Meet the YPIE Group: Jess Bowyer

This week marked the start of the 2019 Young Professional Industry Experience – our three week intensive programme where aspiring young people are given the opportunity to visit and understand all areas of the furniture industry, including materials, designing, manufacturing, pricing, marketing, sales, and customer service.

This week the young professionals are visiting Howdens, DFS, Cabinet Maker, Parker Knoll and Blum.

Today we meet Jess Bowyer who is a Group CSR Manager at Ocee Design Limited.

What attracted you to the company you work for?

Ocee Design Limited is the fastest growing small company that can provided me with opportunities to grow alongside the business.

Tell us one thing you love about the company you work for?

The relationships I’ve creating with members of the team. The company is very close knit, despite very rapid growth.

What’s your career goal right now?

I’m currently transitioning into a new role with Ocee Design Limited therefore, I am looking to broaden my knowledge of supply chain by utilising the mentorship from Ray Hill, Ocee research and development manager and through experiences such as YPIE. Once I have this foundation, I would like to complete a Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply course or a similar course.

Which company are you most looking forward to visiting on the YPIE programme?

I’m keen to see the scale of how Herman Miller operate whilst working in similar markets and understanding their expertise in this area.

For more information about Ocee Design, go to https://www.oceedesign.com/