CCHBC is a very interesting place to work because the values of the company resonate with me, and it has provided me the chance to realise my dreams.
Working at CCHBC, I've been able to express myself and my creativity because there are many opportunities for career progression and personal development. I have been given the opportunity to air my voice, which has kept me motivated and inspired.
My journey started about nine years ago in August 2009 when I joined Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) as a management trainee. I was fresh out of school and I was looking for work when my mother saw the ad, but I joined because Coca‑Cola is such a well-known brand, found in every household in Nigeria. It’s a company I grew up knowing. I had always dreamed about having a career at a multinational company, and I’m so thankful CCHBC gave me that platform.
Since I started in 2009, I’ve worked in various capacities in Human Resources, and now I’m the Senior HR Business Partner. The whole purpose for us as part of the management trainee programme was to drive change and breed a new generation of leaders within the company, so my journey has been a success in that respect. It wasn’t easy because CCHBC is a performance driven organisation, so you know every day that you have a job to do and you have to perform, but I like challenges. I like to get involved in things. I don’t stop at mediocre, I always want to go the extra mile.
It hasn’t been easy the entire time. So much has happened with many different managers, but at every step I have learned something new and constructive.