Business Development Manager Job brief

We are looking for an ambitious and energetic Business Development Manager to help us expand our clientele. You will be the front of the company and will have the dedication to create and apply an effective sales strategy.

The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients.

Business Development Manager Responsibilities

• Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs
• Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines
• Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc.
• Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Develop entry level staff into valuable salespeople
• Developing goals for the development team and business growth and ensuring they are met.
• Training personnel and helping team members develop their skills.
• Finding and developing new markets and improving sales.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the director.

Business Development Manager Requirements and skills

• Proven working experience as a business development manager, sales executive or a relevant role
• Proven sales track record
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office and CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)
• Proficiency in English
• Market knowledge
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to build rapport
• Time management and planning skills
• BSc/BA in business administration, sales or relevant field
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).

Sales Assistant Manager Job Description

We are looking to employ a highly driven assistant sales manager to assist the sales manager with the day-to-day running of our store. The assistant sales manager’s responsibilities include developing strategies to improve sales, effectively handling customer complaints, and assisting with the recruitment of sales staff. You should also be able to delegate tasks to the sales staff in the absence of the sales manager.

To be successful as an assistant sales manager, you should demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and ensure that sales staff comply with company policies and guidelines. Ultimately, a top-performing assistant sales manager should be able to achieve excellent customer service at all times.

Sales Assistant Manager Responsibilities:

• Continually meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
• Supervising and guiding the sales team as well as providing incentives to motivate staff to achieve sales targets.
• Monitoring the performance of the sales team.
• Ensuring that the store is clean and well-maintained at all times.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with customers.
• Identifying opportunities and strategies to increase sales.
• Regularly attending sales meetings and training sessions.
• Ensuring that the store is adequately stocked with company products.
• Performing all duties of the Sales Manager in cases of absence or emergency.
• Updates managers by consolidating, analysing, and forwarding daily action summaries.
• Assist with the sales process by maintaining a fully stocked store.
• Recommend and display items that match customer needs.
• Manage point-of-sale processes.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of product features and sales promotion
• Tracks sales expenses by tracking, consolidating, analysing, and summarising expenses, and forwarding for reimbursement.
• Update customer records in the company database as required
• Perform any other duties assigned by the director.

Sales Assistant Manager Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field is advantageous.
• Proven experience in sales and customer service.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• The Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).
• The ability to work under pressure.

A. Overall Purpose Of The Job

Responsible for development and implementation of sourcing initiatives. Manage the incoming RFQs / RFPs to provide the required information in a timely, competitive, and qualitative manor. Develop and implement new sourcing and purchasing strategies for the region.

B. Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives for MedSupply International (APAC) from stakeholder needs analysis to supplier management.
• This role will have a particular focus on, but not limited to, medical products, e.g., Pharmaceuticals, Medical Consumables/Devices and Medical Equipment.
• Help introduce and manage alternative sourcing methodologies for MedSupply International (APAC)
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies.
• Responsible for timely and accurate RFQ process.
• Manage daily purchasing activities, working closely with the procurement team.
• Manage supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
• This role requires partnership and collaboration with other business units, Quality Assurance, Operations Finance, Pricing, Product Marketing and Sales functions across a varied cross-matrix organization to win new business or retain existing business.
• Propose and implement new ways of conducting business more effectively.
• Other Duties as assigned

C. Job Profile

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Solid understanding of strategic sourcing business practices with strong negotiation skills.
• Knowhow of how healthcare tender business runs.
• Experience in working closely with Global Healthcare organizations with be beneficial.
• Technical knowledge of medical product, eg, Medical Consumables and Equipment
• Knowhow of how RFP to RFQ events are organized, managed and concluded;
• Knowledge of inventory processes, BOM set up and MRP logic.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• Ability to successfully manage numerous projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Previous experience in managing personnel.

