Our People

● What is your favorite part about your job?

I am Product Manager for Home Entertainment Audio and Video products at Panasonic Germany. What I really like about my job is that being responsible for a certain product group is like actually managing a small business entity by yourself. The tasks and responsibilities are extremely diversified and it’s like acting as the interface for many other departments such as Sales, Communications, Logistics, Finance or Service on a local level, but also Marketing and Product Planning on a global scale. No one day is like the other and it’s very challenging. I also enjoy working in a big multi-national company, where you get to meet people from many different cultural backgrounds.

● What advice would you give to someone applying to a job in your department?

If you aim to work in product management at Panasonic, you definitely need to have a certain affinity with numbers and good analytical skills. You should be willing to take initiative, be passionate and knowledgeable about your product category and think as an entrepreneur. If, in addition you are smart, humble and a good team player, then you should apply!

● Describe the career growth path you've taken at Panasonic

I joined Panasonic in August 2008 as Junior Product Manager for Cordless Phones and Fax Devices. After about one year of work experience, I was nominated for the “Talent for Tomorrow” (TFT) Program, which I then started in 2010. TFT is a two year program, which runs in parallel with your regular job and includes very enriching courses and training , projects and work experience in another Panasonic entity for a couple of weeks or months. It’s dedicated to young professionals below management level, who seek personal development and career opportunities

In 2011, I became Product Manager and joined Home Audio and Video category.
Two years later my son was born and I took one year break. In 2014, I came back to my former position. I am very happy to have a job that fulfills me, but being able to work part-time and benefit from flexible working hours.

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?

A Panasonic person is passionate for their work and “in love” with the brand in their everyday life as well. Our ultimate reward is to put a smile on the consumer’s face as they enjoy our top performing products.

● What is your favorite part about your job?

Working for Panasonic means being part of a big international family: factories, logistics, marketing, sales offices and of course customers. In Panasonic you will have the chance to follow a product in its journey to the end consumers and you are part of it. 

● How do you describe your work to your friends and family?

It’s dynamic, versatile and fulfilling. There are many challenges along the way and we face them as one team.

● What advice would you give to someone applying to a job in your department?

You have the chance to engage with a reliable and ethical company. We are a leading company to work with and to work for.

● What is your favorite part about your job? 

The possibility of working with very highly skilled professionals from many different nationalities and cultures is one of the areas I enjoy the most. Panasonic is also such a large company that you can find many interesting synergies among other business divisions which can allow you to create new cross value innovation in the company.

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?  

I would describe a Panasonic person as someone you could trust, who is honest, is business and customer oriented, is always ready to cooperate and help others with a high team spirit.

● What are some of the challenges you enjoy most?

Panasonic encourages you to develop and implement your ideas with no boundaries, enabling you to drive your business in an innovative way. I enjoy challenging myself constantly to improve the business under my responsibility and taking new initiatives with no fear of failing, understanding the failure as a part of the process to succeed.

● Describe the training and advancement opportunities available to you.

I had the opportunity to go through many different training since I started in Panasonic, and all of them have been very valuable and allowed me to develop my career in the company.

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?

Collaborative; honest; hardworking and always ready to propose new ideas and to work closely with his/her colleagues in order to reach common goals.

● What led you to your current role at Panasonic?

After several international experiences, for me it is really important to work in an international context, constantly in contact with colleagues from factories, from the Japanese HQ and from other national sales companies. My current role in Panasonic gives me the possibility to have an international mind set and to be always updated on the latest technological solutions.

● How do you describe your work to your friends and family?

Challenging but also fun. My job gives me new challenges every day and allows me to learn something new every day. I have international business trips; I meet colleagues from several different countries; I present my analysis to top management. For sure I have a busy schedule and there are times where we are all under pressure, such as Business Plan preparation, end of Fiscal Year, etc. Despite all this, I always go to work smiling because I love my job and because I have wonderful colleagues. 

● Describe the relationships you've built with your co-workers  

Panasonic is like a big family. I felt part of the team since the first day I joined Panasonic. I have an excellent relationship with my colleagues. We always take time to talk to each other and I really appreciate this, because I think that the ability to create sincere relationships with co-workers is the first step to a healthy work place and to efficient business results.

● What makes Panasonic a great place to work?

The family like atmosphere with a dynamic team. There are endless opportunities to learn new things and be part of something big. All individuals have space for self-improvement and freedom in decision making.

