The opportunity:

The role of the Ops Associate is a critical part of making Flexport’s mission to make global trade easy for everyone a reality. In this role, your direct customers are the partners within your region: our account management and customs teams, subcontractors, carriers, terminals and trucking providers. Your work directly supports Flexport’s end customers in achieving their logistics goals. Most importantly, you will play a pivotal role in building the next operational model at Flexport: allowing us to effectively scale to achieve our mission of making global trade easier for everyone.

This role is designed to problem solve impactful operational challenges as part of our Global team while developing specialized expertise in supply chain operations. As the person who executes service delivery for our clients, you have the unique opportunity to help your regional account team spot opportunities to improve and grow our customers’ business. You will be char

Scope of Duties:

• To execute end-to-end shipments handling (FCL, LCL, Export, Import), including booking, documentation, and milestone updates, ensuring key performance indicators are met.
• To create/manage the shipment details and maintain high data quality, ensuring that all systems are kept up to date promptly.
• To coordinate and communicate directly with all involved stakeholders to ensure shipments are on time based on the customer promise.
• To monitor, troubleshoot and escalate exceptions or discrepancies as required to ensure smooth operations at origin and destination
• To address root causes proactively and notify relevant person to prevent the recurrence of service gaps.
• To analyze operational data and provide reports to management with actionable insights.

What you will need:

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in professional logistics, freight forwarding, ocean operations (Seafreight knowledge is a plus)
• Language requirements: Bahasa Malay + English + Mandarin
• Experience or Exposure to handle special cargo (reefer, DG, oversized) will be an advantage
• High attention to detail and accuracy in documentation, billing, and data entry
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities
• A proactive, organized team player who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

About the Role
Selkirk Sport is expanding our Asia operations and looking for a bilingual Engineering Manager to lead manufacturing execution, quality oversight, and new product introductions across our partner factories in Vietnam and China. We are open to a strong engineer ready to step into management or a senior engineering manager with deep experience. What matters most is the ability to take technically complex projects from concept to full production with precision, ownership, and strong cross-cultural communication.
This role is the engineering and manufacturing backbone of our Asia operation. You will drive production readiness, solve technical issues on-site, collaborate closely with U.S. R&D teams, and ensure our products meet Selkirk’s uncompromising quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Execution

• Lead the full lifecycle of engineering and manufacturing projects, from initial Tech Pack handoff to pilot builds, validation, and mass production.
• Work closely with factory engineering teams to interpret specifications, resolve open questions, and ensure accurate execution.
• Manage day-to-day coordination with U.S. engineering, product, and supply chain teams to keep timelines and deliverables on track.

Manufacturing & On-Site Problem Solving

• Spend time at factories during critical builds to monitor processes, troubleshoot production issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Diagnose root causes for defects or process deviations and collaborate with factory engineers to drive improvements.
• Ensure tooling, jigs, materials, and process controls align with Selkirk standards.

Quality Leadership

• Oversee the work of on-site QC inspectors in Vietnam and China, providing direction, training, and standards.
• Review QC reports, verify factory adherence to specifications, and conduct periodic audits.
• Implement US Team policy and refine quality procedures to ensure product consistency and reduce operational risk.

Cross-Border Communication

• Communicate clearly in Mandarin with Taiwanese and Chinese factory leadership, owners, and technical staff.
• Summarize factory updates, risks, and results concisely in English for the U.S. team.
• Serve as the cultural and technical bridge ensuring alignment across continents.

Team Building (Current and Future)

• Provide leadership to existing Asia-based QC personnel.
• Over time, help expand and structure the Asia engineering and quality team as operations grow.
• Cultivate a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to enhance manufacturing processes, efficiency, and product reliability.
• Share insights with U.S. R&D to influence design-for-manufacturing and future product development.
• Recommend factory capability upgrades or process innovations as Selkirk expands into new materials or technologies.

What We're Looking For:
Required:

• An entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial mindset, with strong ownership instincts Mandarin and English fluency
• Strong engineering background (mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or related field)
• Proven ability to execute engineering/manufacturing projects end-to-end
• Hands-on problem-solving skills and a willingness to be physically present on the factory floor
• Ability to travel frequently across Asia
• Excellent communication skills and comfort operating across cultures and time zones

Preferred

• Experience in composites, sporting goods, consumer hardware, or similar manufacturing environments
• Experience leading engineering or manufacturing teams (for manager-level candidates)
• Familiarity with NPI processes, quality systems, PLM tools, and manufacturing documentation
• Prior experience working with Chinese/Taiwanese-owned factories

Why Join Selkirk Sport?

