r&d engineer

e-commerce manager

transformation manager

senior financial analyst

regulatory affairs specialist

Mead Johnson Nutrition

As a procurement business analyst, I reported directly to the CPO(Chief Procurement Officer), the head Global Procurement Department. 50% of my job assignment was to develop innovative analytic tools, such as econometrics model, commodity category deep dives, etc. to support the CPO on strategic decision making.
The rest 50% of my work was supporting four category directors, my internal customers, on their daily RFX activities, contract negotiations,etc with data gathering and analysis.

The greatest learning experience was that I have witnessed and participated in the centralization reform of the procurement organization. Working under the CPO, I have also learned his strategic way of thinking, leadership skills, and business insights. 

But this learning experience also happened to be the biggest challange though out my job. The resistance of change  from all the regional procurement organizations and the Silo between regions have even made simple jobs such as data gathering very difficult sometimes. Essentially, due to the fact that department was relatively new and the lack of authority from the top management, the challenges were faced by every member of the team.

The most enjoyable part was leading innovative projects. Researching and realizing theory that I learned from school was very rewarding.

A typical day at work entailed receiving inbound calls and responding to emails from Mead Johnson consumers. I attended an employee meeting monthly, and on-the-job training as needed.

I learned from this position how to treat customers right, a lot about Enfamil formula and market trends, better data entry and typing skills, and writing and communications skills. Mostly I learned that I need to be on time and show up for work to maintain a job.

The management thought they better than the employees. There was a definite hierarachy in the call center and it made the job less enjoyable. The environment was restrictive and oppressive.

My coworkers were generally all nice and down to earth.

The hardest part of the job was staying in your cubicle ALL DAY long. Not being able to get up unless you put yourself in the "correct" code on your phone.

The best part of the job was talking to new Moms who needed help and a reassuring voice on the other end of the line. I enjoyed helping these Moms, especially when they were friendly.

•	As an DB2 DBA Lead prepare the account related docs and send it to Sending GEO approval. 
•	Provide DB2 DBA Lead support in DB2 UDB / Oracle technologies to a large group of developers and testers.
•	Install and configure the DB2 in Large SAP Landscape systems with AIX.
•	Monitor the use of the database to identify opportunities for performance improvements.
•	Upgraded SAP DB2 UDB Databases from v9.1 Fix Pack 6 to V10.1Fix pack 4
•	Supports millions of entries by leveraging advanced reliability and scalability of IBM DB2 9 technology and built-in PROXY SERVER.
•	Extends an ON DEMAND identity infrastructure to leading business solutions through compliance with LDAP.
•	Maintains high availability using robust master/subordinate and peer-to-peer replication capabilities, with up to dozens of master servers.
•	Integrates with IBM middleware, identity management and SECURITY products, plus leverage open integration with non-IBM offerings.
•	Deep Compression/Adaptive compression using ADMIN_TABLE_MOVE and SAP related tools like DB2CONV.

The management is biased and full of favoritism.  You will be a favorite or you will be blacklisted.  The pay is normal, not competitive and the raises hardly match the cost of living.  New hires are better off than loyal workers though.  Much is expected of you with little reward.  However, they do not do layoffs, and once you are in it's near impossible to get fired if you are looking for a reliable income.  It's sad that they do not treat  the hard workers with more respect and reward, and it really shows.  You  will get walked on and taken advantage of.  This place needs people that care about what we make, but they really will hire anyone and make the good workers pick up the slack, while others continue to slack off without consequence. 

The work was good and the laboratory community was kind and supportive. It would have been a great place to work, but as a Manpower contractor, I was given significantly less pay and virtually no benefits, while doing the exact same job as everyone else with the same expectations and requirements. 
While there were many opportunities to learn new skills, doing so just meant you would be saddled with more work, with no recognition or benefits. Management had suggested early on that I was in line to get hired in, and I got to see that opening go to a less experienced contractor with no explanation as to why. To top it all off, I had to train my replacement, and was let go immediately after. I have never felt so disrespected in the workplace.

Overall MJN is a good place to work for. Slightly above average pay, great benefits and other incentives. Most of the employees there are well educated, which helps drive a progressive culture and makes working out issues easier rather than someone just whining and complaining without offering a solution. Relatively open work atmosphere in terms of interaction between employees, mostly friendly. Since their purchase by a larger company lots of repetitive and ultimately arbitrary meetings covering the same topic with different groups, or repeat daily meetings even if nothing has changed since the day prior. Floor employees work long hours, 10-12 hour shifts doing physical labor in many areas.   
Overall I was pretty happy working at MJN and would recommend them to someone looking for employment.

The hardest part of the job was speaking with the heartbroken mothers and fathers who had lost a child through miscarriage, or those who had lost the mother through child birth and hearing them cry, or curse at you for sending them free products of which they did not want, and it served as a reminder of their loss. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the parents who showed so much enthusiasm and excitement about their new baby or older baby and wanted to get free products and how they tell all their friends about Enfamil products and the free family beginnings program.

Management is a joke, with no presence in the work environment. Pencil pushers that just want data to justify their job on a pie chart. No communication between managers and team members, Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Not getting funding for parts on machines. Lost tool room attendant. No organization with consistent results. Low o.e.e. of product line output. 100 year old building with poor layout for maintenance shop. Machine shop and tooling was removed 2 years ago with promise to return in new location. Lied to by management as it has not yet been brought back in house. All overtime for maintenance has been cut. 40 hours a week max, which has led to machines being driven into the ground.

When MJN became an independent public company the corporate culture changed considerably. It was predictable if not inevitable, but it did not benefit many employees.

On the other hand the greatest part of working at MJN in Evansville (EVV) was the opportunity to work among some of the most wonderful people  from all over the world that I have ever met, 

Advancement at MJN various greatly by department,  Most at EVV would likely say that it was difficult.  When the Corporate HQ and the execs moved from EVV to the Chicago area communication among staff suffered as did the sense of staff unity. It has yet to be addressed by management.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Most parts are climate controlled. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to keep the lines running with bad cardboard materials causing the machine to go down often

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There are a lot of kids right out of school working there that don’t know much and they are paid just as much as a multi year mechanic. A few know it alls work there that supervisors cater to. Creates a toxic work environment 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Answer calls for production and do rebuilds in the shop

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