Pros

Offers flexibilty in balancing the work and the personal. Great learning opportunity to learn about all aspects of the cosmetic industry from sales to product development to production. New York office is centrally located in the heart of midtown.

Cons

Inefficiency permeates every department. Lack of internal communication. Resistance to positive change. Old infrastructure; accounting still uses AS 400. Reluctance to invest in time and money saving systems. They cut costs in counterproductive ways.

Advice to Senior Management

- Solicit feedback from those other than management before implementing radical changes.
- Be open minded.
- Emulate what works for other companies in the industry.
- Be transparent and formerly communicate via office wide emails or memos and major changes.
- Standardize procedures.
- Conduct formal orientation and training for new hires.
- Streamline procedures to reduce excessive paperwork.
- Look in to the SAP system.
- Hire full time IT employee instead of outsourcing