Young Leaders Program

"Young Leaders Program is designed to acquire and develop leaders for today and tomorrow"

All Young Leaders undergo an extensive 12-month on-boarding journey, which takes them across various business verticals and locations, challenging them with diverse role assignments and observing, guiding and evaluating each Young Leader in their initial phase of career.

Young Leaders Speak

Teamwork, Diversity & Early differentiated roles...

“Whirlpool's Open and Inclusive culture helped me to easily work with cross functional teams having diverse backgrounds. Got an opportunity to undergo six sigma training, manage critical projects and company initiatives at an early stage in my career, mainly because of the culture and philosophy of Early differentiated roles and Freedom to make choices. This has helped me to diversify my experience in the organisation.”

-Venkatesan Vijaya Rengan, Quality Assurance, Pune (Young Leader, 2013 Batch, Anna University)

Early differentiated roles, Respect, Diversity & Inclusion...

“Respect is fundamental to the culture and a core value at Whirlpool. With respect among employees in a diverse workforce, the incidence of workplace conflict never arises. Whirlpool provides an environment free from all harassment or discrimination. It believes that Great results can be achieved through relationships built on trust, encouraging diversity and making the most of every individual’s potential and contribution. Work is only one of the elements of a fulfilling and rewarding life. The Young Leaders Program at Whirlpool is intended to give your career added momentum at just the right time. After a comprehensive cross-functional training for 9 months, I was given the responsibility to handle the biggest accounts in Orissa as Area Sales Manager. With one year as ASM, I got exposure to both the major sales channels (Direct Dealer & Distribution). Post that, I got an opportunity as a Channel Manager (East Region), which is a role of Strategic Thinking in Business Planning. My responsibility is to evaluate distribution footprint and opportunities for expansion/consolidation across 12 states in East India.”

-Shobhit Agarwal, Sales, Kolkata (Young Leader, 2014 Batch, NMIMS, Mumbai)

Teamwork and Early differentiated roles...

“Current market environment is highly uncertain and challenging, demanding quick turnover of projects. I have seen an environment within Whirlpool where everyone is highly motivated to work together and win in the market. Teams break boundaries to achieve the milestones beyond the horizon. With these efforts and attitude, we have ensured that we have "Cost Leadership and Product Leadership“. A Lot of faith is put in young talent by the leadership and we are provided with roles which have a tremendous business impact. At the start of my career, I was handling 33% of Whirlpool India purchases directly working with suppliers & cross-functional teams to formulate and drive the strategy. Coupled with this: a) Direct interaction with Global teams & b) Presentations to Global Senior Leadership brings a lot of visibility and sense of responsibility.”

-Ritesh Garg, Procurement, Head Office (Young Leader, 2014 Batch, MDI, Gurgaon)

Spirit of Winning & Freedom to make choices...

“I joined as a Young Leader in 2015. A short story of few months, now seems like a good long series of events with challenges and enriching experiences, grooming me as a Young Leader. The one thing I have experienced best here is the freedom to express our views. The team is very supportive and offers guidance from time to time. During cross functional projects & interaction, I could feel the spirit of winning, be it achieving business requirements or working as one Whirlpool to achieve the best solution.”

-Manisha Karn, Procurement, Head Office (Young Leader, 2015 Batch, VIT University)

Open & Inclusive Culture, Early differentiated roles...

"My exciting journey at Whirlpool started in June 2016. I think one major highlight of the Young Leaders Program has been the early differentiated role offered to us whereby after only about 6 months into the organisation, we were allowed to handle distribution channel and trade partners independently resulting in a quantum jump in our learning and skill development. Another key takeaway was the opportunity to work in diverse markets ranging from rural upcountry areas of Eastern UP to my present assignment as East Delhi ASM with both territories having its own distinct challenges and dynamics. What has really helped to cope with the obstacles has been the open & inclusive environment that Whirlpool provides whereby seniors and even second line reporting managers are accessible and eager to mentor and guide us. All of this enables us to have passion about our work, be bold in our outlook and play to win, succeeding in everything that we undertake."

-Souhardya Banerjee, Sales, Delhi (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, IMT, Ghaziabad)

Independent and differentiated roles and Peer Learning...

"One of the biggest positives at Whirlpool is that the Young leaders are always under the spotlight. This results in independent and differentiated roles from the initial months itself, thus motivating me to give my best from the word 'Go'. Also, peer learning is something that I have always enjoyed here, may it be among the Young Leaders or among the fellow managers in Sales, Service and other functions. Hoping to see this Young Leader family grow and contribute big to the growth of the organisation."

-Jenson Johny (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, MDI, Gurgaon)

Freedom of choices and Early differentiated roles...

"It's said "The beginning is the half of action" and at Whirlpool, you will be put through a myriad of such situations, where you have to take your own sword and enter the battle. At Whirlpool, a leader is easily discerned by his/her ability to take initiatives and win battles on his own. That is also the reason why Young Leaders like us, are given the freedom and early differentiated roles. At just age 22, I am handling Top 5 critical suppliers for Quality at Whirlpool, Pondicherry. Although at the start one might get overwhelmed by the sheer experience of our colleagues (some have over 30 years of experience!) who are extremely kind and helpful people. One must always be business oriented and deliver, exceeding the expectation of the organisation (for which you duly get recognised). Space is the limit, here."

-Ashish Jain, Quality, Pondicherry (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, VIT University)

Learning Opportunity and Inclusive Culture...

"Graduating in 2016, I joined Whirlpool as a Young Leader and my experience here has been enlightening. Whirlpool offered an open and inclusive platform to showcase my strengths and build my career in both technical and management areas. Early differentiated roles gave me exposure to the different departments and people both regionally and globally. The Global team and Regional colleagues have created a conducive environment for me to have a steep learning curve performing multiple tasks that impact the business line. I have a vast scope of learning and developing new capabilities with an exhaustive list of training and courses offered here. I am excited personally and professionally about my future prospects with Whirlpool."

-Bhargavi S, Cost & Quality, Pondicherry (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, Anna University)

Freedom for your ideas and a Great place to work...

"I believe that people with Passion can change the World for Better, Certainly Whirlpool is a place where you can follow your passion and chase your dreams. Whirlpool is a place which provides Freedom for your Ideas and inspires you to do break through Innovations. Whirlpool has great values like Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Work and Spirit of Winning, which is one of the reasons for its great history over 100 Years. This motivates us to do great work."

-Vaibhav Jadhav (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, VJTI Mumbai)

Early differentiated roles & Freedom to make choices...

"I joined Whirlpool as a Young Leader in 2016. It is an awesome place to work. The positive work culture encouraged me to develop new skills and practically apply my creativity. Apart from my core projects which gave me early differentiated role, I was given an opportunity to work on a newly launched model. This was a very challenging and interesting task which led me to interact with Whirlpool Pondicherry as well as Whirlpool Brazil team."

-Harsh Raheja, Quality Assurance, Faridabad (Young Leader, 2016 Batch, Thapar University)

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