Octal Philippines Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as an IT Project Management Associate. As an IT Project Management Associate, you will be responsible for assisting in the planning, coordination, and execution of IT projects. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong project management skills and a passion for driving successful IT initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets
• Coordinate project resources and stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project milestones
• Monitor project progress and identify and resolve issues or risks
• Prepare and deliver project status reports to stakeholders and leadership
• Conduct project meetings and facilitate communication among project team members
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies and best practices
• Support the implementation and post-implementation phases of projects

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• At least 3 years of experience in project management or related roles
• Proficient in project management tools and software
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Good written and oral communication and listening skills, detail oriented, At least 3 years project management experience meticulous, team player, dependable
• Knowledge in clinical applications or medical information systems is an advantage
• PMP certification is a plus

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven individual to join our partner team at CloudQwest Solutions. As an IT Solutions Sales Manager, you will be responsible for driving the sales of IT solutions and services to meet revenue targets. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in IT sales and a passion for driving business growth within the IT industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to drive revenue growth and achieve sales targets
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and partners
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including lead generation and prospecting
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop customized solutions for clients, based on their specific needs and requirements
• Prepare and present sales proposals, presentations, and contracts
• Negotiate and close sales deals, ensuring customer satisfaction and retention
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to identify opportunities and threats
• Provide regular sales reports and forecasts to management

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Information Technology, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience in IT solutions sales, with a proven track record of achieving sales targets
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and partners
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Experience in selling IT solutions and services, such as software, hardware, cloud services, or IT consulting
• Knowledge of current IT trends and technologies
• Proven ability to negotiate and close sales deals

• Must have good problem solving, decision making & analytical skills.
• Manages team performance.
• Provide effective coaching and constructive feedback to subordinates.
• Performs administrative tasks for Operational support.
• Lead teams into achieving metric goals, complete monthly deliverable and tasks 

Must have good problem solving, decision making & analytical skills.
Manages team performance.
Provide effective coaching and constructive feedback to subordinates.
Performs administrative tasks for Operational support.
Lead teams into achieving metric goals, complete monthly deliverable and tasks 

About the Role

Job Title: Accounting Manager

Reports To: Top Management

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 6:00pm

Work Location: Steelworld Tower NS Amoranto cor Biak na Bato, Quezon City

Summary:

• Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the department
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Monitoring and analyzing financial data, reports, and/or statements
• Hiring, training, and supervising accounting associates
• Assigning projects to ensure the execution of tasks and compliance
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies, and procedures
• Providing recommendations and meeting financial accounting objectives

About the Role

Job Title: Operations Manager

Reports to Chief Operations Officer

Work Schedule: Shifting Schedule

This role manages operational efficiency and assures the daily operations of the store ensuring that it runs smoothly and efficiently.

• Responsible for generating and analyzing daily sales reports, OPEX, P&L, and Inventory Management.
• Coordinate marketing strategies by using/ analyzing the latest trends to achieve targets based on the branch performance.
• Acquire good leadership skills to handle all concerns from subordinates to customers and provide necessary trainings needed by the frontliners.
• Handles internal and external stakeholders to ensure profitability of assigned brands and mitigating operational expenses.
• Supervise specific brand operations assigned by the Operations Head.
• Responsible for financial reports and competition analysis based on targets set by finance.
• Preparation and provide daily, weekly, monthly and annual reports on a timely manner.
• Understand sales opportunities of company-owned and franchise stores.
• Coordinating with the different departments regarding different concerns in the operations.
• Acquire best practices for training, seminars, and other related trends for the operational improvement of our company-owned and franchise stores.
• Proactively communicating any comments, concerns, and suggestions.
• Process improvement and process management.
• Propose, plan, and implement strategies that would complement new and existing programs of the brand to reach KPI.
• Spearhead opening of new stores. Process CTO (Clearance to Operate) in coordination with other departments.
• Control food costs at a minimum and push for volume sales.
• Ensure documentation of Business Permits and timely processing of renewals.
• Manage labor costs and manpower scheduling needed to optimize store operations.

About us

Love, Bonito is a digital-first company on a mission to empower the everyday Asian woman and inspire self-confidence. We are Southeast Asia’s leading womenswear brand, headquartered in Singapore, with an omnichannel presence across Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Malaysia and a retail franchise in Cambodia. In addition, we have also expanded into international markets namely the Philippines and the United States of America.

