A LOOK INSIDE OUR COMPANY: MEET THE EXPORT DEPARTMENT TEAM

 

We have recently met Sais’ foreign department team for a join interview at the beginning of spring in Cesena and asked our colleague something about their job and… more.

Name

Miriam (M. from now on)

Adriano (A. from now on)

Silvia (S. from now on)

Lucia (L. from now on)

What is your role in the company?

  1. M. Foreign department employee
  2. A. Foreign office sales employee
  3. S. Foreign office employee
  4. L. Foreign department employee

How long have you been working in Sais?

  1. M. year and a half
  2. A.  2 years
  3. S.   4 months and 9 days
  4. L.  2 years

 

Which countries / areas do you take care of?

  1. M.  Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Lybia, Iran, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, Moldova, India and China
  2. A. The European Community
  3. S.  Japan, South Korea, Israel, Vietnam, Serbia, South Africa, New Zealand
  4. L. I cover the American Continent from Canada to Argentina, Algeria, Kenya and Senegal

What languages do you speak?

  1. M. French and English
  2. A.  English
  3. S.  English, French, Spanish (basic)
  4. L. English, French and basic Spanish and German

Which are the aspects of your job that you like most?

  1. M. The working environment. In our office there is an atmosphere of cooperation and great teamworking attitude. I also like also customer satisfaction when I manage to solve unforeseen problems or fulfill special requests.
  2. A. Managing offers and orders and cooperating with my colleagues in the office and in the warehouse
  3. S.  Make imports and shipments.
  4. L.  our customers requests, being in contact with people from all over the world and cooperating with my colleagues

What are the most difficult challenges you face in your job?

  1. M. Organising my working activities in a way that maximises efficiency and productivity.
  2. A. Being able to meet delivery times required by customers. Managing stress and dealing calmly with complex situations
  3. S.  Handling problems that may arise in the performance of various tasks with calm and lucidity.
  4. L. Managing a lot of data with great precision and organising tasks under stressful conditions

Which vegetables do you use most in cooking and for which recipes?

  1. M. Eggplants ( for cooking parmigiana and pasta alla Norma)
  2. A. Spinaches (sautéed with butter), fennels (au gratin), broccoli (pasta with broccoli and bacon).
  3. S.  Fennel, finely chopped in salad and gratin, carrots, celery for pinzimonio, salad and red chicory.
  4. L. Tomatoes and basil for summer salads and pesto sauce and courgettes for omelettes

Have you ever planted any Sais varieties in your vegetable plot/garden?

  1. M. Yes, Rocket Selvatica Giuditta
  2. A.  No, I have no garden
  3. S.  Not yet
  4. L. Yes, Rocket Selvatica Giuditta and basil Gecom