Hi! My name is Ben Arneberg, I own an ecommerce business in Austin, TX with my wife. We sell awesome home and kitchen products, primarily in the tea and coffee space. The business is growing, and we’re looking for a detail-oriented and motivated key person to add to our team.
We are looking to bring on someone who will work as a Project Manager/Operations Lead and also do other miscellaneous tasks. This person will be the lead for our various existing products and interface with our suppliers to make reorders and deal with product issues, help launch new products, coordinate the goods being shipped into Amazon, and oversee our overseas Amazon operations.
We’re looking for a part-time hire that might grow into full-time, but we’ll begin with a series of test jobs. If you perform well, we’ll bring you on board!
The winning applicant (possibly you?) must absolutely have the following:
– Reliable high-speed Internet access
– Webcam-equipped computer for occasional Skype Call
– Reliable and Accessible phone line access (cell or land land)
– Project Management Experience
– Able to problem solve, and figure things out by yourself with no hand-holding
The winning applicant (possibly you?) must absolutely have the following characteristics:
– Very detail-oriented
– Deadline-obsessed
– Tech-comfortable
– Fluent in English, both written and spoken
– Comfortable logging details in spreadsheets
– Comfortable dealing with finances, categorizing transactions
– Comfortable doing minor calculations/computations (i.e. calculating remaining balance due)
– Trust-worthy, communicative and reliable
Bonus (although not required) skills include:
– Experience with coordinating logistics and supply chain
– Ecommerce experience
-Experience supporting selling on Amazon
For our company to grow, everything must run on checklists / working procedures. You will be expected to:
– Follow step-by-step procedures that already exist (follow them *exactly*)
– Make suggestions to me on how to improve checklists (when you see legitimate improvement opportunities – I may say yes or no)
– Create step-by-step checklists for other staff to follow
Projects you’ll be involved in include:
– Dealing with product suppliers for reorders/modifications, coordinate product inspections
– Being responsible for product quality, and working to resolve issues our customers report with the manufacturer
– Conducting various steps to help launch new products, managing deadlines.
-Oversee Amazon Canada and Amazon Europe Operations (helping coordinate shipments, ensuring sales running smoothly)
– Help out with various administrative tasks
Timeline:
– Starting as soon as I find a qualified applicant; next few weeks would be nice, although I’m not going to rush the process. I need the right person in this position
– If you stand out from the candidates, I’ll give you some various paid tasks to do as a trial.
– If you do well, we’ll bring you on for a full 30-day trial; if we like each other we’ll continue
– You’ll likely be working 2-6 hours per day (flexible hours), with the potential to scale to full-time.
NOTE: I know I’m going to sound like a jerk for saying this, but I really respect both my time and yours, so I’ll say this bluntly: if you dislike rules, checklists, guidelines, and/ or pride yourself in being a “free spirit”, antiauthority, counter-culture, wildly creative, or super-alternative, this job is not for you. I’m looking for someone who will work within the current business “machine” I’ve built, and is eager to help me make it bigger, stronger, faster by embracing the checklist mindset. Following checklists is imperative. For the sake of your time and mine, do not apply if you feel bogged down by checklists. Thank-you.
If you’re interested…Email info@willowandeverett.com. In the subject line please write “Deadline-Obsessed Applicant from (insert your city/ town) interested in PM job”
In the body, please write me a 14-sentence email including: Three sentence opening salutation that says: “Hey there Ben! My name is _____, I’m deadline-obsessed, detail-oriented, and love checklists. I’d like to apply for the job you posted on HireMyMom.com.”
Reason #1 why you think this job is a fit for you. (black font, Courier, 3 sentences)
Reason #2 why you think this job is a fit for you (blue font, Verdana, 3 sentences)
Reason #3 why you think this job is a fit for you (red font, Courier, 3 sentences)
Two sentence closing including: the name of three blog posts you saw on our website, and a closing salutation including your name, email address, and phone number.
Note: Please do NOT attach a resume; if you are shortlisted I may ask for one later.
Thanks I know the *right* applicant will really like this job. Maybe it’s you!
Ben
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