APPLICANTS MUST BE FLUENT TO SPEAK AND TYPE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE
Permanent full-time position, training will be provided during the first 3 months employment.
40 hours per week, 8.00 am – 5.00 pm (8 hours a day + 60 mins lunch break)
20 days paid holidays per year plus 8 Bank Holidays
Pay will be discussed during the interview
White Smoke Ltd and our sister company 4Fashions Ltd has 1 position open for the Admin Consultant role. We are a business-to-business organisation. We are a garment procurement and supply chain management company. With the mission to provide a one-stop solution. Our services cover the whole process, from concept, design and pattern- making to manufacture and distribution.
Company daily operations are relying on job manual which is created by all colleagues. We are cooperating under the manual and modifying standards through cooperation.
At the company, we not only focus on growing our business, another priority of us is to build and evolve our company culture where everyone sharing the same value and feeling like a family when working in a flexible and chilled environment. We value our colleagues’ wellbeing and keeping a close-knit relationship with our colleagues in a relaxing environment and offer multiple team-building exercises yearly for all colleagues to join. We enjoy the opportunity to work together. We love the opportunity to keep learning and growing, to achieve more in our career. We encourage everyone to find balance – to pursue our passions and doing our best in everything we do.
Due to our continuing growth, we are now looking for more Admin consultant to join our passionate, agile and creative team in Manchester. We have 1 position open for the Admin Consultant and will be assigned to a team to assist the consultant on a daily basis.
You have responsibilities such as:
Dealing with designs and fabric samples
Monitoring and chasing sample making
Dealing with orders from customer through to despatch
Liaise with China factories and UK customers to confirm information of orders
Monitoring and control process and timing of bulk production
Reporting directly to team leader
Daily Basis:
Customer liaison - telephone, occasional internal/external meetings, order confirmations, sample requests/approvals, handling day to day email correspondence
Supplier liaison - placing of orders, monitoring and progressing orders, ordering samples & inputting specs/amendments, price/shipment date negotiation
Managing critical paths, project and time management (expected to manage this on your own)
Inputting orders accurately onto database & accurate maintenance/update
Co-coordinating dispatch of orders with various departments
Paying attention to details
Career path (depends on performance):
1st year: Admin consultant, the first year you will be working as an Admin Consultant, basic admin daily tasks, assisting team leader to follow up samples and orders. Probation period will be the first 6 months. Training will be provided during the first 3 months employment. You will be entitled to various bonuses after the first 3 months.
Salary + various bonus: 25.5K+
Potential pay rise will be based on your performance review annually after first year.
Successful applicants must have:
Knowledge of critical path management is a must
Ability to work under pressure and multitask
Good communication in English (verbal and written) and computer skills are required
Able to speak fluent Mandarin and type in Chinese
Experience/knowledge in fashion merchandising / fashion marketing will be desirable
Multicultural and full of enthusiasm
Strong Microsoft Office and typing skills
Good organisational skills and attention to detail
If you are interested in this job, please email us your CV. The successful candidate will be contacted by one of our company staff for detail of interview.
We recently received a number of incoming calls from recruitment agencies, we currently only recruiting through websites e.g. Indeed, instead of through agencies, but you are welcome to drop us an email or post a letter. We will consider if you have got the right candidates and get in touch if we think it is necessary.
Please do not apply for this position if you do not have at least 22 months of visa to legally work in the UK and if you can not work full time 40 hours per week.
If your visa does not permit or limits full time work at 40 hours per week, please do not apply as this is a full time position.
First interview will be held on site, and we will get in touch if you are successfully selected for interviews.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £25,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you able to work full-time at 40 hours per week (and if you require visa, does this currently permit at least 2 years of full-time work)?
- When are you able to start work?
- How would you commute to work?
Experience:
- living in a English speaking country: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- Chinese (required)
- English (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 08/09/2025
