Onboarding and Probation for FMCG and Consumer Goods
A first day that is the same for the fifth joiner as the first.
What this looks like in fmcg and consumer goods
The parts of onboarding and probation that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Onboarding Plant, Depot and Field Joiners
Three inductions, one employer.
What this coversHide
Onboarding Plant, Depot and Field Joiners
Three inductions, one employer.
What this coversHideAn FMCG business inducts machine operators, depot staff and field salespeople in the same month, and a single programme serves none of them well.
Plant and depot
- Safety and machine induction before floor access
- Quality and hygiene standards
- Shift pattern and attendance rules
Field force
- Territory and beat handover, in person
- Distributor and key outlet introductions
- Product, scheme and pricing training
- Incentive structure explained in full
- Claim and expense process before the first claim
Walking the beat with the outgoing salesperson or the supervisor is the single most effective field induction activity, and it is frequently replaced by a route list on paper.
The general method — what onboarding and probation covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee onboarding and induction page. What is above is the part that differs for fmcg and consumer goods.
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Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
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