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Operations & Procurement Associate

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This job is all about making sure great gifts reach clients on time. You might like this job because you’ll work with top brands like Google, manage exciting projects, and learn directly from experienced leaders in a fast-paced environment.

RM 3500 - RM 5000

Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

Unseen Matters is a story-first sustainable gifting studio. We work with leading corporations — including Google, Clarins, Petronas, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens — to create gifts and branded merchandise that are intentional, concept-driven, and ESG-aligned. Every project we take on has a story behind it.

We're a lean, fast-moving team. We work on real briefs, with real clients, on tight timelines. Quality and ownership are non-negotiable here.

The Role

You'll be the backbone of how we execute — making sure every order moves from brief confirmed to client's hands, correctly and on time. This is a hands-on role. You'll coordinate suppliers, track timelines, inspect quality, and solve problems as they come.

What You'll Own:

  • Manage end-to-end order fulfillment — from supplier PO to delivery confirmation
  • Source and procure within client budget while protecting project margin
  • Negotiate unit pricing and terms with suppliers to achieve target cost
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers — including regular visits and check-ins — to ensure priority service, better terms, and long-term reliability
  • Coordinate with logistics partners to manage delivery timelines, costs, and fulfillment accuracy
  • Conduct quality checks against client briefs before goods are dispatched
  • Track all active projects and flag risks before they become problems
  • Maintain and update SOPs across fulfillment, QC, and logistics processes
  • Keep supplier directory, product pricing, and costing records current and accurate
  • Communicate proactively with the team when timelines shift or issues arise

What We Offer:

  • Performance incentive on top of basic salary
  • Hybrid arrangement after probation (1 day WFH weekly)
  • Fast track to Team Lead — we don't promote by tenure, we promote by how you think, how you own your work, and how quickly you raise the standard around you
  • You'll work directly with the founder — who has been recognised on the Tatler Gen.T List, managed projects in the eight-figure range, and built lasting relationships with some of Malaysia's most recognised brands. If you're hungry to learn how a real business thinks, sells, and operates at that level, this is rare access
  • Work that actually gets seen: clients like Google, Clarins, and Petronas use what we make

Check out what we do: instagram.com/unseen.matters


Job Requirements

  • 1–3 years of experience in operations, logistics, procurement, or a related field
  • Comfortable dealing with suppliers in Mandarin — China-facing sourcing is part of the role
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proactive communicator — you give updates without being chased and flag risks before they become problems
  • Detail-oriented — you notice what's off before it becomes a delivery failure
  • Comfortable maintaining documentation, SOPs, and records with accuracy and consistency
  • Negotiation ability — confident enough to push for better pricing and terms with suppliers
  • Able to build rapport in person — supplier visits and relationship-building are part of this role

Fresh graduates are welcome — if you led teams, held leadership positions, or drove real outcomes during your university years, we want to hear from you.


Skills

Project Management
Project Planning
Logistics
Procurement
Art Appreciation
Mandarin Chinese
Chinese Language
Product Quality (QA/QC)
Supplier Relationship Management
Standard Operating Procedures Development

Company Benefits

Monthly Cash Incentive

Performance incentive paid in cash, on top of your basic salary. Good work gets rewarded directly.

Additional Leave

Exceptional performance during peak periods earns you extra leave days, on top of your standard annual leave.

Hybrid Work Arrangement

One day work from home weekly after probation, subject to project requirements.

Work That Gets Seen

The gifts you help build end up in the hands of Google employees, Clarins customers, and Petronas executives. You will work with high profile clients.

Direct Founder Access

Work directly with a Tatler Gen.T founder who has led eight-figure projects and built relationships with Malaysia's most recognised brands.

Rapid Career Growth

We don't promote by tenure. If you think well, own your work, and raise the standard around you — you grow, regardless of how long you've been here.


Additional Info

Company Activity

Last active - few hours ago

Career Level

Junior Executive

Job Specialisation


Company Profile

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Unseen Matters

About Unseen Matters Unseen Matters is a story-first sustainable gifting studio based in Kuala Lumpur. We partner with corporations to create gifts and branded merchandise that are intentional, concept-driven, and ESG-aligned — not random items with a logo slapped on, but gifts rooted in brand story, campaign narrative, and sustainability values. Over seven years, we have completed 500+ projects and built...