Working at Drake & Farrell allowed me to gain valuable experience in quality control and provided me with a great opportunity as a Junior Application Manager. I started working in production as a quality controller for 2 years. During my time in the QC department, I was responsible for ensuring that the production process met the required standards and specifications. As of January 2023, I began my role as a Junior Application Manager, receiving extensive training in the areas of system design, setup, and implementation. I have been focusing on learning and implementing Dynamics 365, a powerful business application platform that enables organisations to streamline their operations and drive growth.

After a long period working in retail, I coincidently ended up at Drake & Farrell as a tester. When a logistics department was introduced and the company’s services also expanded in this direction, I was soon able to make the step into this department.

Parallel to the growth of this department and Drake & Farrell as a whole, I was also able to make the necessary personal steps within the company. Via the positions of Line Manager and Planning and production scheduler, I eventually ended up in my current position as Business Process Engineer.

In all the positions I have held, I have always had the freedom to do so in my own way and thus have had a share in how the service has grown over the years to its current situation. Thanks to Drake & Farrell, I was able to get an education that matched the path I had set out for myself. Following an education for freight forwarders, I was eventually able to obtain a diploma in supply chain management. The great thing about this course was that I could immediately apply all the knowledge I had gained to the situation within this company; this was facilitated both by the course and by Drake & Farrell. I was also given the opportunity to do research within my own organisation and to collect the necessary data to make an improvement plan and the accompanying thesis.

It has now been more than 13 years since I joined Drake & Farrell, initially intended as a temporary position, yet I never had to look any further. I have always had the space to steer my own career path within this company, so I have now found that challenge.