaining talent
- Accountability for performance, motivation, developing capability and organisational renewal is key.
- Management processes ensure leaders have informed view of key contributors at all levels
- CEO led bi-annual staffing review – best people and teams in most demanding roles
- Excellence in recruitment, development, retention and succession is measured and rewarded