Haman Scandinavia

Placement organization

Name of organization: Haman Scandinavia
Town/city: Stockholm
Country: Zweden
Website: http://www.haman.se

Student

Name of student: Romy Alberts

Specialist area: ITTI
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Incoming tour operator
Organization’s activities: Selling tours/ Creating packages.
Target group of the organization: Groups, FIT, Tour operators
Company culture: Everyone is really nice and is treated at the same level. Your manager can be your friend as well. As a student at the purchase department you are treated as valuable member of the team.
Number of employees: approx. 30
Dress code: casual (formal on request)
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? • Haman Scandinavia AS, FIT department: focuses on individuals (Oslo)
• Authentic Scandinavia AS FIT online: individuals selling through the internet (Oslo)
• Terra Nova Scandinavia AS groups & FIT department: focuses on the Mediterranean market (Oslo)
• Haman Scandinavia Group department: focuses on groups packages, selling through other tour operators in the northern Europe countries. (Stockholm)
• Scandinavia Incentives AB: Focuses on MICE meetings, incentives, congresses and events. (Stockholm)
I worked in the purchasing department

Brief description of your daily activities: • Contact suppliers (price requests)
• Inserting prices in the database
• Compare prices and contracts with other suppliers
• Learning about allotments
• Keeping track on mails
• Product development activities
• Site inspections
Brief description of your company assignment: I am writing an advisory report about the possibilities to get an eco-label for the company.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: My supervisor at the company is Gerlinde Anderberg is manager of the purchasing department. She explains a lot to me and she always involves me within her work. I am always able to ask questions and she helps a lot with assignments. In addition, she gives me feedback when necessary.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Sociable, Team player, Accuracy, Flexible, Independent, Not afraid to ask questions.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: German and Scandinavian language would be an advantage

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: By car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? It was really hard to find an accommodation by myself. I searched via bed & breakfast websites and sent several requests for a permanent room in or nearby Stockholm. Eventually, I found a really nice landlord who offered his room. Now I am staying in this room which is situated in a bed and breakfast house. It is perfectly located near the city and near the nature. I can also park my car for free.
How did you go to work every day? By public transport

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € (a lot because I made a road trip to Stockholm) Norwegian airlines has cheap tickets from Amsterdam.
Accommodation (monthly): € 500,00
Local transport (monthly): € SEK 790,00
General costs of living (monthly): € 300,00
How long in advance did you apply for visa
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? SEK 5500,00 per month and additionally SEK 790,00 per month for local transport

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: romy_alberts@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be yourself and communicate with your colleagues!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: There are many leisure possibilities! There are plenty of museums, boat tours and shops! There are many restaurants and bars but these are quite expensive. Especially, partying is very expensive, 7 EU for a glass of wine!

Media

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