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Career with Singapore Manufacturers' Federation

At SMa, we look for qualified, committed and dedicated individuals to join our dynamic team. We work towards our mission of becoming a world-recognised manufacturing federation, making a difference to our members. In doing so, we continue to add depth and breadth to our members' operations in the local and international arena. Join us for a challenging and enriching career, leading SMa to greater heights.

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Productivity Managers

Responsibilities

You are responsible for participating in productivity and innovation initiatives that SMa spearheads in its effort to drive process improvement and productivity growth across the manufacturing industry in Singapore.

This includes:

Mentor and advise organisations participating in SMa's productivity programs to implement productivity improvement roadmaps, particularly through the Lean Six Sigma methodology and business process re-engineering strategy
Assist participating companies to set up a process framework for critical project identification, project progress tracking and project results measurement
Facilitate project teams from participating organizations to apply the Lean Six Sigma tools effectively to eliminate wastes, reduce variation and improve processes
Train and impart productivity improvement tools to participants
Identify barriers to success and facilitate project teams and their management to remove the barriers
Provide productivity diagnostics and productivity assessments to aid participating organisations in enhancing their productivity improvement roadmaps
Provide advisory service to participating companies on government funding schemes related to productivity and innovation activities
Work with other SMa secretariats to organise training, workshops, seminars and conferences for productivity and innovation
To develop some curriculum programmes pertaining to productivity and innovation

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related discipline from a recognised university
Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Master Black Belt with proven records of successful project execution with subsequent cost savings
At least 5 years' experiences in a process or productivity improvement role, with considerable exposure to process re-engineering work in a manufacturing and/or service industry
Good working experience in developing process framework, metrics and measurement systems
Proficiency in other best practices such as TQM, 8D, ISO, CMMI, etc. is an advantage
Strong training, mentoring and project management skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Independent, self-starter with strong leadership qualities and yet a good team player
Good interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to interface with operational personnel as well as senior leaders of an organisation
Critical-thinking ability and problem-solving skills to deal with highly complex, cross functional processes and strategic projects
Only Singapore citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents need apply

Please indicate the position that you applied for on the subject of your e-mail / covering letter. Interested applicants are invited to email your detailed resume, stating current & expected salary, academic qualification, previous working experiences and reason for leaving, together with recent photograph to hr@smafederation.org.sg

Senior Executives/Executives - Training Sales

Responsibilities

Sales and marketing of training programmes
Contribute towards annual improvement on sales and marketing objectives and sales revenue
Ensure training coordination duties are fulfilled with organisation procedures
Reach out to potential corporate customer to provide basic training needs advice
Prepare training proposal and follow-up with potential corporate customers
Liaison with training facilitators and trainees to ensure quality training is provided
Attend to customers' enquiries with service excellence

Requirements

Minimum Diploma holder with at least 2 years' relevant experience preferred
Proficient in MS Office Applications: Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint
Candidate who is familiar with marketing of seminars and training programmes or possesses prior knowledge in corporate training will have an added advantage
Good written and oral communication with strong planning and selling skills
A good team player and results oriented, ability to work under pressure and on tight schedule in a dynamic working environment
Preferably able to commence work immediately or within short notice
Only Singaporeans or Singapore PRs need to apply

Associate Trainers

We are seeking qualified trainers to conduct training programmes in the following fields:

Sales and Marketing Strategies
Leadership and Teambuilding
Warehouse and Storage Management
Business Process Re-engineering
Human Resources Management
APICS Certified in Supply Chain Professional
Lean Six Sigma
Logistic and Supply Chain Management
APICS Certified in Production & Inventory Management
Project Management

Requirements

Degree in the relevant industries

5 years of relevant working experience, with at least 1 year in conducting training

Possession of Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) is preferred

Ability to demonstrate the competencies to design, plan, conduct and assess Competency-Based Training that are consistent with the core modules in WSQ training competency framework is preferred

Interested applicants are invited to email your detailed resume, stating current/expected salary, academic qualifications, past working experiences and earliest availability date, together with a most recent photograph, to ccl@smafederation.org.sg