Pluses and Minuses of P&G - Senior Purchasing Manager Procter & Gamble Employee Review

4.0
11 Dec 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent and well established processes, great and talented professionals. Excellent reputation, global, great brands. Good benefits. Strive for excellence. Respect for diversity. Excellent place to learn the consumer products business.

Cons

New people right out of college are typically satisfied with their advancement because their relationships develop slowly and they have no expectation regarding speed of advancement since they've never worked anywhere else. If you are a seasoned professional coming in mid career, your advancement will be slow because you have to build a strong network to advance at P&G. The relationships come first, the work and your performance are second.

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Many intelligent people who are experts in their fields who are willing to help and provide advice (if they have time). Decent benefits and pay.

Cons

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