To initiate, propose and sell exhibition booths and related marketing services for our industry-leading events.

Qualified candidates should have a sound academic background and a minimum of 1 year's relevant experience and successful sales record in closing business deals. Knowledge of trade show industry is advantageous. Good communication skills in both English and Cantonese, being persuasive, independent, highly motivated and results oriented are mandatory.

Account Manager / Account Executive

With the major responsibility in selling both print and online advertising space in our Global Sources Online www.globalsources.com and industry-specific trade magazines to the potential suppliers and advertisers, you are also expected to promote the exhibition booths of the China Sourcing Fairs organized by our Company.

Qualified candidates should have a sound academic background plus a minimum of 3 years' relevant experience and successful sales record in closing business deals. Knowledge of advertising, trade publication or trade show industry is advantageous. Good communication skills in both English and Cantonese are a must. To be successful, you have to be persuasive, independent, highly motivated and results oriented.

Candidates with less experience will be considered for the position of Account Executive.

Area Sales Manager/CSF-GP (Shenzhen-based)

Develop and drive the designated trade show(s) to be one of the leading professional events in the world and be a substantial and sustainable revenue contributor to the business unit / the company.

Responsibilities:

• Set and achieve sales targets of the show(s) and ensure collections.
• Suggest and conduct group selling activities.
• Propose and implement sales incentive scheme as when needed.
• Plan and recommend the hiring, training, and developing Sales, Supervisors, and Sales Managers to meet the mid-term sales plan.
• Provide training materials for local office heads in both content and skills to train the frontline staff in selling the show, wisely and effectively.
• Conduct regular "product briefing" (market trends, competing environment, new sales strategies) to the frontline.
• Carry out activities to motivate and to boost the morale of the sales team in selling the show.
• Collect views and concerns from the frontline, report to the management and recommend remedy actions as appropriate.
• Develop value-added activities for both suppliers and buyers.
• Observe and comment on conference program's development and execution.
• Keep in view on latest technologies and ideas and suggest to management and operation team to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of the show

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or above with major in sales, marketing or related
• 5+ yrs sales management experience in exhibition or sales fields
• Good communication skill in both oral and written English and mandarin
• Creative, cooperative, self-motivated, independent and could work under pressure

Assistant Manager, Research & Business Development

Responsibilities:

• Acquisitions and Alliances:
  • Study / keep track on the latest development of show organizers, markets, and industries so as to generate leads to bring in partners to meet with growth strategies and targets of ours sourcing fair and the company as a whole.
  • Establish rapport and maintain needed dialogue with business partners.
  • Preparation for business negotiation.
  • Initial due diligence works / preparation as and when appropriate.
  • Maintain and update contact log / database with all business partners / governments / associations.
  • Regular management update.
• Research:
  • Gather and provide market information / data for plotting the vision and strategies in developing CSF trade fairs around the world.
  • Prepare research proposal and work on pre-analytical plan for study topics as requested by the management.
  • Regularly update the data to reflect the latest market development.
• Development:
  • Groundwork on bridging the company and the industry associations, government organizations, and other outside parties so as to ensure the company’s relevant interests are being taken into accounts.
  • Co-ordinate new event launch plan for relevant sales leader to execute upon.
  • Devise methodology and work on post-launch evaluation and validation as appropriate.
• Carry out other assignments as requested by Business Development Manager or the management in a mutually agreed manner. Master degree holder in Social Sciences, Economics, International Relations, or Business Administration. An MPhil preferred. Five years of research or consultancy experience; Trade shows experience / international business experience a plus. Business / market research skills; strong report writing and presentation skills; strong analytic skills

Requirements:

• Hardworking, well-organized, detailed minded and capable of working independently.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin). Proficiency in other European or South American language (e.g. German or Spanish) is a plus.
• Hands on computer skills including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Immediate availability is preferred.
• Candidates with less experience may be considered for the post "Executive, Research and Business Development".

Corporate iSPS Manager, Administration & Management (Shenzhen-based)
Responsibilities:

• Manage overall activities of iSPS team in SZ;
• Supervise the team to support daily iSPS operations including data extraction, data cleaning and validation process to improve data quality;
• Provide support to all sales offices by sharing best practices and promoting standard iSPS user policy;
• Contribute to the implementation of a more efficient iSPS discipline across sales units to facilitate business growth and to ensure all aspects of the iSPS information are reported accurately;
• Cooperate with the iSPS Technical Manager in running data quality reports, analyse the outcome and propose any action and processes to rectify data quality;
• Review existing reports in consultation with the Senior Manager to identify those that need to be modified further prior to presentation to other groups, divisions or departments; amends as required;
• Participate in the development and implementation of regional database management projects;
• Assist the Senior Manager to develop and maintain consistent communications with all various management levels in tasks that seek to improve the productivity of administrative operations and the quality of the available information;
• Propose staff traveling plan and budget;
• Supervise user training upon request;
• Accomplish standalone projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Educational background: University degree, Computer Science, Business Management major preferred
• Professional experience: at least 5 years database management related experience of which 3 years at supervisory level; foreign company track record, customer service or sales management experiences a must.
• Computer skills: master user of MS Office
• Language skills: Excellent in both written and oral English
• Personalities and other skills: effective team leader, excellent planning and interpersonal skills, ability to work under pressure and a dynamic environment, superior ability to work on multiple projects, time management, excellent presentation and business communication skills

