The Swiss Business Hub (SBH) China, an entity of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai and a network partner of the official Swiss trade promotion organization Switzerland Global Enterprise (www.s-ge.com, S-GE), with further offices at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Guangzhou, is responsible for Swiss export and investment promotion activities in China. For our Shanghai office, we are recruiting a new

Trade Officer (100%)
 

Start of employment: 1st of August 2018 or by arrangement
Place of employment: Consulate General of Switzerland, Shanghai – Swiss Business Hub China

The main purpose of this position is to support Swiss companies in their export activities to China. We are looking for a motivated, high-achieving graduate of Chinese nationality with a Bachelor or Master Degree. You have a solid background in business consulting & marketing with at least 5 years of work experience in the international trade sector and/or in an industrial sector. You are a dynamic and proactive person with good communication skills and enjoy presenting your views and giving advice to representatives of Swiss companies. You carry out your tasks diligently and independently and deliver work of high precision and accuracy. You possess a proven track record of strong professional values of integrity, transparency, discretion, reliability and respect. You are open minded and a good team player. In addition to excellent Chinese language skills, written and spoken, you are also fluent in English with sound written skills. Additionally, candidates should speak one of the main Swiss national languages, preferably German or also French. We are looking for a commitment of at least 3 years.

Your tasks will include:

-  Collecting trade and commercial information
-  Replying to general trade inquiries
-  Advising Swiss companies on market access issues in China
-  Supporting Swiss participants at exhibitions in China and do the reporting
-  Working independently on client specific projects, such as market research, distribution partner search, fact finding missions, etc.
-  Establishing reports in good English on general trade matters and opportunities in China
-  Establishing and maintaining good relation with clients as well as local partners and authorities
-  Occasional business trips in China and to Switzerland
-  Reporting to the SBH Chief Trade Officer in Beijing
-  Representing the Swiss Business Hub and the Consulate General at events (networking, etc.)
-  Regular usage of CRM tools
-  Providing support and cooperation to the Consulate General in trade related activities
-  Providing occasional support to Swiss inward investment promotion activities
 

The Pacific Prime is looking for a Sales Support for Sales Department at Beijing Office.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Communicating and coordinating with Customers (Individual and Family policies), Insurance companies, Sales team;
• Good level of English is required for internal and external communication;
• Organizing follow ups with insurance companies, customer, sales team efficiently and pro-actively. Keeping a clean and organized Database (YS) and Medical Admin page;
• Providing excellent customer service to clients and support to our Sales team particularly through very fast response time;
• Solving problems related to payments of policies, delays in processing application forms, and any problems related to the administration of Individual Medical Insurance policies.

Essential Job Functions:

• Processing of Insurance Application forms, endorsements, cancellations (during the first year of validity of the policy);
• Updating and monitoring of Pacific Prime database (YS) and Medical Admin page on a daily basis;
• Maintenance of organized emails, email folders, outlook folders, and clean inbox at all times;
• Answering to simple customer’s questions related to payments, administration of the policy;
• Keeping the customers updated about the status of the application (requesting for further medical information, confirm if policy is paid, give updates about the policy packs, etc.);
• To fully support the sales team for the entire administration involved in the set up of the insurance policy;
• To provide to the insurance companies all the details and paperwork needed in order to set up the medical insurance policy.

If you are interested in this job, please send your application to Stevie Erard at stevie@pacificprime.com.

The Pacific Prime is looking for a Receptionist for Operation Department at Beijing Office.

Role and Responsibilities:

• In charging the daily admin operation. Provide the admin support for other departments;
• Operate, keep & maintain all the office equipment properly, including the office warehouse stock management and purchasing;
• Arranging business partners or clients’ receptions and conferences;
• Organize and execute the meetings and activities;
• Support in communication and correspondence with government and other partnership clients;
• Support for coordination with other departments and office functions;
• Make sure safety and healthy work environment;
• Other tasks signed by Senior Manager or Regional Manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree;
• Native Chinese speaker, and high-level of English proficiency;
• MS skill including Outlook, Excel, word;
• Excellent communication skill and be willing to co-work with others;
• Highly detail oriented and able to balance priorities.

If you are interested in this job, please send your application to Stevie Erard at stevie@pacificprime.com.

Virtuarch, a Swiss Architecture, Interior Design and Project Management company active in China since more than 15 years is looking for the following positions.

Both foreign and local candidates can be considered.

OPEN POSITION:  INTERIOR DESIGNER

Position description:

• Independently design interior decoration for industrial, educational and office projects, from conceptual design to detailed design.

