English | Russian Coca-Cola Hellenic Group 21 September 2016 The fast path to the top: how to become a leader in an international company in two years The fifth wave of the Coca-Cola HBC Management Trainee program kicked off on September 21. Thirty university graduates who were able to overcome the multi-stage competitive selection will have to undergo intensive cross-functional training for the role of a manager. After two years, the most worthy trainees will take up management positions at Coca-Cola HBC Russia. The Coca-Cola HBC Management Trainee program, aimed at preparing university graduates for the position of head of department, has existed since 2012. Every year the company recruits a group of talented graduates, who for two years undergo training according to an individual development plan and implement strategically important projects, improving their management skills and gaining leadership experience. During the existence of the program, 37 graduates have occupied leading positions in Coca-Cola HBC Russia. This year, more than three thousand young specialists of various specialties have applied for participation in the program. The competition numbered over a hundred people per seat. The selection for the program began in April and ended in August. The final stage was an interview with the director of the selected function in the country. Those graduates who have proven to have high potential for professional growth, share corporate values and demonstrate the ability to learn were admitted to the program. Vacancies were opened for them in the company's branches in eight cities of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Vladivostok. The guys themselves chose the departments in which they will start working: sales, marketing, finance, production, quality, logistics or HR. On September 21, during the official start of the program, trainees from different cities met each other during a teleconference. Top managers of Coca-Cola HBC Russia addressed the future managers with a welcoming speech and congratulated them on the successful completion of the selection. “The Coca-Cola HBC Management Trainee program is a very effective tool for building succession for managerial positions. In such a short period of time, we manage to prepare highly qualified and loyal employees on whom we can rely in the long term. For the fifth wave of the program, we will apply a new approach to its implementation - even more focused on the business interests of the company. There is no doubt that this will make the program even more effective, ” comments Tatyana Siginova, head of the training program for future managers of Coca-Cola HBC Russia. © 2015 "Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia" Site Terms of Use Confidentiality Access conditions Contacts Rss Γ glossary Downloads Site Map