He believes in the power of a positive attitude, a healthy distance to professional challenges, the advantage of potential over experience, intuition in making decisions taking into account well-calculated risk. He managed large teams, combining the ability to build relationships and motivate teams with achieving business goals.
He took the position of GM at Jacobs Douwe Egberts in October 2019. Before that, in 2017–2019, he was the Managing Director for Poland and the Baltic States at Mondelēz International (a company offering consumers such brands as Milka, Oreo, Prince Polo and belVita).
Janusz Idczak gained his professional experience in the FMCG industry, holding many positions in Sales and Marketing departments in companies such as Ferrero, Mondelēz or Jacobs Douwe Egberts.
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Management of the University of Lodz (Human Resource Management in International Organisations).
Mentor in the Mentorship project: 12th edition, 2024/2025
Meeting place: in the Mentor's workplace, place agreed with the Mentee; online; Lodz, Warsaw
Number of mentees in this edition: 1
Language: Polish, English
Mentee support area:
- planning your development
- better understanding of the culture of large organizations and determining your preferences towards your future employer
- determining your strengths and matching them to the labor market.
- asking yourself difficult questions aimed at self-reflection, helping you better understand yourself, your needs and your potential limitations