Singapore Fashion Council | Sales and Operations Specialist (Hiring)

Do you regard yourself as a problem-solver? Do you enjoy learning and growing continuously alongside a team? Do you hold yourself to high standards and have a no-task-too-small mentality? Do you see yourself as someone who enjoys interacting with international customers? If you do, we’d like to invite you to apply for the role of the Sales and Operations Specialist. The start date of this role is flexible and it can be as early as 22 April 2024. 1. About You We are looking for a multi-skilled person who fulfills the description below: Mandarin and English-speaking: We welcome all ethnicities, though basic Mandarin and fluent English is necessary to communicate with our suppliers, partners, and customers. Professional problem solver: As a sales and operations specialist, the team relies on you to serve our customers and ensure that they get the product they ordered. Problems may arise anywhere from ordering the wrong fabrics to delayed shipments. While we may have developed standard procedures for some scenarios, you must also be interested in thinking of ideas to solve new problems that come up. Accountable: There are many operational issues that can come up and mistakes that could happen, and we don’t have a culture of blaming each other. When such issues occur, you will not shy away from admitting your mistake, and you will fix the problem immediately without any reminders. Detail-oriented: Each order requires a 10-step fulfillment process. In the process, you will work with various partners. As a Sales and Operations Specialist, you’ll ensure that every step is executed correctly and hold our partners accountable to produce and deliver the orders timely. Team-oriented: You will work with the director and another operations team member closely, and we are looking for team players who look after one another. 2. Roles & Responsibilities - Primary role is to serve customers who would have made an appointment with us prior to their visit, which includes recommending suitable fabric and designs, taking accurate body measurements and recording them on our system, preparing an invoice, ironing their clothes if needed, and liaising with them about their order.

• Assist with production, partners, and implementing quality control.
• Assist with management of fabrics (includes cutting fabric) and supplies inventory.
• Test and improve existing processes.

For you to manage these responsibilities well, we have developed a 2-month training programme for you. This is an outline of what you can expect: Weeks 1-2: Be put through the customer journey. Introduction to the different product lines and designs we offer. Learn about the different types of fabrics and the various fabric suppliers that we work with. Learn about the nuances of fabric buying and our inventory tracking process. Learn about various considerations in the order form preparation. Review common mistakes that could be made during order form preparation. Weeks 3-4: Be introduced to our production partners and learn their unique workflows. Deep dive into the existing processes that we use to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment. Learn about our quality control framework to conduct styles and measurements checks of all clothes, ensuring our standards are upheld. Weeks 5-6: Learning how to use the software to arrange international delivery. Learning our basic customer success framework to prepare you to respond to customers’ order-related inquiries. Weeks 7-8: A review of what was taught from week 1 to 6 to see what areas you’d need more guidance with. You will make a list of processes that require improvement, after which we will discuss and work on the more important processes. 3. Your Growth Roadmap If you can manage your main responsibilities well, you will be groomed and promoted to: Manage in-store retail operations entirely. Be the main point of contact for our factories, production partners, and suppliers. Take control of the end-to-end operational lifecycle of all ongoing orders. Review existing processes, identify gaps and implement corrective measures. Implement process improvement initiatives that would increase operational efficiency. Make data-driven decisions in inventory and operations management by using our analytics data. 4. Salary and Benefits - Salary ranges between $2,800 to $3,000, depending on your relevant skillsets and experience.

• Performance bonus.
• Professional development and personal coaching with a 3-year progression roadmap.
• 1 complimentary custom shirt, 1 polo, and 2 pants (total 4 pieces) per year.
• Staff discounts for you and your family.
• Team meal on your birthday.

Minimum Requirements Paper qualifications aren’t important, so it doesn’t matter if you have a NITEC, Diploma, Degree, or PhD. Enjoys engaging customers in fluent English (spoken and written) with basic proficiency in Mandarin to converse with our suppliers. Ideally, 1-2 years of retail and operations-related experience. Passion for fashion and menswear is a bonus. Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 7 pm. Overtime salary if you can work from 7 pm to 8 pm on selected weekdays. #J-18808-Ljbffr