National Account Manager Review

Corporate sales, forming sales strategy for an industry sector based on customer engagement and what they value

I have learned how to use Power BI

I haven't really. The programme has been padded with lots of non-essential learning points. It was advertised as a way of understanding how to use programmes such as Excel and Power BI, but most of the time spoke about how to present data and engage with colleagues to make wide-scale changes within our organisation.

It was fine. There were issues with the platform which changed and I lost my work on their webpage. Also I explicitly mentioned I couldn't make the launch of the apprenticeship and missed all the introductions to their platform etc. No effort was made with me to catch-me-up either and it took me a while to grasp what I needed to do

I can't fault my employer at all. There was plenty of time afforded to me to complete the apprenticeship.

It's been a struggle. We changed coaches near the beginning of the programme. The person they have provided is lovely but can take a while to respond. Also marking my work seems to take forever as there is an issue reviewing my work which hasn't been resolved. Also my coach has been absent which hasn't helped. I'm yet to complete my course even though I have (to my mind) completed all the projects and am waiting for my work to be reviewed.

There have been some useful elements that I will take away from the programme, especially Power BI

Yes, although I work from home mostly so I am limited in what I can partake in.

Yes

RS is a great company to work for and has provided me with plenty of opportunities to develop. Certainly you need to have broad shoulders at times, but I would expect this from any sales job.

To work for RS you need to be able to have a deep understanding of what value represents to the client. We're not an organisation who sells on cost. Also you need to embrace change as RS is constantly evolving.