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Training & Curriculum Development Manager

Posted date: January 24, 2012

General Information about position and Miche: Miche, the manufacturer and distributor of a unique line of handbags with interchangeable Shells, is seeking a Training & Curriculum Development Manager. This person is responsible for designing and implementing all sales-related training curricula initiated by the management team and field leadership focus groups. The ideal candidate will be proactive in the development of all training programs and support tools designed to meet clearly-defined sales, sponsoring and leadership objectives. She or he will report directly to the Vice President of Field Development and participate in regular strategy meetings with key members of the Miche Home Office team and independent sales force.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Gather input and training needs from the sales force for the development of training curriculum and support tools for Miche Representatives at every level.
• Design and implement training content for Miche University online training utilizing multi-media in the development of training tools.
• Be responsible for the development of field training content at all Home Office-sponsored training events.
• Help provide a clear understanding through training on how the Miche business opportunity impacts the growth of the Miche Representative’s business.
• Create a sales force focus group to assist in the development of training programs for “just-in-time” training opportunities.
• Coordinate the National Trainers Program utilizing Field Leaders to help train Representatives nationally.
• Quantify and measure training results to guide future training needs.

Requirements: (including education and years of experience):

• 3-5 years of experience in direct selling party plan, specifically in the area of training content and delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proficient in computer skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong team player and results-oriented individual who strives for excellence.
• Ability to manage training department budgets and to measure the effectiveness of programs by analyzing data and the ROI of all new training initiatives.
• A creative thinker who understands how to motivate business behaviors through training.

Pay Grade and Salary Range of position: $60,000+, DOE

Information regarding position:
Interested candidates should send resumes to: jobs@michebag.com
Miche contact: Juli Adams (HR Director) 801-285-7915

Technical Analyst

Posted date: December 6, 2011

General Information about Miche: Miche designs and manufactures a unique line of interchangeable handbags that allows women to change the look of their bag simply by changing the outer Shell. Headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, and operating internationally, this progressive company primarily distributes products through Home Parties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, designs and prepares application/system specifications for information systems solutions which address business needs and methods for testing and installing these solutions
• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives based on user-defined needs
• Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results
• Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written
• Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary
• Works with management to identify and specify complex business requirements and processes, and the application design, testing and implementation process (e.g., diverse development platforms, software, hardware, technologies and tools, etc.)
• Coordinates these activities with other IT sections (e.g., data base, telecommunications, operations, technical support, etc.)
• Acts as expert technical resource to development staff in all phases of the development and implementation process
• Maintains full technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis
• From business requirements, the Technical Analyst develops functional specifications; reviews and provides guidance on technical designs
• Documents Current State and Future State diagrams
• Documents business rules, functional requirements and non-functional requirements
• Analyzes business workflow and system needs for data conversions & migrations
• Analyzes application and data problems to support troubleshooting efforts
• Writes database queries to support data analysis

Requirements (including education and years of experience):

The TA must have experience with:

• Business Process Analysis
• Relational Database design and standard database concepts
• Project Management methodology

Requirements:

• Direct Selling/Network Marketing company experience
• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• At least five—typically seven—years of solid, diverse work experience in IT, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Pay Grade and Salary Range of position: $60,000+, DOE

Information regarding position:
Interested candidates should send resumes to: jobs@michebag.com
Miche contact: Juli Adams (HR Director) 801-285-7915

Software Quality Assurance Manager

Posted date: December 6, 2011

General Information about Miche: Miche designs and manufactures a unique line of interchangeable handbags that allows women to change the look of their bag simply by changing the outer Shell. Headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, and operating internationally, this progressive company primarily distributes products through Home Parties.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Software Quality Assurance Manager include writing test plans, test scripts, and test results for complex enhancements and to resolve defects. In addition, the Software Quality Assurance Manager may be called upon to coordinate the activities of other Software Quality Assurance Testers assigned to work collaboratively on specific projects.

The Software Quality Assurance Manager contributes to developing and executing a quality assurance program to meet both organizational and individual project needs. This program is responsible for testing very visible applications, including UI, web pages, business rules, and web services.

Managing Employees:

• Coaches less experienced testers
• Creates documentation to aid in others' learning
• If applicable, provides supervision and ensures quality and timeliness of others' deliverables

Managing Work:

• Understands scope, priority and timelines for assigned work
• Manages workload to deliver quality deliverables that meet specific requirements
• Communicates status of assignments to Supervisor
• Notifies Supervisor of issues that impact productivity or ability to meet expectations
• Follows standards/uses standard toolsets
• Assists Manager in tracking progress, prioritizing work, developing time estimates and work plans, and assisting less experienced team members
• Resolves issues or escalates to Manager, if necessary
• Identifies opportunities to improve existing conditions and processes and implements solutions
• Shows creativity in problem solving

Additional Responsibilities

• Creates and executes test scripts for Integration, System and Regression testing phases of the software development lifecycle
• Designs and writes test plans related to new software functionality and defects, utilizing department designated tools
• Coordinates activities related to assigned initiatives
• Documents and tracks defects utilizing department-designated tools
• Recommends and documents enhancements related to software testing procedures and methodologies
• Recommends and documents product enhancements
• Reports status on a timely basis, in concise written and verbal format
• Works closely with customer and software development groups to facilitate software releases
• Provides subject matter expertise and training to Software Quality Assurance Managers
• Assists in training of ancillary department personnel in the delivery and support of new software

Requirements (including education and years of experience):

Education: Associate or Bachelor degree in MIS type study or equivalent industry experience

Experience: Minimum of five years' software testing experience

Special Skills:

• Strong understanding of computer hardware and software
• Working knowledge of Windows
• Thorough knowledge of software testing principles and practices
• Thorough knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Experience in Client Server and Object-oriented environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Very thorough and detail-oriented
• Strong verbal and written verbal communication skills
• Ability to quickly acquire working knowledge of new products and procedures

Pay Grade and Salary Range of position: E-20, $55,000+, DOE

Information regarding position:
Interested candidates should send resumes to: jobs@michebag.com
Miche contact: Juli Adams (HR Director) 801-285-7915

Inventory Management Intern

Posted date: August 15, 2011

Summary:Learn about the process and procedures for managing accurate domestic and international inventory within a multi-warehouse environment.

Job Responsibilities:

Purchase orders:

• Inputting all merchandise-oriented purchase orders (POs) initially into QuickBooks, and later into our new ERP system.
• Making changes and updates to all Merchandise-related POs.

Master Item File:

• Working with Design to maintain current Master Product File
• Monitoring all images to ensure that they are current and accurate
• Verifying that all Costs are up to date
• Verifying that all retire and release dates for individual products are accurate

Planning Sheets:

• Maintaining all individual item sheets in Excel and Access.
• Projecting future re-orders based on current sales trends and making recommendations for reorders

Updating all Excel spreadsheets as needed, including for but not exclusive to:

• New releases
• Weekly Distributor newsletter

Working with International Coordinator as needed

• Testing
• Requirements
• Documentation

Performing any other tasks needed to support the Vice- President of Inventory Management
Reports to: Vice- President of Inventory Management
Required Skills: Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and a desire to learn. Training will be provided.

Information regarding position:
Interested candidates should send resumes to: jobs@michebag.com
Miche contact: Juli Adams (HR Director) 801-285-7915

Job location:
Miche
10808 S. River Front Pkwy. Suite 150
S. Jordan, UT. 84095

Number of internship openings: 1-2 for 30-day internship
Wage/salary: No compensation provided for this position
Any major accepted; 3.0 GPA or higher preferred.