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?

Hard-working, strong team player and self-motivated

● How do you describe Panasonic culture?

Respectful and super honest.

● Describe Panasonic in just one word.

Challenging

● What are some of the challenges you enjoy most?

Working at Panasonic is very, very, fast paced. Not only the technology moves at lightning speed with most product ranges changing once or twice a year, but the discipline of communications which I am involved with concurrently moves as fast. Those 2 factors combined, plus the fact that we are also entering new markets all the time, ensure that you are constantly pushed to learn more, adapt and provoke change in the organisation. It also ensures that no one day is the same, nothing repeats and everything always regenerates giving the most daring & ambitious the chance to propose new ways of working, innovate and make a difference.

● Describe Panasonic in just one word

FAST-PACED!

● What makes Panasonic a great place to work?

As a global player with a Japanese heritage, Panasonic provides a multi-cultural, diverse and very open-minded working environment which I especially and thoroughly enjoy. In my team alone, we have 5 different nationalities represented. Panasonic also fundamentally is a company with very strong values which have been defined by our founder Konosuke Matsushita 100 years ago and remarkably are still very relevant. Those values are engraved in the company's culture and genuinely guide our daily actions. Having such a framework allows for a clear understanding of our overall mission to contribute to society and delivers a positive working environment aligned with my personal values. So if you feel that those values are close to your heart, you will surely feel at home here too.

● What's one interesting fact about Panasonic that people might not know?

Did you know that Panasonic is providing the technology to enable live broadcast and high speed wi-fi in aircrafts? I find this amazing!

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?

Panasonic is a challenging company, where speed, innovation and quality are the keys to success. A typical Panasonic member likes to contribute to our society by developing/producing/selling great innovative products and services. A Panasonic member is also very committed and has a lot of fun in their daily work.

● What are some of the challenges you enjoy most?

I like to give a sense to my work. The challenge I most enjoy is to find clever ways to introduce new products to the market and try to over achieve my own expectations!

● Describe Panasonic in just one word.

Innovation

● Why did you choose Panasonic?

Honestly, at first I decided to join Panasonic due to the size of the company and the possibilities of evolution, without knowing too much about the company. But now, I have to say that the main reason I am committed to Panasonic is the fantastic DNA of the company, joining innovation, challenge and contribution to society.

● What's one interesting fact about Panasonic that people might not know?

Panasonic is leading in green products such as batteries for EV and for home application, solar panels, super-efficient heating systems and much more. Panasonic is the right company to be in for the next industrial and energy revolution!

● How would you best describe a Panasonic person?

It is a person who is proud to work for the development of PANASONIC brand and who is proud too of its products whose technological specificities are often unique.

A Panasonic person is above all proud of their company and the values it carries and will have an honest and frank relationship with all partners, customers, suppliers and all Panasonic colleagues.

● Describe Panasonic in just one word.

Describing PANASONIC’s brand and spirit in one word is not easy, but the best one is “INNOVATION”. Especially for the B2B and industry activities which will be the success for tomorrow for our brand.

● What's one interesting fact about Panasonic that people might not know?

The most interesting fact is that by choosing Panasonic you will learn and you will grow, not only at professional level, but mainly as person. In this way Panasonic will help you to become successful in your career.

● What is your favorite part about your job?

Meeting new people, working with new products and new business.
There are opportunities to work with many different types of business in a variety of different business locations. In my case, I have had challenging and interesting opportunities at Wien, Copenhagen, Istanbul and Wiesbaden and seven different locations within Japan. Not only locations, I could also meet with people from many different business fields, such as marketing of consumer electronics, B2B joint venture of healthcare solutions, management of sales company and procurement, etc.

● What is a typical day like for you at Panasonic?

Be fresh each morning.
I arrive at the office a little earlier than my colleagues to enjoy quiet working minutes for a while.
I fulfil my role and missions throughout the day and try to minimize pending items even though it can never be zero. I keep thinking what can be changed or improved to ensure betterment in tomorrow/future ...then, sometimes, I will refresh myself after work by chats with family & friends, mostly with a few glasses of wine.

● Why did you choose Panasonic?

During my private trip to Australia & China during my college years, I realized "how small my home country (=Japan) is and how interesting it is to communicate with people from different nations!"
I decided to look for an enterprise with career development opportunities on a global basis.