Required Competencies:

• Working with People: Demonstrates an interest in and understanding of others; Adapts to the team and builds team spirit; Recognises and rewards the contribution of others; Listens, consults others and communicates proactively; Supports and cares for others; Develops and openly communicates self-insight.
• Innovation: Proactive, generates creative solutions, uses different approaches to resolve issues, generates ideas for improvement, takes productive action without being asked.
• Pressure Tolerance: Maintains performance under pressure, manages stress, identifies ways to reduce work stress, uses appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Communication: Actively listens, checks understanding, uses language and tone appropriate for the audience, expresses ideas clearly and logically, builds rapport, and manages the emotions of self and others.
• Solution Oriented: Effectively sets and achieves realistic goals, can monitor own progress and assess quality, develops and follows action plans, seeks feedback and modifies accordingly.
• Planning & Organisation: Plans and prepares for future events, able to formulate clear and structured plans, effectively prioritises tasks and bandwidth, establishes milestones and sets realistic expectations of themselves.
• Adaptability / Flexibility: Successful performance in changing environments, positive attitude to change, willing to use new techniques, modifies behaviour successfully in response to change.
• Be able to walk the extra mile to make the vision of organization a big success.
• Excellent numeric, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong IT skills and experience with MS Office suite, SharePoint and any other Sourcing/ERP/Procurement environment.
• Ability to work in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment where consensus is the norm.

Required Work Experience:

• Successful track record of strategic sourcing to support business growth and product development, preferably in a global or regional environment with minimum 2+ years.
• Ideally, background in medical equipment, device or pharmaceutical sectors; past exposure to contract negotiation and drafting to support global Sourcing agenda.
• Experience in strategic sourcing including driving successful implementation of strategies as well as provide tactical level support.
• Work exposure in international environment: successful track record in working across cultures

We are currently looking for a dynamic sensory scientist or R&D professional to work as a Qualitative Sensory Research Manager on exciting client innovation projects. We are looking for Qualitative Sensory Research Manager, in be based in Queenstown, Singapore.

About MMR...

MMR is an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. We are industry leaders, guiding best in class innovation for our clients - partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands.

Our team of over 700 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists. We boast a true global reach with offices in Wallingford (near Oxford), London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Cali (Colombia), Bangkok, Durban and Amsterdam.

What makes MMR special?

We are a "people first" company that prides itself on collaboration, honesty and mutual trust. Don't take our word for it though, check us out on Glassdoor. You'll see we're currently rated at 4.7 out of 5 as an employer destination and a massive 99% of our employees would recommend working for us to a friend. Add to that 99% of our people approve of our CEO and you a general feel of what it means to be part of the MMR family.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets. It's a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.

About our opportunities...

With this role, you will be working on all the portfolio of Sensory Qual methodologies we have developed at MMR for the last 15 years to help support our clients in designing ideal product and pack briefs to fit an idea / concept / positioning (being innovation or renovation), in understanding sensorially active characteristics during the consumption journey or in developing the complete guardrails for innovation working alongside our qual and brand consultant colleagues. You will therefore work across all MMR existing client teams and new ones too, which will provide a lot of variety in the product categories researched, as well as challenges. We are solution focused, so adaptability and quick thinking are crucial, especially in the current circumstances. Most of MMR’s work is food, drink and personal care related, so experience in these sectors is advantageous, to be able demonstrate relevant expertise to our clients.

All our Sensory Qual approaches use qualitative collaborative techniques, so consumer understanding and great client interaction are key to add value to the process. You will own the projects you work on and deliver them from proposal to debrief as well as be involved in business development initiatives to continue to grow our client base.

We conduct research all over the world, expect opportunities to travel and explore new countries when this is appropriate to do so again. Any foreign language skills are therefore advantageous.

As part of the wider Sensory Community of MMR, you will also be sharing your sensory knowledge and assessment skills across the business and be involved in selling and delivering exciting new ventures likes Sensory Playbooks!

The team you will join is a welcoming bunch of foodies that love nothing more than discover new things to try from all over the world that will offer keen support throughout.

• Energy and enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck in
• Strong passion for sensory research and innovation in Food, Beverage, Household or Personal Care
• Sensory moderation – candidates should be able to elicit detailed sensory vocabulary from trained panelists and transfer these moderation skills to working with clients / untrained consumers
• Sensory acuity– ability to articulate product sensory characteristics themselves and to provide clear argumentation / recommendation on product differences to support a product selection relevant to the project objectives
• Strong communication skills (fluent in written / spoken English is essential)
• Love to collaborate and work as a team, but can working independently too
• Ability to write engaging story led presentations and present with gravitas

MMR offers an open, diverse and non-hierarchical environment, where bespoke MMR Academy training is offered at every level. We also offer exciting secondment opportunities at our other global locations, as well as a selection of fantastic employee benefits.

