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Scholastic provides rewarding careers to those who have a passion for children and books. At Scholastic, we recognize that people are our greatest asset.
Merchandiser
Responsibilities
- To source a selection of children’s books and premium gifts for the school Book Clubs offers.
- To review and report on purchase trends as part of the stock selection and forecasting process.
- To manage product pricing and margin .
- Initiate and manage relationship with existing suppliers and source for new suppliers.
- Work with Sales and Marketing team to obtain information on customers\' needs and preferences.
- To assist Marketing in the production of the Book Clubs catalog for distribution.
- Coordinate with Procurement team to ensure timeliness in the delivery of stock.
Requirements:
1. Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor\'s Degree in Business, Marketing,
Advertising/Media, Mass Communications or equivalent.
2. Strong analytical skill and good ability to identify trends in the English book
publishing industry and children/young adult markets.
3. Good negotiation skills.
4. Proficient in MS office. Excel skills a must, with advanced Excel skills preferred.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Sales Manager – Book Clubs
Responsibilities
You are to lead the sales team to grow and expand the Book Clubs business to schools and education institutions.
- To formulate and implement the company’s sales strategies to achieve overall business targets.
- Set sales targets, monitor, report and review performance to understand the key challenges and provide forward contingency plans.
- Provide strong leadership, motivation, empowerment, and clear direction to the sales team to achieve sales targets.
- Recruit and expand the sales team to meet growth targets.
- Evaluate the performance of sales team, identify and plan training and development programs to drive actions.
- Responsible for the Sales Budget including sales-related expenses, staff remuneration and commission.
Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or similar with minimum 5 year’s proven leadership in a sales position.
2. Experience in the early childhood, primary and secondary education industry would be an advantage.
3. Self motivated and performance driven.
4. Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Possess own transport and willing to travel.
Marketing Executive
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute advertising & promotion plans to multiple regional markets to achieve the company’s overall business objectives.
- Liaise and work with advertising and media agencies, vendors and other parties to oversee the development and implementation of marketing programs and campaigns.
Requirements:
1. Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor\'s Degree in Business, Marketing, Advertising/Media, Mass Communications or equivalent.
2. The successful candidate should be a dynamic individual who will take ownership of assigned tasks and consistently meets deadlines.
3. Written and verbal fluency in English (mandatory).
Scholastic provides rewarding careers to those who have a passion for children and books. At Scholastic, we recognize that people are our greatest asset.
Scholastic Agents – Education Division
Responsibilities
We are now looking for committed Agents to reach out to more schools and teachers across Malaysia with our teaching resources!
- No experience required.
- Must possess own transport.
- We provide hands-on training and customers listing.
- Must be fluent in English.
- Ability to communicate in Mandarin and/or Bahasa Malaysia is an added advantage.
- Locations: Pulau Pinang, Ipoh, Melaka, Johor, Sabah.
Interested candidates can submit your resume to Samantha Lim at slim@scholastic.com.my or fax to 03-2070 1898.
We are now looking for committed Agents to reach out to more children across Malaysia with our literacy programs!
- No experience required.
- Must possess own transport.
- We provide hands-on training and customers listing.
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