Human Resources Manager(Based in Xian)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily operation of HR management in Northern China and remote offices, including recruitment, C&B, performance review and employee relationship management
• Conduct reasonable collocation for human resources demand to ensure company business function
• Implement relevant HR policies consistent with corporate HR and put forward suggestion & solution for human resources management

Requirement:

• Bachelor degree or above in a relevant discipline
• Familiar with PRC Labor Law and human resources practice in China
• 5+ years HR management experience in international enterprise; 3+ years equivalent HR manager position experiences
• Excellent communication in Mandarin & English
• Be able to adapt to new environment rapidly and work under pressure
• Mature, independent and good teamwork spirit

Project Manager, Underwear & Swimwear / Home Products

Develop and drive the designated trade show(s) to be one of the leading professional events in the world and be a substantial and sustainable revenue contributor to the business unit / the company.

Oversee, take lead and contribute ideas on the following areas of the designated show(s):

• Sales
• Team development
• Overall event quality
• Supplier Marketing
• Visitor Marketing
• Operation
• Planning and development
• Technology / idea adoption.
• Report to the management on progress of the aforementioned areas on a regular basis.
• Carry out additional assignments related to the designated show(s) as requested by the management in a mutually agreed manner.

Requirement:
Degree holder in Business or any related disciplines
5-7 years relevant experience in similar field Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Regional Sales Manager (Shenzhen or Shanghai-based)

The Regional Sales Manager will be developing trade show events and overseeing the operation and managing a team of sales professionals to grow existing business, developing and implementing effective sales and marketing strategies, and identifying and securing business opportunities. Successful candidates should have significant advancement potential and ability to take on progressive and broader management and leadership responsibility.

You should have a degree in sales and marketing, business administration or its equivalent, with 10 years of sales and marketing experience and at least five years on senior managerial level with extensive team management background, preferably from electronics or gift shows. He/she must have sales, marketing and management skills and high level of interpersonal skills and must be willing to travel. Proficiency in spoken and written English and Chinese is a must. A candidate with regional exposure is essential for the position.

Secretary
You will be providing secretarial & sales support for the sales team. You should be a diploma holder in formal secretarial training with 3 years' working experience in a similar capacity.

You should have good command of Cantonese, Mandarin & English and be proficient in MS Office applications (esp. strong in MS Excel) and Chinese word processing. To excel, you should be well-organized and independent and have good communication and interpersonal skills.

Sales Supervisor

To lead a team in boosting the sales of exhibition booths and related marketing services for our industry-leading events. Qualified candidates should be a degree holder with 5 years' experience in direct selling preferably for trade show services/products, in which a minimum of 3 years' should be gained as a supervisor in managing sales teams. A proven record of closing business deals and familiarity of the trade show industry are highly advantageous. Good communication skills in both English and Mandarin, and being persuasive, independent, highly motivated and results oriented are essential.

Senior Accounts Clerk / Accounts Clerk (China Team)

You will handle general accounting duties including billing, account payable and general ledger as well as prepare accounting management reports and supervise the routine jobs performed by Accounts Clerk. You need to liaise between the company and our representative companies in China.

Successful candidate should be diploma graduate in accounting / degree holder or equivalent. Depending on the applicants' academic background, a minimum of 1 to 3 years' relevant working experience and hands-on skills with mainframe accounting systems are required. You should have good command of English and Chinese and proficient in MS Office. Knowledge of Mandarin and Chinese typing are preferable. You are expected to be detail-oriented, reliable and able to work under pressure.

Candidates with less experience will be considered for the position of Accounts Clerk.

Telemarketer

To assist Account Executives in generating sales revenue for the company by introducing our company's products and services, and selling exhibition booths and related products of our trade fairs to prospective clients through telephone in specific area(s). The telemarketer is required to handle clients' inquiries and assist in improving data integrity of our databases.

Qualified candidates have to be Form 7 or above, fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), and possess a minimum of 1 year relevant experience in telemarketing, direct selling, call centre or customer service. Professional telephone manner as well as strong communication, interpersonal and cold calling skills are mandatory.