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15 talented employees take part in the talent development programme. ”It’s a really interesting project – you learn a great deal about your own strengths and weaknesses and how you will be perceived by your colleagues,” says Trine Gregersen. Jens Bertelsen, Foreman at the can packing department at Akafa, is equally enthusiastic: ”It’s a signal that the company is committed to us and wants to give us new opportunities,” says Jens Bertelsen. ”Of course your skills are relevant. But the most important thing is that you have the motivation to seize opportunities and dive into the deep end.”
Global Ingredients scouting for talent 15 employees from Arla Foods Global Ingredients have taken part in a talent development programme aimed at preparing them for the Arla Foods of the future. ”It’s no use just sitting in front of the computer – you have to get out to the dairies, listen and talk to colleagues and get into their mindset,” says Trine Gregersen, an engineer at Hoco. “Otherwise, you can’t solve your management tasks satisfactorily.” Since September 2007, together with fourteen colleagues, Trine Gregersen has been participating in a ”Talent Management Project”, set up by Arla Foods Global Ingredients Supply Chain. The project is a career focused course where talented individuals choose one of three paths: Management, Specialist or Project Management. Retain talent ”Global Ingredients Supply Chain is currently expanding capacity and we’re on the look-out for talented employees from within our own ranks,” says Karen Tybjerg, Logistics and Supply Chain Planning Manager who is responsible for the project. ”The project also focuses on how to retain the talented employees we have – to communicate to everyone that they have the opportunity to develop their professional as well as their personal skills at Arla Foods.” Karen Tyberg All participants have their own project which they are responsible for running, e.g. a product optimisation programme or, as in Trine Gregersen’s case, a pilot-lean project. All the projects are centred on two or more dairies and are not necessarily the workplace where they are based. ”We have given the participants some new qualifications and have invested time and training in them. In return, we expect that they fully commit to the project,” says Karen Tybjerg. Would you like to know more about the talent development programme? Send an email to: Responsible for the project: karen.tybjerg@arlafoods.com HR Manager: pernille.graesdal.beck@arlafoods.com		Why is an employee competent? In February, the participants will present their projects and choose a career path. Karen Tybjerg, however, is already very happy with her project. ”In Global Ingredients – and in the rest of Arla Foods for that matter – we must become better at defining what talent is: What it is we’re looking for and why is an employee competent? This project has provided us with a platform for identifying our talent across Arla Foods Global Ingredients Supply Chain. It’s a great project which has strengthened relationships between the six factories,” she says. Talent Management Project: The ”Talent Management Project” was initiated as a pilot project in close co-operation with HR. - 152 employees from six dairies in Global Ingredients Supply Chain have volunteered for the project. Everyone was individually assessed at their workplace Since September 2007, 15 selected employees have been working on their own projects which will form part of Global Ingredients’ business plan for 2008. They have also received coaching to help pinpoint which career path they wish to pursue. The participants will present their completed projects in February 2008. Participating dairies in the ”Talent Management Project”: Vimmerby Dairy (Sweden) Visby Dairy (Sweden) Arinco (Denmark) Akafa (Denmark) Hoco (Denmark) Denmark Protein (Denmark)

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