东莞招聘

ASSISTANT – FOOTWEAR DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Position Overview
Footwear Assistant needed to provide basic support for footwear development, as well as general administrative and office management work, at the Newton Running Representative Office in Qindao, China. Position provides career growth opportunities with successful and fast growing athletic footwear brand. Must speak and write fluently in English and of course, Chinese. Korean language skills are an advantage (but not mandatory). Must have great computer and communication skills and basic footwear development experience. Salary will depend on experience level. We need to fill this position quickly, so interested applications should submit resumes immediately!

Principal Job Responsibilities

Footwear Development
· Maintains and updates all product development related documents, including srf’s, specification sheets, tracking reports, 2d & 3d files
· Ensures all products are developed in accordance with design and specification requirements as detailed by headquarters while maintaining an emphasis on performance and integrity and within specified timelines.
· Is aware of Newton’s brand mission, customer focus & understands Newton product history.
· Supports the Head of Development in working with manufacturers and suppliers in continuous upgrades of technical applications and processes based on specifications and headquarter directions.
· Should act as an innovative source of ideas to development and design through working with related vendors and manufacturers
General administrative support
Documentation maintenance & communication for product specifications & tracking reports
assist with expense reports and invoices
handle confidential information with discretion
arrange and coordinate meetings and events
prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations and other documents
file and retrieve documents and reference materials
· maintain administrative and operational structures (corporate files, organizational systems, etc.) and implement improvements where necessary

Office Management
Help maintain office areas and equipment as needed (phone, copier, mail, ordering supplies, office equipment, materials)
· Responsible for the facilities day-to-day

Other
Adherence to the Newton Running rigorous Code of Conduct and compliance with all US and local laws.
Personal commitment to the Company’s Social Responsibility goals.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements
· Basic footwear product development experience
· Bob to add specific to footwear development
· University/College degree/diploma or above
· Good command of English and Indonesia language (Korean language skills a plus) and excellent communication skills.
· Product development experience with an international brand (s) preferred, especially with running footwear product
· Minimum 6 years experience in footwear development (preferably with experience in running footwear)
· Related experience working in the shoe industry in a technical capacity (strong understanding of footwear manufacturing including pattern-engineering, mold-making, grading, materials processing etc).
· Preferably holds a degree in a post-secondary discipline (e.g. Associate’s Degree, B.A. etc).
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· High level of computer proficiency (Word, Excel, MSProject, PowerPoint, Outlook, Netsuite and other ERP experience a plus)
· Excellent English language skills
Administrative support experience in a corporate setting
Aptitude with numbers, able to create and review spreadsheets
Experience with standard office administrative practices and procedures

Required Personality Traits
· High degree of confidentiality and discretion
· Strong moral compass and sense of ethics
· Proactive, strategic planner and highly process-oriented
· Must have initiative, ability to prioritize and be skilled at working independently
· Self-confident, diplomatic and excellent interpersonal skills
· Highly organized, accurate and detail oriented
· Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
· High customer service orientation
· Exceptional organizational, planning and communication skills
· Judgment and decision-making ability
· Organized, proactive, hard worker

Dezan Shira & Associates are a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing legal, audit and tax services to multinationals investing in China, China Hong Kong, India & Vietnam.
Established in 1992, we are a leading Asia Regional practice with sixteen offices in these jurisdictions, employing almost 300 legal, accounting and audit professionals.

The advantages of working for us

Hectic but friendly and nourishing working environment where one’s ambitions and potential can grow and develop
Career advancement potential open to all levels
Possibilities to relocate to different offices
Being part of a successful and well known fast developing consulting firm in Asia

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We shall offer competitive packages to the right candidate and terrific career advancement opportunities.

Contact information
Interested candidates should send Chinese and English CV, expected salary to fanny.liu@dezshira.com