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Job Title:

Paid Intern

Position Type:

Contract

Job Location:

Napanee

Employment Category:

Sales/Business Development

Job Description:

The Intern will be helping to set up and optimize a new retail web site and help to set up and launch a new business in the form of an actual bricks and mortar ’Retail outlet’ store to market the inventory from the existing Wholesale business. The intern will also help to set up operational protocols for both wholesale and retail businesses to facilitate future hiring needs.

The project that the intern will be part of is the development of a Retail Website along with the set up and launching of a Retail Outlet store. We would like to have both up and operational by the fall and then fine tune all the operational aspects of the inventory and customer service systems involved in running the existing wholesale company and the retail branch. Our objective is to have systems and protocol in place to insure the smooth operation of both aspects of the business so that it can be managed by suitable employee(S) allowing for growth of the business. We are looking for someone that has good ’e’ commerce and computer skills but also some experience in sale

Job Requirements

We are looking for someone that has good ’e’ commerce and computer skills but also some experience in sales.

The right candidate will need to be energetic, organized, and enthusiastic. The ability to grasp concepts and follow through on their own initiative with guidance will be important. We are looking for a team leader and a team player. A mature person who is looking at a second career would probably be a good fit.
We are looking to train the right candidate so that they can take over some managerial aspects of the business, and be able to operate on several levels within the organization to insure smooth integration of product and services between the different parts of the business.

This is a unique opportunity to learn all aspects of starting up and growing a company, setting up protocols and systems useful in many businesses. We will be dealing with many different aspects of sales and marketing as well as problem solving as the occasions arise. This project covers a variety of skills useful to many applications. By the end of the year, the intern should be able to train and supervise staff in a retail situation, understand and facilitate an online business, organize and purchase inventory, and be versed in aspects of sales and marketing need to promote business. These skills can be used to set up their own business or work in a managerial position somewhere else. (Preferably here)
Once they become familiar to the day to day operation of the web sales and the wholesale order taking and shipping procedures. We will then work together to create a ’Retail Outlet’ store and all that will entail.
Supervision will be ongoing as new tasks are taken on. Either myself or my warehouse manager will always be available to help solve any problems or answer questions but I would want this individual to learn to work independently and see what needs to be done and at first with confirmation from myself and later on their own tackle the problem and initiate a solution.

Application Procedure:

Employer Email

If by email, send to:

bayshoreimports@gmail.com

Application Material Required:

Cover Letter

Resumé

Additional Application Information:

To begin with the intern will be working as an assistant to myself learning all aspects of the business with assignments to be accomplished in each area of the operation, in order to learn and master the skills required and learn the importance of each as it relates to whatever is affected by it.
Once they become familiar to the day to day operation of the web sales and the wholesale order taking and shipping procedures. We will then work together to create a ’Retail Outlet’ store and all that will entail.
Supervision will be ongoing as new tasks are taken on. Either myself or my warehouse manager will always be available to help solve any problems or answer questions but I would want this individual to learn to work independently and see what needs to be done and at first with confirmation from myself and later on their own tackle the problem and initiate a solution.

As a starting position and during the initial training period we will be offering 40 hrs a week at $15.00

Organization:

Bayshore Imports

Division:

Explorers market.com

Application Deadline:

Feb 24, 2012 11:59PM