myafricancareer.net has moved

myafricancareer has moved to a new platform. You are now being redirected to the new site

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Promotional Industry Jobs

About Us

Human Resources Management Consulting Limited (HUREMA) is a consulting practice firm providing transformational human resource management based services.

We become involved with our clients in their transformation, providing services that are value-adding and measurable in their contribution to our clients’ success.

Keeping Business Simple is our purpose.

Our clients in the promotional material industry have vacancies for the following positions: -

1. Job Title: Personal Assistant to the Managing Director
Ref: HUREMA/01/2010

Job Purpose

Working under the direction of the MD, the PA shall perform administrative duties requiring initiative, independence, and confidentiality in an effective and efficient manner in order to ensure that operations run smoothly.

Responsibilities
  1. Research and investigate information to enable the MD make effective strategic decision.
  2. Maintain various statistical records for assigned component and maintain general and confidential files.
  3. Manage all aspects of office organization, including: administering Leave for staff, maintaining administrative policies and procedures, ordering supplies, managing temporary staff, etc. .
  4. Serve as the right-hand to the MD keeping abreast of organizational issues while at the same time cultivating a good understanding of the organization’s aims and objectives and competently deal with situations in the MD’s absence such as approving and or commission work on the MD's behalf.
  5. Manage Technology and work with Service Providers to ensure the technology provided to team members is working correctly and if there are challenges, proactively resolve issues that may arise.
  6. Regularly reviewing office operational expenditures, in search of opportunities to cut cost.
  7. Coordinating accounting procedures and budgets
  8. Maintaining an accurate list of contact details.
  9. Communicate and provide information by relevant methods internally and externally on behalf of the MD to assist and enable organizational operations and effective service to connecting groups.
  10. Serve as the lead worker for other classified staff and work closely with all staff to implement goals and objectives of assigned component, resolves conflicts and ensure efficient operation of the organization.
  11. Maintain a cooperative working relationships with both the staff and the public by interacting in a helpful, courteous and friendly manner; demonstrating sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population.
  12. Interpret and ensure adherence by staff to Adpros policies and procedures.
  13. Analyzing situations accurately and taking appropriate actions, identifying problems and recommending solutions;
  14. Support the MD in his efforts to reach his targets and deliver on his strategic goals.
  15. Perform any other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  1. The incumbent must demonstrate excellent writing, analytical, and problem solving skills coupled with proficient knowledge in office administration and bookkeeping procedures and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality concerning financial and employee files. Relevant administrative, management and customer service experience is necessary
  2. S/he should be tact and poise coupled with a solutions-oriented attitude able to interact with staff (at all levels) in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
  3. A sense of humor, a positive can-do attitude, and the humility to regularly incorporate the feedback of others into work processes.
  4. S/he must also be honest and trustworthy, respectful, possess cultural awareness and sensitivity, be flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics
  5. S/he should be smart and mature enough to handle the pressure of the MD’s office coupled with strong decision making ability and able to apply discretion and confidentiality as necessary.
  6. Keen attention to detail, a sharp mind, and speedy work processes to enable the MD in responding to the demands of his role.
  7. Experience using MS Office and handling basic financials.
  8. Able to work independently with little or no supervision.
2. Job Title: Sales and Marketing Executive
Ref: HUREMA/02/2010

Job purpose:

To plan and carry out direct marketing and sales activities, so as to maintain and develop sales of Adpros product range to Adpros’ major accounts and specifiers, in accordance with agreed business plans.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
  1. Maintain and develop a computerized customer and prospect database.
  2. Plan and carry out direct marketing activities to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix and timescales.
  3. Develop ideas and create new product offers to major accounts.
  4. Respond to and follow up sales enquiries by post, telephone, and personal visits.
  5. Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal order-processing staff.
  6. Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information.
  7. Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
  8. Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business and organizational development.
  9. Adhere to set health and safety procedures and quality management.
Person profile

Personality: Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit. A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance. Mature, credible, and comfortable in dealing with senior big company executives. Reliable, tolerant, and determined. Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view. Well presented and businesslike. Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel up to a few days a month. Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability. Able to get on with others and be a team-player.

