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I AM DOING MY BEST TO BE A BUSINESS ANALYST, A PROJECT MANAGER AND A TEAM MANAGER ALL AT ONCE

Not to only provide SAP solutions, but to have a real understanding of them. That’s the motto that Martin Beňačka is following in his work. Surprisingly, he only got into IT when he was studying Economics. Why did he ultimately decide to stay in IT?

HOW DIVERSE CAN QUALITY BE?

Car quality. Two words and countless areas in which it is manifest. At ŠKODA AUTO, all forms of quality are the responsibility of Petr Štický. He and his team keep evaluating comments from customers, testing cars, and getting to the bottom of defects, large and small. Which experts and areas can the Quality Department not do without?

WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO BE AN INVENTOR?

Tessa Talsma moved from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic only a few months ago to become a part of ŠKODA’s innovation team. What has she been working on? And how can her ideas change the automotive industry?

WE HAVE TO TRANSFORM THE ENTIRE COMPANY

We are meeting in a Vinohrady based café, known not only for its great coffee but also for the picturesque inner courtyard. It is at this spot, surrounded by the green, where Anika likes to enjoy her morning Americano on the weekends. Since 2021, she is responsible for the Mladá Boleslav based car manufacturer’s Employer Branding area, among others. “We want the public to view ŠKODA AUTO as a progressive employer that allows people to reach their full potential. We want to provide sufficient flexibility. That’s the only way to attain work-life balance,” she says. When Anika doesn’t need to be in the office in Mladá, as she casually refers to Mladá Boleslav, she likes to run, or she sets out on a cycling adventure. Cycling is one of her greatest passions. Her colleagues are well aware of this, too.

A logistics bill of materials is like a vehicle´s medical record

She values honesty and doesn’t like it when people patronise others. Anna Baráková joined Škoda Auto as an assembly line worker right after finishing high school. After moving from Slovakia to the Czech Republic, her next steps were partly influenced by her father, who was working for Škoda. Thanks to her enthusiasm and gradual university education, Anna has worked her way up to the position of Logistics Bill of Materials Coordinator. Her colourful life, resembling a film with a happy ending, features professional experience abroad as well as major personal twists and turns. How is the field of logistics evolving in 2022 and what can we learn from the “medical record” of a car?

IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT COMPUTERS, BUT ALSO ABOUT COMMUNICATION

The SAP Competence Centre provides system solutions for the entire Volkswagen Group. How is it to work here in a junior and senior position? We asked Radek Ledecký, Technology Manager and Team Coordinator, and Denis Lom, IT Analyst.

NO MORE SEARCHING FOR PARKING METERS?

With the new Pay to Park service, you will be able to pay via an application or directly from your car. You will pay for only the time for which you are actually occupying the parking spot – and not a minute more. “We are looking for ways to make our customers’ daily lives easier. And this is one of them,” says business owner Tomáš Dražil.

VALUE ENGINEERING CAN INFLUENCE THE FUTURE

As much value as possible with as little costs as possible. The task of Value Engineering experts is not just to optimise the manufacturing costs, but also to continuously search for ways to improve the product quality. At ŠKODA AUTO, there is a dynamic team dedicated to these matters, which features experts from the Czech Republic as well as from Brazil or Russia, for example. How does the largest domestic company approach Value Engineering? Polina Pech, Iva Moravčíková, Giovanni Fragelli and Karel Grůša share their insight and their stories.