After nearly 10 months of living in this God Awful place (which I actually started to really enjoy recently...lol), I am gettin' out of here! I started the application process for a promotion about two months ago - when I had only 7 or 8 months under my belt with the company. I recognized that it was a little early for me to try and earn a promotion...to a higher position, requiring some pretty hefty experience. But, with the help of my manager, I went for it anyway.
I just found out on Monday, May 4, that I was offered the position of Category Development Manager on the Convenience Store side of the Hershey business. (www.hersheysconvenience.com).
As a CDM, I will be responsible for (copies and pastes job description summary):
Responsible for acting as Category Management Consultant to CSE partners and Sales Management Team to drive consistent top-line/net sales growth/share target. Assesses trends, analyzes data and identifies key customer opportunities consistent with overall company strategies and brand marketing plans. Acts as the category/customer expert in co-creating strategic business plans.
I'm very excited about this new position.
Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be traveling quite a bit...both on previously scheduled trips, and trips to work toward my new move. I'll start on the 18th for training, but will be back and forth until the first or second week of June when my belongings will be moved up north. I plan on living in Harrisburg, PA, which is about 20 minutes outside of Hershey, PA.
I'll be updating this more as I continue the process...but with all the excitement, I had to update this right away!!!
