Boutique Manager Review

I manage a Boutique in Leeds. That involves looking after the staff, the boutique (everything that comes with it like finance, supply chain) and customers. I drive the KPIs and motivate team daily. The job has countless responsibilities.

I learned a lot about supply chain and finance. I understand both subjects in more depth. The skills will help me in my development in various different roles.

I enjoy the programme very much. I also love networking with students from other companies. I started the programme at Asda and now I work for Nespresso. My experience is much more pleasant with Nespresso, which is a great company to work for that cares about personal development.

The programme is organised but sometimes I feel like certain tutors could support more in terms of feedback before assignment submission.

Nespresso is great. They allow us to have a Uni day every week if we need it but also if we are struggling we can ask for extra time. People from L&D are amazing, especially Charlie, who always makes sure that we meet relevant people and find information.

MMU is great! Some tutors have been amazing! I always know I can go to if I need support. They made sure my move from Asda to Nespresso was easy. There is a couple of tutors who did not respond to emails and were less supportive resulting in lower grades.

I definitely perform better in my role and I am also a better leader. I leant about different components of leadership and how to adapt this to my job role. I also got to know the things I would never have thought to learn like supply chain.

Nespresso provides many opportunities. We have networking events all the time (internal). There is plenty of communities and teams I can join.

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I previously worked at Asda and I know how hard and unreasonable the job can be. This job allows me to have a work-life balance, Nothing is ever a problem. They work on our wellbeing a lot to make sure we are fine. They do not create a stressful environment. They welcome everybody and make you feel like you are a part of a family.

Interviews are well structured and sometimes (like myself) you can have 3 different interviews before you are hired. I'd recommend to work on the interview skills. Be yourself and give as many relevant examples from different backgrounds as you can. Work on your CV and remember to have fun too! Everybody is so nice!