Sales Operations Representative Review
by Cummins
Rating
-
Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
The day-to-day tasks involve supporting the sales teams in Europe with pricing and discounting. Some other cyclical tasks are: - Visualising Data - Reporting - Process Improvement Projects - Updating FX Rates
Skills
I have become very proficient in MS Office tools like Excel, PowerPoint & Word due to very regular usage. Some new tools I learnt about during the placement are Salesforce, Power BI, Visio, SharePoint etc. I also had multiple opportunities to develop communication skills through projects I worked on. MS Office and Teams is something I use daily and hence can navigate around this quite easily now.
Responsibilities
As previously mentioned, I am independently supporting sales executives with their requests on a daily basis. Overall, the placement comes with a lot of responsibility but I never felt not supported or guided by my managers. I believe having constant communication with my line manager eased out the pressure, if any, that I might have faced during my cyclical tasks or even individual projects.
Support & Guidance
As a new placement, I received great support right from my on-boarding to my actual work. The company really lives up to its core values and all stakeholders that I have interacted with have been supportive and also quite understanding during difficult/busy times.
Culture
Although the environment can be fast-paced at times, there is general sense of understanding among the employees. The culture and general atmosphere is quite collaborative and supportive.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my placement experience thoroughly. I appreciate the learning opportunities I got, with which I feel very confident going back to university to start my final academic year.
Yes
To anyone new applying, I would suggest applying with an open mindset without the fear of being judged. The people here are very accepting of differences and embrace them beautifully. I would also recommend looking at the vast history of the company spanning over a 100 years, just so you can understand how the company has evolved over the years.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations
East Midlands
June 2023