MMR delivers a class leading set of marketing science tools and approaches, many of which are proprietary to MMR. We are endorsed by our global client base for our agility, technical expertise and willingness to adapt research solutions to directly focus on specific client challenges. We’ve built a reputation of providing innovative statistical analysis and techniques, coupled with optimal research design consultancy, that successfully delivers against our clients’ specific business objectives.

MMR is an Equal Opportunity employer.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as an EOM, Enterprise Output Management Leader.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Information Technology, or related disciplines;
• At least of 10 years experience preferably working in a Data Centre Operations environment in the area of Output Report Distribution and Print Operations;
• Possess an in-depth understanding of network, database, and Windows platforms relating to Output Management system;
• Knowledge in Windows infrastructure and other technologies like Active Directory (AD), Domain Name Servers (DNS), MS Clustering, MS SQL;
• Knowledge in Tomcat and Internet Information Services (IIS) application and web server components;
• Knowledge in Windows programming/scripting, Visual Basic, C# and Python;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to deliver results in a timely manner;
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, to discuss/document technical information.

Desired Skill-set

• ITIL;
• Knowledge in Power Shell, Unix scripting, and Java programming;
• Knowledge in Unix and AS400.

Responsibilities

• Perform administration functions on the different Output Management systems;
• Perform 24x7 on-call support for trouble shooting and problem determination on Output related incidents and problems;
• Monitor the daily operational procedure for the printing/enveloping vendor;
• Liaise and coordinate Output Management requirements to the different stakeholders including users and printing/enveloping vendors;
• Set standards and streamline processes to ensure smooth report publishing and print operations;
• Participate in audit and compliance reviews;
• Identify solutions to drive automation and elimination of repetitive tasks and manual interventions;
• Develop and maintain existing scripts and programs to automate operational processes;
• Continually improve the end to end infrastructure design and flow of the system and process;
• Act as the Project Manager for all Output Management related projects and initiatives.

Should you be interested in this career opportunity, please send in your updated resume to [email protected] at the earliest.

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Confidentiality is assured, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.

EA Licence No. 07C5639

Job Summary

Are you a subject matter expert in disaster recovery (DR) looking to grow with a well-established organization? Our client is an established organization within the Banking & Financial Services domain. They are looking for a DR Manager to deliver efficient Disaster Recovery plans to keep regional operations running smoothly.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering;
• Has 8 - 10 years of working experience in Financial Services, of which 5 years of hands-on experience in Business Continuity Management / IT Disaster Recovery Management;
• Experience in leading Business Continuity Plans and technology Disaster Recovery exercises;
• Solid experience in project management and execution in the area of IT Infrastructure / Operations;
• Rich knowledge in ITIL, IT operations, project methodology and tools;
• Able to drive team to work together to resolve complex issues by sharing in-depth knowledge and experience;
• Independent and able to manage projects, vendors and stakeholders with strong customer facing and communication skills;
• Good understanding of different financial services operations and processes;
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, planning and organization skills.

Desired Skill-set

• ITIL Certified;
• PMP Certified.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and oversee execution of all Disaster Recovery (DR) regional plans;
• Communicate business continuance and DR plans / processes to ensure security and integrity of company data, databases, information systems, and technology;
• Coordinate and manage technical activities with IT support teams, business users and vendors;
• Liaise with various teams and project managers within IT to update and review DR plan;
• Review and advice in technical resource planning, risk evaluation of DR plans and activities to meet regulatory requirements;
• Conduct DR weekly status reporting, DR readiness reviews, milestone reviews and post exercise reviews;
• Measure progress to ensure DR readiness delivered and prioritize delivery of assigned tasks to meet agreed timelines;
• Consolidate DR planning planning and post documentation for compliance;
• Manage the deployment of hardware / software and support activities on new and existing infrastructure systems;
• Work together with vendors on deriving DR steps for newly commissioned systems;
• Project activities deployment to support smooth technical operations;
• Delegate and monitor distributed works.

