{"id":27162,"date":"2014-03-21T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T20:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=27162"},"modified":"2014-03-21T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T20:40:12","slug":"sweet-savings-lead-to-provincial-co-op-award-for-brock-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2014\/03\/sweet-savings-lead-to-provincial-co-op-award-for-brock-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet savings lead to provincial co-op award for Brock student"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a financial analyst, Massine Bouzerar found ways to save Cadbury millions of dollars and helped earn him Ontario's co-op student of the year award.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Massine Bouzerar wasn’t just another co-op student.<\/p>\n

Six weeks into the second term of his placement, the 21-year-old let his bosses at Cadbury <\/a>know that he wanted a bigger role.<\/p>\n

You don’t dream of becoming a CEO without taking risks.<\/p>\n

“I said give me something challenging, give me something really tricky,” Bouzerar said.<\/p>\n

As a financial analyst, Bouzerar found ways to save the company millions of dollars and helped earn him Ontario’s co-op student of the year award.<\/p>\n

“This is a first step, getting that recognition and showing I’m on the right path toward my goal,” Bouzerar said. “It’s a pretty big goal, but I think if you don’t make challenging goals for yourself you won’t achieve anything in life.”<\/p>\n

The bachelor of business administration co-op student at Brock’s Goodman School of Business<\/a> spent two placements at Mondelez International, Cadbury’s parent company.<\/p>\n

Bouzerar was given a productivity project to determine where Cadbury could save money.<\/p>\n

The Denis Morris High School grad studied different products Cadbury produced and how much they cost on a yearly basis versus what they should cost.<\/p>\n

For example, if the company overspent by $10,000 on producing its popular Caramilk chocolate bar one week, Bouzerar had to identify the reasons why.<\/p>\n

In the process he may have saved Cadbury $10 million.<\/p>\n

“It was about taking a long-term perspective,” Bouzerar said. “With $10 million, you can’t really achieve all of it in one year, but it’s about setting goals for the next three to five years for everyone.”<\/p>\n

Bouzerar is already preparing for his next step.<\/p>\n

He’s accepted a full-time job in product management and marketing, pricing and product strategy with Rogers<\/a>, which begins April 4.<\/p>\n

Bouzerar credits much of his success to Brock’s co-op program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s crucial,” he said. “I think if you didn’t do co-op, you’re having a really hard time finding a job.
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