Staff Profile: Laura Kennedy 0
Hi guys, im Laura, I hale from the sunny South East in the lovely Carlow.
I joined Just-Eat in June 2009. I had just completed a B.A in Business and Management at Carlow IT. Just-Eat was still a relatively young company when I joined and I hadn’t heard much about it as there were very little takeaways in my area online. I saw a great opportunity to work at a company that was still building itself up, and knew I could be part of bringing Just-Eat to the south. From the word go I knew id love it as all the staff at Just-Eat are young and up for a bit of craic.
I am the Sales Manager for the South of Ireland, so I cover Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Alot of driving around the country. Basically my job consists of introducing the Just-Eat concept to restaurant owners. When I started restaurants said “Why would someone order online?”. Now they are all online because they realise the gains they can get for their restaurants through the wonderful world of the internet. I build relationships with restaurants across the country and deal with any issues they might have, and continuously show them ways to constantly improve their business.
This job has introduced me to so many things, I work with alot of different nationalities and work in areas I have never been before. The one thing I love about my job is that when I see a restaurant doing really well online and see that we have helped them improve their business for the better. I enjoy the fact that I have been a big part in building Just-Eat’s restaurant base in the South. It is a great company to work for. “Work Hard, Play Harder” is my motto.
The way Just-Eat had sprung up in the last year, I think the future of the takeaway ordering business will be dominated by customers ordering online via Just-Eat!