Should you be interested in this career opportunity, please send in your updated resume to [email protected] at the earliest.

When you apply, you voluntarily consent to the disclosure, collection and use of your personal data for employment/recruitment and related purposes in accordance with the SCIENTE Group Privacy Policy, a copy of which is published at SCIENTE’s website (https://www.sciente.com/privacy-policy).

Confidentiality is assured, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.

EA Licence No. 07C5639

Software and applications manager (technical lead)

Job Description

· Support and manage development of Cellular Modem systems and products.

· Monitor the results and quality of the different software ROMs and technical features implemented.

· Oversee technical expertise on the development of software and chipset platform features, ensuring that appropriate security and risk factors are properly managed

· Testing and issue triaging for live network issues

· Lead the utilization and/or development of automation tools or scripts to improve product and engineering health.

· Develop test plans based on Product Excellence/test strategies. Lead test plan reviews with engineers and other stakeholders across teams.

· Define the test framework, test preconditions, and other test control and reporting functions to enable others to test functionality.

· Drive opportunities and lead efforts to improve existing test infrastructure or create new test infrastructure to increase efficiency and productivity in test case development, scheduling, or deployment.

· Participate in product design review with product managers, software/hardware engineers, and other stakeholders to contribute to product design, testability, and implementation

· Upto 70% drive testing is required.

Preferred Qualification

· Master's/Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

· Minimum 8 years of experience in developing test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging.

· 5 years of experience providing technical leadership and leading projects (e.g., test, release, etc.).

· 8-10 years of Field Testing experience with 5G, LTE and WCDMA technologies

· Experience on chipsets like Qualcomm, Mediatek, Samsung and debugging tools –QXDM, Shannon etc is a must

· Candidate should preferably be able to drive in Singapore

This is SG based role that will lead and manage a team of onsite/remote IT recruitment consultants.

• Build, develop and manage the team of tech recruitment consultants;
• Allocate job descriptions to team members and ensure that most of the job descriptions are closed to delight clients;
• Work with various client facing managers or directly with clients, to understand the clients’ needs & expectations of job descriptions and articulate the job description to recruitment consultants;
• Regularly assess that team members have understood the job descriptions well;
• Learning & Development: Coach team members to improve their technology knowledge, sourcing & screening skills, develop consultative approach & soft skills for better candidate management and to ensure a good understanding of end-to-end recruitment process;
• Strive to achieve a delightful candidate experience throughout the engagement process;
• Manage escalations in a timely manner;
• Result orientation and team leadership skills are must;
• You shall ensure the professionalism, Sciente way and integrity are maintained all the times.

Qualifications and Experience:

At least 8 years of work experience of which at least 3 years of total experience of managing a team focused on full life cycle talent acquisition/recruitment of active and passive IT professionals.

• Graduate degree or diploma in IT or Computer science or related field or in any business / HR / engineering discipline is required.
• Passion with a proven track-record to lead a team and make them work towards achieving revenue performance goals.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, result-orientation, attention to details and passion for continuous learning are needed.
• Past work experience to source strategically and screen prudently to identify the right candidates for clients.
• Experience in engaging with potential talents, understand their career aspirations with a consultative approach and to map the candidates’ career ambitions with what our clients have on offer.
• Attention to details, aptitude for continuous learning/coaching are mandatory requirements as per our organisational culture and needs of clients/market we serve;
• Own-up the entire journey of a candidate from sourcing to onboarding.
• Passion for quality deliverables - Disciplined, focused, persevering and resourceful.

Let us tell you more about ourselves, visit us at www.scienteinternational.com.

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Confidentiality is assured, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.