Founded in 2010, we are proudly female-founded with more than 65% female representation in leadership roles (#girlpower!). We raised a US$50M Series C round in 2021 and know that we’re on the cusp of something great, where we’re working towards becoming the most thoughtful brand globally, for the Asian female consumer, especially when it comes to our products, community and experiences.

There’s a lot more work to be done with all of our exciting plans. So we’re looking to team up with people who are wildly passionate about making an impact and be part of a dynamic team, in a workplace with no corporate BS (yes, you read that right!)

The role

You will be our evangelist to kick off and develop our retail journey in the Philippines! You are responsible for operational and customer excellence, training and people development, financial profitability of our stores and retail expansion in the Philippines.

You will play a pivotal role in developing a positive culture in our retail team and a cohesive omni experience, working closely with HQ to identify opportunities and establish strategies to increase brand equity, best in class customer experience and store performances in the market. Reporting directly to the Regional Head, you will analyse, interpret and report operational business results to ensure that the overall success of our stores is attained.

You should have/be

• A genuine interest in all things female - you genuinely want to be part of a movement to inspire young girls and women in The Philippines to feel empowered and independent
• A track record of extreme ownership and delivering tangible results with a proactive, hands-on approach
• A team player, a self-starter, decision maker, performance-driven attitude, gap spotter, captain of the ship
• You are a strong leader with communication skills and a passion for people to coach, train, mentor a large retail team and to build trusting relationships with customers and external stakeholders
• Comprehensive understanding of all the omnichannel levers with the ability to interpret the insights and agility to drive commercial growth
• Technical knowledge in all operational aspects of the store, including but not limited to inventory management, sales and cash , roster building, staff training and coaching, stock taking, and recruitment.
• Lives and breathes our brand values: People Matter; Go Above & Beyond; Be Bold, Be Creative; Always Keep It Real; We’re Better Together; A Growth Mindset!!

Main responsibilities

People: Team Management & Leadership

• Meet company KPIs by leading, coaching, and mentoring stores team to create a strong and positive Love, Bonito team culture inline with our values and mission
• Develop a high performing, highly driven, positive and collaborative working environment and champion employee engagement by building internal career development, skills and capabilities
• Develop meaningful and relevant Incentives & commissions scheme for retail staff

Processes: Retail SOPs & Operations

• Build automated processes to increase productivity and ensure internal audits, procedures and efficiency in all store operations aspects
• Analyse all opportunities and recommend ways to optimise customer journey, improve our Retail SOPs: store conditions, layout, displays, merchandising, campaigns, launches, staff services, omnichannel features etc
• Support locally new stores opening process (site handover, POS system implementation)

Performances: Sales results

• Run and lead weekly performance reviews with the local to deep-dive into issues (must understand the why), develop next steps and ensure that business is on track with targets
• Monitor and optimise inventory; ensure tight inventory management and health with distribution channel strategy and processes for clearance
• Develop NPS score with a customer centric approach (reviews, collecting omnichannel insights)

Partnership: Cross functional internal collaboration and external strategic relationships

• Collaborate closely with HQ departments (Merchandising, Training, Retail Ops, VM) for the new store openings and stores operations
• Report to senior management on progress and issues by constantly evaluating performance using key metrics and address issues to improve it
• Build external strategic partnerships with 3rd party vendors (Global Contractors, Malls Landlords)

High Level KPIs

• Retail Sales/Revenue Growth/Productivity
• Customer Service Excellence/NPS
• Store Operations/Visual Merchandising Excellence
• Store staff retention rate

Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years working in a fast-paced high growth consumer/retail company (fashion is a plus)
• Extremely customer-centric and genuinely enjoys serving and getting to know customers better
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, able to motivate and lead the retail team
• Analytical, numerate and proficient in Excel and other analytics tools
• Minimum of experience in managing a retail team(s) - both front and back of house

1. Flexible Work Arrangement

• Work from anywhere*!
• Hybrid work and adjustable hours - as long as present during our core working hours

2. Staff Wellness

• Comprehensive corporate insurance (Fully covered visits at our panel clinics, Dental coverage, Maternity reimbursement, Mental wellness support)
• Tailored coaching services for mental wellness

3. Learning and Career Development

• Learning and development (i.e. subscription plans to best-in-class resources, personal development fund etc)
• Dedicated leadership training for those of managerial responsibilities
• Friday pm off for learning

4. #TeamLB perks

• Generous staff discount off LB products
• Corporate partnerships with a variety of companies
• Welcome to #TeamLB swag and store gift cards (get your LB work outfit on us!)
• Employee driven peer-to-peer recognition platform to honour and celebrate everyday achievements
• Internal Referral programme