DA Sales Graduate Review

I enjoyed a brilliant time on the graduate scheme at Samsung which resulted in securing a job at the end of the scheme. Samsung is an incredibly rewarding place to work, where employees feel a strong sense in the pride in the company. I was made to feel welcome from my first day and was provided with all the support and tools to advance both my skills and career.

My scheme was purely in sales and I remained on the same accounts for the whole two years. As expected my responsibilities increased gradually but on the whole they included:
- Stock management
- Stakeholder management (internal/external)
- Forecasting
- New product set ups
- Weekly external meetings
- Promotional Planning
- Orders/Bookings
- Revenue focus
- Other general account management tasks

All roles in Samsung as part of the Emerging Talent program give you a great opportunity to contribute to the business. I was particularly fortunate in my role that I was given even further responsibility due to paternity leave / other various internal movements. For the final 7 months of my scheme I was running my own account. However, the support was still in place in case I ever needed it.

Samsung offer an extremely competitive salary/benefits package.

I'm now doing a role where I'm applying the skills/learnings from the scheme and feel positive about my future job prospects.

There is a large pool of sources for support within Samsung. You have a designated HR partner for each area who can help with any concerns plus your own team & the emerging talent team. A buddy is also assigned to you at the start, this normally someone in and around your team.

As with any job there is busy times and less busy times. On balance though I would say you have a fairly comfortable work-life balance. My manager was always very accommodating to any requests and never insisted we worked late etc.

There is always something go on in the office and there is certainly an effort from the people team to promote strong culture/values within Samsung. Given where the office is most people drive in so there isn't a massive culture of going out after work etc.

Yes

I have had an incredible time at Samsung and that's down to the investment and trust Samsung puts into their graduates. You will feel valued and trusted with demanding tasks but that will only add to your future career prospects. I can honestly say I feel pride when telling people I work for Samsung and that should be the goal with any company you work for.

Account management role as expected.