Position requirements:

• At least 6 years design working experience
• At least College graduate in interior design or construction design or related disciplines
• Familiar in using design + rendering software.
• Strong ability in drawing by hands
• Innovative design concepts and ideas
• Good site communication experience and the capability to realize design ideas

Virtuarch, a Swiss Architecture, Interior Design and Project Management company active in China since more than 15 years is looking for the following positions.

Both foreign and local candidates can be considered.

OPEN POSITION:  ARCHITECT

Position description:

• Elaboration of Conceptual Designs
• Elaboration and coordination of Design Development
• Work on Detail Design and Specifications
• Check each phase drawings provided by the local design institute
• Liaise with client, local institute, related government for technical or design clarification

Position requirements:

• Degree in Architecture and related major, at least 4 years working experience
• Expert in using design + rendering software
• Familiar with building materials
• Precise working attitude, responsible, patient, positive and clear thinking and strong creativity.

Job Title: Sales and Project Manager
Report to: Head of Sales in Europe
Location: Shanghai

General Purpose:

In this newly created position, you will be responsible for the development and expansion of our customer base in China as well as customer support on site.

Personality Attributes:

• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
• Can work independently and in a team
• Being dependable
• Ability to cope with pressure
• Outstanding communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Independent acquisition of customers and projects in the assigned area
• Support existing customers through customer visits, project discussions, etc.
• Management, coordination and support of projects development up to the SOP (start of production)
• Maintenance of series products
• Lead, motivate and inspire future sales employees
• Working as an interface to headquarter with respect to market, commercial and technology aspects
• Sales planning / budget planning
• Creating offers, conducting price negotiations
• Be responsible for market intelligence search, competitor analysis, product marketing information
• Coordination and participation in exhibitions

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree or above in a technical discipline
• 8 - 10 years of sales experience in the distribution of electronic devices, components or similar products
• Experience as a project manager or as a substitute project manager
• High technical aptitude as it pertains to electronic and software development
• Open and flexible to travel
• Excellent English (fluent in written and spoken)

About China Integrated

China Integrated is a solution provider dedicated to support international companies to successfully establish and develop their business in China. Our main target is to add higher value through, both, developing strategies most adequate and efficient to our clients’ situation and ensuring they are successfully implemented.

Over the last 10 years, we have successfully set-up and expanded operations for around 100 international companies in China.

We achieve this through a set of main “products”:

• Research, Strategy & Concept
• Business and Action Plans
• Full Subsidiary Set-up
• M&A, Joint-Ventures
• Management & Back Office Support

Thanks to the ability we have built up to fully integrate

• clients business concepts and their execution,
• the above set of in-house professional competences,
• the hands-on management of operations,
• 20 years of China experience and contacts,

We have a unique ability to ensure successful operations for our clients in China.

We co-organize the most extensive surveys in the business community in China and regularly publish their results and our analysis.

China Integrated supports mostly European and US companies leaders in their field and is a member of the Swiss Center Shanghai (www.swisscenters.org), appointed expert of the Swiss Trade Promotion (www.s-ge.com) the China member of the international IPG Network of tax and law firms (www.ipgnetwork.org) and the exclusive due diligence partner in China for the International Referral network (www.international-referral.com).

For more general information, kindly visit www.ch-ina.com.

Job Title: Sales Application Engineer

Report to: Applications Engineering Manager

Location: Shanghai

Job Purpose:

The Shanghai-based Application Engineer is a technical, customer-facing position supporting market development, customer and business partner training, and business pursuit activities in the Asia/Pacific region.  This role requires customer focus, a thorough understanding of the product, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills combined with technical proficiency. The individual will be based in our Shanghai office.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the sales organization to prioritize a large number of opportunities and provide technical support to those jointly determined to be the most important
• Understand customer applications and work with the customer to determine or define the appropriate Maxwell product to meet his/her needs
• Ensure that the customer’s requirements will be satisfied in the following areas:
  • Safety
  • Energy/Power
  • Lifetime
  • Mounting and Environmental
  • System Integration
• Provide feedback to Sales, Marketing, and Engineering on customer needs for new products or product derivatives
• Write White Papers and Application Notes for internal and external audiences
• Create training materials on Maxwell products and technologies

Job Requirements:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Electrical Engineering, with 5 - 10 years of product development or application engineering experience. A Mechanical Engineering background is acceptable if the candidate has sufficient background in electrical and electronic systems
• Product design experience in a high-volume industry such as automotive, trucking, or industrial equipment would be preferred

Knowledge

• Understanding of electrical/electronic systems and their integration into physical systems
• Understanding of basic Mechanical Engineering principles as applied to the installation of electrical/electronic systems (thermal management, vibration, etc.)
• Basic familiarity with system simulation programs and techniques (Spice, Matlab/Simulink, and/or Simplorer)

