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EVOLUTION OF AMWAY

Amway being an abbreviation of "American Way


Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos, a pair of
direct sales veterans, launched Amway in 1959.

In August 1949, DeVos and Van Andel signed up


to become distributors for Nutrilite food supplements.

The only thing that stands between a


person and what they want in life is the
will to try it and the faith to believe it is
possible. Amway Co-Founder Rich

in April 1959 they and some of their top distributors


formedThe American Way Associationto represent the
distributors and look for additional products to market.

Their first product was calledFrisk, a concentrated organic


cleaner developed by a scientist in
Ohio.

At A Glance

Industry:Household & Personal Products

Founded:1959

Country:United States

CEO:Doug DeVos and Steve Van Andel

CFO:Michael Cazer

Website:www.amway.com

Employees:21,000

Fiscal Year End:Dec 31, 2012

Sales:INR.2288 crore

INTERNATIONAL APPROACH

According to the Amway website the company


operates in over 100 countries and territories
World headquarters located in Ada, Michigan,
USA.

One of its headquarters is located


in Bangalore,India.
Amway has been expanding
overseas to Australia in 1971, to
Europe in 1973, to parts of Asia in
1974, to Japan in 1979, to Latin
America in 1985, to China in 1995,
to Africa in 1997, to India and
Scandinavia in 1998, to Ukraine in
2003, to Russia in 2005, and to
Vietnam in 2007.

WHY AMWAY ?
As a Global company, opportunities abound here.

Amway Global

Amway are one of the leading organizations in the Direct Selling Business having
presence in more than 88 countries and having more than 3.5 million business
owners. It offers over 450 unique high-quality products in the areas of Nutrition
& wellness, Beauty, Homecare and Personal care, Hometech & Insurance.

Having the strong commitment of management, Amway Business Owners and


Employees worldwide have embarked on a new journey of growth.

Amway India
Leader in the Direct Selling Industry in India.

Amway India started its commercial operations in May 98. Its a wholly owned
subsidiary of Amway Corporation, Ada, Michigan, USA.

Have over500 full time employees.

Generated indirect employment for over 1600 people at all the CFA/contract
manufacturer locations

CONTINUED

Provided the income generating opportunity to over 1,500,000


active Independent Amway Business Owners/Distributors.

Recorded a sales turnover of over Rs. 2100 crore during 2011


witnessing a growth of nearly 19%.

Amway Indias target is to reach $1 Billion turnover by 2015.

Amway's Vision :

Inspiring people to live better lives.

Amway's Mission :

To provide the best business opportunity. To deliver exceptional


quality products to urban and semi urban homes in the areas of
Nutrition and Wellness, Beauty, Personal care, Home care, Home
tech and Insurance.

PERFECT COMPETITION

Nivea
LOreal
Ranbaxy
Estee Lauder
Shiseido (Japan)
The companys Nutrilite protein powder is way ahead of
its rival Wockhardt's ProtineX. It is also a direct rival to
Ranbaxys Revital.

GREAT
GREAT PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS

PRODUCTS FOR YOUR HEALTH, YOUR BEAUTY AND YOUR


HOME

Success for Amway is built on two main things. Great people and
the fantastic, quality products that keep everyone coming back for
more!

We produce unique, patented and award-winning consumer


products of exceptional quality.

A few of the fantastic product ranges available from Amway


include:
NUTRILITE - part of the world's top selling brand of vitamin,
mineral and dietary supplements.

ARTISTRY - among the world's top five, largest-selling, premium


skincare brands.

eSpring - the world's largest-selling brand of kitchen water


treatment systems, available exclusively from Amway.

Best of all, Amway products are of such high standard that we


back every one of them with our famous 90 day 100% Satisfaction
Guarantee.

Vitamin
supplement

Skincare with
ingredients

Indias only 3-in-1


laundry detergent
system

Water treatment
system

Multi-purpose
household
liquid cleaner

Body Lotion

SALES AND MARKETING PLANS

The Amway Sales and Marketing Plan has been operating for over51 years
and is available in over 80 countries and territories around the globe.
The core of the Amway Sales and Marketing Plan's income opportunity is
the sale of quality AMWAY products to retail customers. As your Amway
business grows, the rewards you earn grow in proportion. The Amway
Sales and Marketing Plan does not compensate anybody for simply
recruiting others as Amway Business Owners.

PRODUCT PRICING

ONE BY ONE IS AMWAYS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN. IN EACH OF THE 80


COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES THAT AMWAY IS PRESENT IT TAKES UP AND SUPPORTS
THESE CHILDREN OF HOPE.IN INDIA, THIS WORK IS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE BANNER
OF AMWAY OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION (AOF) A REGISTERED NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATION. ALL AMWAY EMPLOYEES AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS OF
AOF.OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, AMWAY DISTRIBUTORS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE
TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF 10 MILLION CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH

NATIONAL PROJECT FOR THE VISUALLY


CHALLENGED
Under the National Project for
the Visually Challenged, AOF
has ensured that around
85,000 visually challenged
school-going children have had
access to Braille textbooks.
Between 1999-2005 this project
has covered Rajasthan, Delhi,
Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat,
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Madhya
Pradesh. This work - done twice
each in three states was
carried out in partnership with
the All India Confederation of
the Blind (AICB) and the
National Association for the

AMWAY VALUES
We do what is right, not just "whatever works."
Our success is measured not only in economic terms but by the
respect, trust and credibility we earn.
Amway has established some basic fundamental values that unite
the entire company, and all the Business Owners associated with
Amway. We believe that these values guide our actions and help us
to achieve everything we are capable of without compromise. They
are:
Integrity
Trust
Transparency
Service Orientation
Partnership
Recognition

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Amway offers Job opportunities that


help you build your career ahead.
This is an opportunity for ample
learning and growth. Company offers
a Challenging Assignment, a World class
working environment, Sufficient learning &
development opportunities and
Competitive rewards.

How AMWAY hire?

Amway has an integrated approach towards selection. They


take into account the academic achievements, skills,
competencies, relevant experience that a candidate has
gained over a period of time and the cultural fitment.

What types of internships does Amway offer


students:

The main groups are R & D, IT, supply chain, finance, HR,
communications, and general business.

Each intern is given a mentor and a specific project to work


on over a 12 week period. Each assignment consists of a
"real world" project as opposed to something just made up
to fill the intern's time.

What knowledge and skills would an intern


gain from an internship with Amway:
Students work on real-world projects and they learn how to
communicate and interact in a professional business
environment. Interns are also given the opportunity to make
important decisions and have the chance to work with
individuals from a variety of different cultures.

Does Amway hire interns to become future


full-time employees:
Yes, Their goal is to convert a percentage of our interns to
full-time employees. Last year they converted 33 interns to
full-time employees within the company.

SCOPE FOR MBA IN AMWAY

Categories:
Administrative, communications,
finance, Hr, IT, Innovations, logistics/
distribution,marketing,project managers,
PR,R&D, Sales, skilled trades,
strategic planning, supply chain.
We can apply at talentsearch@amway.com

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