Chinese Speaking Production Coordinator

chinesegraduate

Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
! Y1 V  \: `$ H1 @Salary: £20K + Bonus2 q6 @% |, J8 w; p- a- C3 W
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6 K4 r0 v$ p: Z# Y
% f7 O2 P4 i( q$ c1 H
Key Attributes Required5 ~9 R; p: a9 F( r
. D8 `  a$ R7 ~: a) ?8 h
' x2 d5 X( u# S! `# S+ Z
* Fluent in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese; ?. b5 s; _- G& J0 {4 P1 [
* Fluent in written and spoken English9 I6 u: I0 j$ }2 ]7 C
* Negotiation skills used to obtain best prices from factories& f7 a0 n- `# }) u* h) K7 ?/ f, e+ b
* Computer Literacy essential - Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook and use of * ^+ V+ z# J- ^( N2 Q
Internet9 q7 l, @9 @2 z- p) D/ ~6 R2 T
* Attention to Detail% T3 G6 @! K! B9 V
* Ability to work to tight deadlines
+ |% y" ]  ~4 g* x# V2 E% Y2 W* Self Motivation - working under own initiative as well as being part of a # y8 q  v" a/ v2 f2 q. e# v
team
& D: S. ]) D+ D0 s* Polite telephone manner
; z" x. {  N& R# F# T% G. T* Creative Flair - the ability to generate new ideas to present to clients
8 @4 C) y+ u6 u  L. d5 `* Organisation - The ability to multi-task up to 200 orders+ M9 F2 G5 B) O+ c' p7 J
* Ability to work under pressure
, F  U0 h! P4 m; \8 [* Interest in retail fashion trends within the children's / teenage market
4 |; w! H% z/ K, I3 Mis useful but not essential
& {+ m1 {/ l. q0 b9 m* Any experience in importing from the Far East will be useful, but not , K4 [* |! \9 f# ^
essential as full training will be given.4 z" L+ X5 ?& T4 p. M% H
* Fluency in Cantonese is an advantage but not essential& b! v# L, P6 n  d$ x) ^

* U& w! X0 E2 ~/ U5 j7 {# NKey Tasks; t4 U% D! x* P0 L

: u8 M$ z) C0 `
; D7 T6 C* `5 f- ^& M3 Y* Maintain effective lines of communication with the factories to place and ; Z; r6 D6 A$ l, U
fulfil orders4 k5 u# ]3 W9 z1 K, n+ O. a
* Organise and monitor Safety Testing for all products2 y6 \; R4 R, ^5 D
* Organise and monitor Quality Control Procedures for all products5 ~7 |9 M# L! v, Y
* Help to ensure factories comply to all ethical and environmental / |) a, Y1 g4 l9 q' Q
procedures; Y/ A' e& _4 K! S
* Ensuring production schedules are in line to meet shipping deadlines# R2 \& x; R( F1 k/ h
* Maintain the order database with accurate information
: I3 l1 T2 s, ?7 W4 z9 \: j; O* Designing and quoting for bespoke gifts with publishers
* E. ]+ `- H- b- W+ P) B* Sending Pre-production samples to the client for approval using the
5 u2 N: Q( ^9 T+ ]1 I# gappropriate forms and ensuring samples are approved.
8 @) f  b0 U& ~# V2 a* Keeping a record of all documentation between ourselves, the factory and
) P2 s! n3 m- sthe client so that all legal paperwork is accounted for.. a9 K) B  m% ]7 c* T: a7 u, f
* Instructing factories when pre-production samples have been approved and
% r0 V2 d# M! s5 y$ F, z  Jtested to ensure they manufacture to the standards and timeframe we require.
, T) S' u# S% h! {* Requesting production samples and ensuring that samples are sent and 5 u/ u- U; ~! I: t
received.
4 j6 n6 l9 P' I* Ensure that shipments are made by the factory and goods arrive to / z8 y2 ?5 W# q# q, Y  q! r
deadlines
8 `* f4 c7 r- j0 l% R! Y, m$ Q* Ensure all import and export documentation is produced to meet all customs
: ?5 T& Y: v  n0 g" A! R2 W% zrequirements./ F3 O, f8 _% U' A

! X# M$ ?' \6 |7 W$ l/ ZTo apply, please send CV and CL to : PC@ChineseGraduate.com
) G! d$ z' a# C( c  m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
$ m: U0 _, j0 ~: o5 Y1 x3 r' T' g# }- U; O7 l  ]2 W! Z

( c. t0 _7 m, B6 v0 \4 Z+ xContact Us
: b7 q+ E5 b3 Y5 v+ E% H+ e) P! I4 T7 [& m
Email: info@ChineseGraduate.com
3 Z3 r- \8 B* B; @* h( ]0 j9 {Phone: 0845 680 0188
; E( T0 `' ?9 k4 g  A; h) T/ H
More vacancies:
! J+ q9 ~+ a9 r6 E6 e' r
+ c" V3 S' L4 t! X( D  Awww.ChineseGraduate.com, R# f4 F8 {" ?9 k
www.ChineseGraduate.com.cn (China)