Role Model
Luisa Elena Perez Matias
“All my meetings are scheduled with a duration no more than 1 hour with a very clear agenda to cover.”
| Business Unit: | Corporate Functions |
| Division: | Purchasing |
| Job title: | Purchasing Director Latam North |
Question 1
What makes your work and working time model special and what benefits do you see?
I have a regional role with leadership responsibility; this is providing a unique platform in case needing to come to a full time position. It also has provided me a unique opportunity to reestablish different ways of doing business in a more effective and efficient way. This is not a very frequent opportunity in my country and this makes Henkel quite unique in the market
Question 2
Please describe your typical day/work week (e.g. when does your working day start/end? Where do you work? What is your personal work-life balance principle?).
I start my day early in Mexico 7 am to leverage from the time differences in the region. I leave the office by 1 pm. All my meetings are scheduled with a duration no more than 1 hour with a very clear agenda to cover. I have family and personal commitments in the afternoon that have obliged me to avoid making exception to my working areas.
Question 3
What advantages does your line manager have in supporting your work model?
Aside from a very committed and motivated employee. They have been able to have an experience purchasing director develop further IMS concept within an emerging market.
Question 4
Did the opportunity to work under flexible conditions significantly influence your decision to continue working?
Definitively, not having this position would have made me consider leaving Henkel and staying home.