Skills

• Excellent communication and customer relationship skills. Fluency in English is a necessity
• Technical problem-solving skills to solve a variety of technical problems using engineering fundamentals

Abilities

• Good interpersonal skills to facilitate successful customer relationships
• Ability to communicate well in both written and oral settings
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multiple priority environment
• Disposition to drive assignments to closure in a timely fashion
• Proactive and self-motivated without the need to be managed closely on a daily basis
• Willingness to take on new challenges
• Ability to travel frequently within China

About China Integrated

China Integrated is a solution provider dedicated to support international companies to successfully establish and develop their business in China. Our main target is to add higher value through, both, developing strategies most adequate and efficient to our clients’ situation and ensuring they are successfully implemented.

Over the last 10 years, we have successfully set-up and expanded operations for around 100 international companies in China.

We achieve this through a set of main “products”:

• Research, Strategy & Concept
• Business and Action Plans
• Full Subsidiary Set-up
• M&A, Joint-Ventures
• Management & Back Office Support

Thanks to the ability we have built up to fully integrate

• clients business concepts and their execution,
• the above set of in-house professional competences,
• the hands-on management of operations,
• 20 years of China experience and contacts,

We have a unique ability to ensure successful operations for our clients in China.

We co-organize the most extensive surveys in the business community in China and regularly publish their results and our analysis.

China Integrated supports mostly European and US companies leaders in their field and is a member of the Swiss Center Shanghai (www.swisscenters.org), appointed expert of the Swiss Trade Promotion (www.s-ge.com) the China member of the international IPG Network of tax and law firms (www.ipgnetwork.org) and the exclusive due diligence partner in China for the International Referral network (www.international-referral.com).

For more general information, kindly visit www.ch-ina.com.

Job Title: Quality Manager
Report to: General Manager
Location: Shanghai

Personality Attributes:

• Honest and Reliable
• Ability to assert oneself
• Strong organizational skills
• Be capable of analyzing and solving problems
• Ability to work under pressure
• Initiative and determined

Responsibilities:

• Provide quality-oriented leadership in achieving quality objectives with adequate planning, organizing, integrating and measurement
• Manage the company Quality and coordinate with other departments according to SOPs and guidelines
• Work closely with others in Operation, Logistic, and Procurement to ensure the Orders are completed according to quality standard
• Investigate customer complaints; identify corrective actions at technical aspects
• Keep contact to relevant authorities and quality management of the headquarters
• Maintain and enhance the actual management system
• Lead cross functional teams do internal audit and process audit; prepare and be responsible for external audits
• Establish all related quality documentation
• Be responsible for work safety and occupational disease prevention
• Build and develop Quality team. Evaluate the performance of Quality team members and be responsible for their performance

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering related major, master degree is a plus
• 6 - 8 years of prior related manufacturing experience in quality engineering and management, ideally within the Forging, Machinery or Automotive Industry and for European based company
• Knowledge of management systems of ISO9001, ISO45001 or OHSAS 18001, ideally also ISO14001 and IATF 16949
• Experience with concepts of Lean-manufacturing, Six-Sigma or similar
• Must have a strong customer focus and desire to drive product improvements and increase customer satisfaction
• Must be an excellent communicator, able to talk to and build relationships with people at all levels as well as have a good analytical and systematic way of working
• Needs to be motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Good command  of English both in speaking and writing
• Willing to work in a foreign SME company

About China Integrated

China Integrated is a solution provider dedicated to support international companies to successfully establish and develop their business in China. Our main target is to add higher value through, both, developing strategies most adequate and efficient to our clients’ situation and ensuring they are successfully implemented.

Over the last 10 years, we have successfully set-up and expanded operations for around 100 international companies in China.

We achieve this through a set of main “products”:

• Research, Strategy & Concept
• Business and Action Plans
• Full Subsidiary Set-up
• M&A, Joint-Ventures
• Management & Back Office Support

Thanks to the ability we have built up to fully integrate

• clients business concepts and their execution,
• the above set of in-house professional competences,
• the hands-on management of operations,
• 20 years of China experience and contacts,

We have a unique ability to ensure successful operations for our clients in China.

We co-organize the most extensive surveys in the business community in China and regularly publish their results and our analysis.

China Integrated supports mostly European and US companies leaders in their field and is a member of the Swiss Center Shanghai (www.swisscenters.org), appointed expert of the Swiss Trade Promotion (www.s-ge.com) the China member of the international IPG Network of tax and law firms (www.ipgnetwork.org) and the exclusive due diligence partner in China for the International Referral network (www.international-referral.com).

For more general information, kindly visit www.ch-ina.com.