Louise Freeborn

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Louise Freeborn

• Waitrose

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Agenda

• Background of Waitrose
• Benefits of working for Waitrose
• Waitrose training schemes
• My career history
• My day job

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John Lewis Partnership

• 26 Department stores
• 180 Waitrose branches
• John Lewis Direct
• Ocado
• GreenBee
• Farms / production units
• Partner owned holiday centres

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History of The Partnership

• 1864 John Lewis Oxford Street opened
• 1920 Spedan Lewis made employees all Partners
• 1937 Waite, Rose and Taylor acquired
• 64,000 Partners

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Benefits

• Bonus
• Discount
• Long leave
• Non-contributory pension
• Holiday clubs
• Ticket subsidy
• Leisure learning
• Clubs and societies

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Waitrose Training Schemes

• Graduate
• RMT Scheme
• Section Manager / Assistant Section Manager
• Industrial Placement

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My Career History

• Sept 2001 Graduate Trainee
• March 2002 Section Manager
• Sept 2002 Acting Department Manager
• Jan 2003 Department Manager
• Oct 2006 Branch Manager Trainee

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My Day Job
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Questions