Pros
Clear strategy and procedures, hard to beat 160yrs of experience in fashion industry. Extremely efficient, the office was small with only 12 employees but the workload was still manageable because of the professional set up of the tasks. I also really enjoyed a bit more diversity within my role, also organizing fashion shows and getting involved with marketing or e-commerce, B2B. The tools and knowledge provided for my work from the company was super helpful and made my job - in satisfying customers - easier and definitely aimed to improve the business not just Levi Strauss & Co. but also for the accounts. The management was demanding, kept us under pressure and still their attitude and friendship made work enjoyable and worth the effort. Definitely a type of place I would love to work again! Production was also helpful with some SMU's made for European business and helping us achieve targets. I also liked the opportunity for replenishment on the key items/styles.
Cons
Because of the supervision from Central Europe (mainly the Polish HQ), our hands were too tight as because of the size of our country (Hungary) the support and budget given was too small for us and it was a gamble every year how to fill the marketing needs. Unfortunately, again because of the size of Hungary and the supervision from a different country, we could see that some countries did not follow the rules and leaving some gaps in the business which made us the ones had to correct the mistakes and resulted not being able to get bonus for 2-3 consecutive quarters...and trust me when 30% of your salary could be bonus, it is a big loss for an Account Manager's pocket.