Informational Interview With Clorox

I interviewed Maria Madrid who is a costs assistant manager for Clorox. These are the main things that I took away from the interview.

·         A costs assistant manager is someone who is a link between plant and corporate accountants.  In order to be a costs assistant manager, you have to have analytical skills and not just look at the costs, but be able to see the full picture and translate what that information means.

·         Over the past several years Clorox has been extremely focused on cutting costs and it order to achieve that they have been downsizing and combining roles in order to save money.

·         With CPG brands, the power of the brand name is a huge factor on how successful a company is. Without a strong brand name, people are less likely to buy your products. A strong brand name is achieved by the talent of the employees in every aspect of the company.