The Readers Digest Association Work Values

Daily Duties at The Readers Digest Association:

• Spearheaded the planning, procurement and coordination of materials for assigned promotions; ensure the timely high quality production of direct mail and promotional materials. • Negotiate costs and scheduling for materials and services. • Estimate and reconcile all promotion costs. • Maintain job-tracking system. • Oversaw/issued purchase orders, change orders and approved invoices for accuracy. • Maintained cost database. • Prepare and analyze cost proposals and awarded jobs. • Provided technical guidance to ensure cost effective and efficient production. • Coordinate electronic file requirements between studios and vendors, oversee proofing process, monitor and traffic all proofs. • Coordinated special projects as required. • Negotiated prices to maintain profit. • Implemented performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve aggressive production goals.

What they like about The Readers Digest Association:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Orcale, SAP, Excel, Inventory, Management, Project Management, Transportation, Vendor Management, Purchasing, Quality

Skills

Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Outlook e-mail, Lotus Notes e-mail, Inventory, Management, Project Management, Transportation, Vendor Management, Purchasing, Quality

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with The Readers Digest Association: