Supplier Researcher and Directory Admin
Location: Worldwide
Position: 40 hours per week
Status: Open
Doubledot Media is a rapidly growing internet company providing online multi-media training resources and web applications for people looking to start or develop their businesses. With more than 10 different training and software applications on the market and more in development, Doubledot Media is an exciting place to work!
We currently have a full-time vacancy for a Supplier Researcher and Directory Administrator to work with SaleHoo.com. SaleHoo is a directory of wholesale suppliers for eBay sellers and ecommerce website owners. The SR&DA will be responsible for expanding our wholesale directory by researching and verifying suppliers.
The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with excellent internet research skills, a track record of producing quality writing, and an ability to summarize information succinctly.
You will be responsible for:
- Researching the internet for quality wholesale suppliers to add to our wholesale directory.
- Carrying out due diligence and safety checks on every supplier that you find.
- Emailing wholesalers to get more information or request documentation.
- Adding suppliers to our directory through our CMS.
- Summarizing key information about the wholesaler for our members, including writing short descriptions of between 50-300 words for each supplier listing.
- Updating and editing existing listings to ensure they contain current information and provide a comprehensive picture of the supplier's service.
- Fulfilling customer requests for suppliers of specific products by creating tailored wholesale lists.
To be successful in this position you will need:
- Excellent internet research skills. Knowledge of how to effectively scour the internet to gather hard-to-find data is essential.
- Good English writing skills. As this role involves emailing suppliers and writing up listing descriptions, you must be a confident and articulate writer.
- Meticulous attention to detail. You will be responsible for performing due diligence checks on every supplier added to our directory, so you need to be fastidious about examining their websites thoroughly.
Please let us know in your application if you have any experience selling on eBay, as this will give you an advantage.
This position is full time and can be carried out from any location, provided you have a good internet connection.
Ready to Apply? Please follow the steps extremely carefully!
- Visit www.salehoo.com and make sure we're the type of company you'd be keen to work for.
- Make sure you Like us on Facebook (a chance for you to see what we are like)
- Create an email for jobs@doubledotmedia.com (Subject: SaleHoo Supplier Researcher).
- Write a short (but not one-sentence) introduction with a description of yourself and your relative experience.
- Paste your CV into the body of the email (include any other projects or examples of your work).
- Do not send an attachment.
- Send!
About Doubledot Media
Founded in 2005, Doubledot Media has rapidly become a global leader in online business training, helping over 400,000 people worldwide achieve their business goals by providing multi-media training resources and web applications.
Doubledot Media has developed more than 10 different training programs, the most notable of which are Affilorama, a free multimedia portal for affiliate marketers; SaleHoo, an online wholesale supplier directory; and the most recent tool to join the fold - Zeadoo, a free browser homepage that helps businesses organize and manage the websites.
The company was recognised by the Deloitte Technology and Unlimited awards in both 2008 & 2010 for achieving one of the fastest rates of annual revenue growth in both New Zealand and the entire Asia Pacific region.
Doubledot Media's headquarters are in Ferrymead, Christchurch, New Zealand. The company currently employs 31 staff throughout New Zealand, Australia, Ukraine and the Philippines.