Personal Situation: Must be mature and domestically secure. Able to spend one or two nights away per month without upsetting domestic situation. Able to commute reliably to office base. Able to work extended hours on occasions when required. Must have clean or near clean driving license.

Specific Job Skills: Able to communicate and motivate via written media. Understands the principles of marketing and advertising cost-effectiveness, including market sector targeting, product offer development, features-benefits-solutions selling, cost per response, cost per conversion, etc. Appreciates need for consistency within company's branding and marketing mix, especially PR and the Internet. Experience of managing marketing agency activities useful.

Computer skills: Must be adept in use of MS Office particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, Internet and email.

Literacy and Numeracy: Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc. Must be a very competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals.

Business and Selling Skills: Must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator. Able to demonstrate success and experience managing major accounts customers and large contracts or even a business, particularly achieving genuine sales development. Ideal background would be in business support services; experience of promotional material industries would be particularly helpful. Experience of tenders would also be useful.

Management Ability: Though internal staff management is not initially part of the job, responsibility and opportunity could grow with the development of the business, for example the prospect of recruiting and managing support sales staff. Some people-management skills, experience and natural ability will be useful.

3. Job Title: Printing Operator
Ref: HUREMA/03/2010

Job purpose:

To plan and carry out printing activities, so as to ensure timely delivery of high quality products as per agreed guidelines.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
  1. Blend and test paint, inks, stains, and solvents according to types of material being printed and work order specifications.
  2. Examine job orders to determine details such as quantities to be printed, production times, stock specifications, colors, and color sequences.
  3. Inspect and examine printed products for print clarity, color accuracy, conformance to specifications, and external defects.
  4. Monitor feeding, printing, and racking processes of presses in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect malfunctions; make any necessary adjustments.
  5. Monitor stocks of materials such as paper, ink, and metal in order to maintain supplies during equipment operation.
  6. Pack and label cartons, boxes, or bins of finished products.
  7. Select and install printing plates, screens, and stencils, in machines according to specifications.
  8. Clean and lubricate printing machines and components, using oil, solvents, brushes and rags.
  9. Maintain records of goods produced, supplies used, and machine maintenance and repair activities.
  10. Place printed items in ovens to dry or set ink.
  11. Provide assistance in the design and layout of forms and materials to be printed.
  12. Requisition supplies, materials, and equipment, and receive stock when it arrives.
Person profile

Personality: Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit. A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and able to get on with others and be a team-player.

Personal Situation: Must be mature and domestically secure. Able to work extended hours on occasions when required.

Specific Job Skills: Understands the principles of timeliness and cost-effectiveness. Appreciates need for consistency within company's quality.

Computer skills: Must be adept in use of MS Office particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, Internet and email.

4. Job Title: Embroidery Machine Operator
Ref: HUREMA/04/2010
  • Operates sewing machine to embroider name, initial, or decorative designs on garments, household articles, material, or uniforms and to stitch cording, braid, or emblems on material or garments, following stamped design or working freehand without guide or markings: Reads work order to determine type and location of embroidery.
  • Selects size and color thread and draws it through machine guides and bobbin.
  • Turns setscrews to regulate machine settings.
  • Positions article under presser foot and presses pedal or knee control to start machine and control speed of sewing.
  • Guides fabric under needle with left hand or turns handcrank under feed bed to guide material, following stamped pattern or by freehand.
  • Observes sewing operation to detect defects in stitching that indicate machine malfunction and notifies supervisor of malfunction.
  • May draw guide freehand on fabric.
  • May pin tissue paper pattern on fabric to be used as guide.
  • May use embroidery hoops to hold fabric taut.
  • May smooth embroidered area, using hand iron.
  • May repair defective embroidery or fill in blanks left by embroidery machine.
  • May operate automatic embroidery machines with multiple sewing heads controlled by perforated pattern tape.
Person Profile: Experience in operating embroidery machine.

Applications:

If you meet the above criteria please e-mail your CV, indicating your current and expected salary to hr.hurema @ gmail.com

People who read this post also read :



Template by - Abdul Munir - 2008