EA Licence No. 07C5639

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages Business Management team for multiple customers and/or regions. Primary interface between sales and BU.
• Responsible to forecast, and deliver to booking, revenue and gross margin commits.
• Formulates, integrates, and coordinates division strategy for assigned account(s) and/or region(s) to achieve specific Market Share (%). Jointly owns product Single Page Strategy with Sales.
• Understands customer roadmaps and HVPs. Helps translate into product development priorities. Positions division products within assigned accounts/regions in line with customer specifications and product technical capabilities. Contributes competitive intelligence to red teams. Contributes to Large Order committee - by providing pricing margin and scorecard details.
• Team owns purchase and config spec responses. Resolves disconnects between customer, field and BU Technology stakeholders to close hardware and process specifications (RFQs).
• Team gathers data and recommends pricing structure of products and partners with Sales for order closure. Develops pricing strategy to introduce product enhancements to increase margin.
• Team qualifies, schedules, and coordinates demos, visits, and customer meetings. Guides content and/or presents level 1/2 technical presentations to customers
• Manages and develops employees and multiple projects/ programs for the Business Mgmt. organization

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own job family and knowledge of other related job families

Business Expertise

• Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within the segment/function

Leadership

• Manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities and allocates resources

Problem Solving

• Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational and organizational problems

Impact

• Impacts the business results of a team or area by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans
• Guided by business unit, department or sub-functional business plans

Interpersonal Skills

• Influences others internally and externally, including senior management

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Be part of an established, exciting and expanding Group of F&B company with multiple brands and concepts. Eatz Catering Services Pte Ltd our flagship brand is a Halal-Certified Full-Service Caterer since 2005. We also have various F&B retail concepts.

• Responsible for Operational Leadership of Catering & Restaurant
• Responsible for the delivery of the overall operational Metrics & Sales Targets
• Responsible for Daily Front-of-the House (Deliveries/Restaurant) and Back-of-the-House Restaurant (Kitchen Operations)
• Set and Review Quality Performance Standards of Services and Products. Regularly review product quality
• Constant pursuit to Deliver Service Excellence to Maximize Customer Satisfaction.
• Execute and Manage Crisis Management plan effectively when the situation arises.
• Manage and Execute Human Resource (HR) management of FOH & BOH.
• Manage supply chain resources and ensure accurate inventory.
• Manage restaurant’s brand image and marketing activities. Promote the brand in the local community through multiple channels e.g., word-of-mouth, restaurant events, social media campaigns, advertising and co-branding. Recommend ways to reach a broader audience.
• Control operational costs, identify measures to cut waste and maintain efficiency metrics.
• Maintain and Conduct Hygiene Audits ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Maintain and Conduct Safety/ESG Audits to ensure exceeding compliant standards.
• Manage & Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly, and annual revenues and expenses.
• Research, and onboard new vendors, services, products to improve productivity to maximise efficiency and cost.
• Implement policies and protocols for Business Continuity to maintain future restaurant operations.
• Work with other HODs to ensure company performs efficiently in all aspects of the business.
• Reports to the CEO of Eatz Group Pte Ltd and perform other tasked as assigned by the directors.

Requirements:

• Experienced in an F&B Establishment is must (Catering preferred)
• Possess Good Communication Skills, Be Meticulous, Always Accurate Results Driven
• Strong, Good & Strategic Leader with Entrepreneur-like spirit
• Quick-Thinking, Versatile to be able to Solve Problems & Deliver Results
• Highly-Motivated & able to Work Independently
• Flexible in working odd-hours where necessary for large scale events.
• Strong Desire to own projects and exceed beyond expectation
• Possess a Diploma / or Trade Certificate in Relevant Discipline
• At least 10 years’ Experience in Catering will be an advantage
• Strong Command: MS Word/Excel, ERPs etc
• Possess a Valid Class 3 Licence

Job Info

• Work in a Pleasant Working Environment
• Work Location: Bedok Industrial
• Annual Wage Supplement Entitlement

Attractive Renumeration commensurate with your experience and qualifications

Please email updated resume to [email protected] and/or WhatsApp to 9857-9292 with:

• COVID Vaccination Status (No of jabs, and/or COVID+ before/when?)
• Last Drawn Salary
• Expected Salary
• Earliest Availability to Start Work
• Earliest Availability to Attend Interview

Thank you for your attention. We regret to inform that only Shortlisted and Successful Candidates will be contacted. Remuneration offered shall be commensurate with qualifications and relevant experience.