School Shop Assistant (Temp)
Job Summary
About GESS
As one of the leading international schools in Singapore GESS is home to students from over 70 nations worldwide. We are for many families the home away from home and we are very happy that they are part of our school community which is based on mutual support and solidarity. With our language programme we support our students to nurture this part of their identity and want to preserve the opportunity that they can grow up with multiple languages to be best prepared for an international environment. With the German International Abitur or the IB Programme they are perfectly prepared for their career after school. Our students enjoy lifelong learning and we take pride in our GESS values of respect openness and diversity which our students will nurture in their life after school.
We were awarded with the Deutsche Schulpreis (German school prize) 2022 which was given to us for our extraordinary concept according to their motto Make teaching better. We stand out as the only German school abroad nominated for this award.
GESS is looking to recruit a temporary staff to cover work in the school shop over the busy summer period (1-2 months / July to August).
This role will be an hourly paid part time role with S$16/hour.
Key Accountabilities:
Inventory
Help to check and maintain inventory management with guidance and supervision of the Shop assistant
Help to order and replenish items according to the approved quantity
Help to ensure sufficient supply across school for examination papers markers markers refill white board erasers and refills etc. Compulsory teaching and learning resources
Conduct stock take in the Storeroom and school shop during term breaks and reconcile the difference and provide a report
Ensure inventory and information in Shopify and Synergetic has been updated in a timely manner
Online school shop
Provide best quality of online service experience to customers
Maintain and update online school shop items information and categories
Check Shopify online shop for new orders print order list gather the items and send notification for parents to pick up
Sales
Open and close school shop account
Good communication with teachers students and parents and answer all the queries including replying all School Shop emails
Apply problem solving skills to assist different requests from stakeholders
Safeguarding the shop inventories and mitigate risks including avoid shoplifting and/or missing items
Comply all GESS Health and Safety regulations Code of Conduct and all related Policies in the School Shop management environment
Carry out daily reconciliation of sales reports vs actual receipts
Conduct regular market research and product analysis for management to review
General Administration
General operation of campus school shop and online school shop
Excellent reporting and analysis skills by using Excel Words etc.
Cover and support colleagues during busy and leave periods
Perform ad hoc projects or tasks allocated by Procurement Manager
Pipeline Projects
Be a partner of school to streamline internal process and form new policies and procedures
Assist in procurement/school shop related pipeline projects SOPs and policies such as Procurement Policy E-procurement tender process and change of system software or hardware etc.
Others
Other tasks duties or projects as assigned by Director of Operations and Customer Experience
Fair Recruitment and Safeguarding:We are committed to fair recruitment practices and safeguarding the welfare of all students. We ensure that our hiring processes are free from discrimination and bias on the basis of age nationality gender sexual orientation marital status pregnancy status caregiving responsibilities race religion language or disability. As part of our commitment to safeguarding we conduct thorough background checks on all candidates which include criminal background checks in all countries lived and worked in for the last ten years as well as reference checks. Any offer is subject to the satisfactory completion of such checks. Our school prioritises the safety and well-being of our students and we expect all staff members to uphold these values.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Contract
About Company
German European School Singapore ✅ IB curriculum in English ✅ German curriculum in German ✅ Leading International School Singapore from Pre-School to…