Aw Guan Hong Vegetable Wholesaler – Business Process & Development Intern

Business Development and Process Intern (3mths Internship @ 1.2k / Month, Option to Retain as Permanent Part-time)

Program flow: 3 months x paid internship (5 days, alternate weekends off, 8 hours excluding 1-hour meal break. Working hours generally 10pm to 7am or 2pm to 11pm.--Allowance @ $1,200/month. Lunch is provided.

All interns will start off learning the ins and outs of the business, from customer service to operations to supplier management and finally onto other aspects including finance and human resources. This is a great opportunity for students looking to start up their own business in the future, or who wants an overview of how a middle-sized business functions.

After 3 months internship, if company sees potential in individual, opportunity to retain intern and continue employment with us on a permanent part-time basis, whilst continuing his/her studies (minimum commitment level needs to be 30hrs/week)

Basic (and Odd!) Job requirements & Expectations 

(ONLY PROCEED W THIS APPLICATION IF YOU UNDERSTAND BELOW EXPECTATIONS)

• Able to write neat and legible Chinese
• Able to communicate in fluent Chinese and English (my sincere apologies to Non-Chinese speaking applicants. Such is the nature of this industry. )
• Basic computer knowledge
• Detail-oriented and not forgetful. You do not really need to be reminded umpteen times if you are really focused about your work!
• Team-players only! We complete all work as a team.
• Not judgy (you will be faced with working alongside employees from different countries, backgrounds, skill levels). Locals and foreign workers are treated alike.
• Pro-active and self-initiated individuals. Ask what needs to be done, and not wait for people to come to you.
• Restrict use of personal phone to a minimum. You shouldn’t even have much time to play with your phone. If you have, you are probably not working hard enough.
• Easy-going personalities preferred. For ladies, high heels, tight clothing, thick make-up not required. If you need to put on your jewellery and heavy make-up daily, then this job is not for you. Work attire that’s the norm around here is simply T-shirts, shorts and covered shoes becoz it’s dirty and muddy on the ground floor!)

What else to expect (so as to manage your expectations):

• We are about 10 – 15mins’ walk away from Haw Par Villa mrt station. The location is Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre (where auction and trading of dry goods, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits takes place on a daily basis)
• This place is not glamorous like the CBD. The people walking around are your average Joes, and not your white-collar folks. It’s simple, uncomplicated, where most people slog hard to earn the day’s wage to bring home (that is, for the forklift drivers, unloading packers etc)
• Our boss (aka my dad) has a hot temper (he’s infamous in this industry for being the strict, no-nonsense man around). Our company is well-known as a “training camp” to groom all-rounders who go on to bigger and better opportunities to related fields. So if you think you cannot handle someone with a foul temper, please do not join.
• We are a pretty lean operation, so you will be expected to cross-train and assist with other tasks (example doing administrative tasks, goods receiving etc). For those who aren’t interested to learn more, know more, do more, please do not join too.