How have you grown in your career at Avery Dennison?
I joined Avery Dennison as a fresh Employee Relations Executive - a true newbie in this role. At that time, I was assigned to execute engagement activities and be in charge of local communication channels. My goals were ensuring those engagement events were executed as planned and delivering internal information to the employees effectively.
After two and a half years, I was promoted to Senior Executive and continued with this role for another six months. As a senior staff, I was more involved in planning and managing internal engagement programs, employee relations issues, new projects and CSR activities.
I decided to take a major career shift to HRBP in early 2020, and I have been in this role for one and a half years. As a HRBP, I’m able to work closely with business units to consult and provide timely, effective support. One of my priorities is helping teams develop their workforce and engagement.
What's the biggest stretch opportunity you've taken on?
Being a HRBP for Operations has been the biggest opportunity and challenge. Operations teams are so diverse, with different backgrounds, personalities and working styles. I have to be flexible and understand my stakeholders in order to build effective approaches and collaboration. Taking on a new role while handling existing Employee Relations tasks created a huge workload, which required me to prioritize in order to deliver good results. I appreciate this opportunity, and consider it the starting point of my new career journey. I strive to adapt and develop myself, and it’s worth every of my day to work.