• Lead brand design for the #1 brand in pickleball—an industry on the rise.
• Work on high-impact projects seen by millions.
• Collaborate with a fast-moving, innovative brand design team.
• Enjoy a high-energy work environment where your ideas shape the future of the sport.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for growth.
• Salary range from MYR72,000 per annum

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Product Compliance Project Manager who is tech-savvy, ambitious, and ready to scale with a fast-growing organization. This is a high-impact role responsible for ensuring that our entire global catalog—spanning hundreds of product lines—meets rigorous safety and legal standards.
You aren't just a "checker"; you are a strategic bridge between our factories, our legal team, and our product designers. You will also take the lead on product packaging project management, ensuring that every box and label that leaves our warehouse is compliant and market-ready.

Key Responsibilities:

• Packaging Project Management: Lead the project management for all international product packaging, ensuring that warning labels, translations, and required markings are accurate and current.
• Global Catalog Oversight: Manage and maintain end-to-end product compliance for hundreds of product lines across all categories.
• Regulatory Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive research into shifting regulations across Canada and international jurisdictions to ensure proactive adherence.
• Factory Liaison: Communicate directly with global factories to verify materials, certifications, and production standards.
• Cross-Functional: Act as the central hub between Legal, Product, and Supply Chain teams to integrate compliance into the product lifecycle.
• Process Automation: Leverage tech tools to streamline compliance tracking, document storage, and renewal alerts.

Experience & Qualifications
Required

• Tech-Savvy: You’ll use project management software and databases to track 100s of SKUs simultaneously.
• Ambitious: You don’t just want to follow a checklist; you want to build a world-class compliance process.
• Growth-Minded: You are eager to learn the nuances of international law and scale your responsibilities as the company expands.
• Meticulous: In compliance, "close enough" isn't enough. You have an eye for the smallest legal details on packaging.
• Experience: Proven track record in project management, ideally within product development, supply chain, or legal compliance.
• Communication: Ability to translate complex legal requirements into actionable steps for product designers and factory leads.
• Multitasking: Comfortable managing high-volume workloads across diverse product lines with overlapping deadlines.

Preferred

• Knowledge Base: Strong foundational understanding of global consumer product regulations (e.g., CCPSA in Canada, CE, UKCA, Prop 65).
• Background in sports, outdoor, or active lifestyle product compliance

Core Strategic Responsibilities

1. Regional Governance & Leadership

• Strategic Operational Ownership: Navigate the complexities of the SE Asia market with an owner’s mindset, proactively identifying friction points and engineering self-sustaining solutions; drive regional growth with high autonomy, ensuring that all systems built today are scalable, fiscally responsible, and aligned with Selkirk’s long-term global vision.Strategic Scaling: Design and implement robust processes that enable the Asia region to scale in alignment with Selkirk’s rapid global growth while capturing local nuances.
• Systems Architecture & Process Optimization: Design, implement, and refine the operational frameworks and project management workflows that enable strategic scaling.
• Cultural Ambassadorship: Act as the primary conduit for Selkirk’s corporate culture, ensuring regional teams (Sales, CX, and Support) are unified under the brand’s core values.Executive Liaison: Serve as the critical link between SE Asia and US-based leadership (Co-CEO/VP of Ops), providing real-time decision-making and high-level reporting.

2. Operational Liaison

• Supply Chain & 3PL: In cooperation with the VP of Supply Chain & Operations, provide general oversight for regional logistics, factory coordination, 2nd Tier Supply Chain and 3PL providers to ensure seamless inventory flow and fulfillment excellence.Program & Sponsorship: In support of the SE Asia Marketing team, help drive the systems, processes, tools, logistics, and operational support for Selkirk’s SE Asian player and organizational sponsorships ensuring the Marketing team can operationally execute on initiatives.
• Accounting & Regulatory Oversight: In cooperation with the CFO and Asia finance manager, provide general support ensuring local teams have the necessary infrastructure and support. Act as the primary liaison for regional compliance matters, overseeing the procurement and maintenance of essential company documentation, business certifications, and legal filings required for seamless cross-border operations.
• AI and Automated Process Development: Spearhead the adoption of AI-enhanced workflows within Asia operations to maximize regional efficiency; leverage successful local implementations to consult with and lead the deployment of AI-driven process improvements for USA HQ, ensuring a unified and technologically advanced global operating standard.

3. Functional Management

• Cross-Departmental Management & Synergy: Provide strategic direction and oversight for regional Customer Service and Sales Manager and for the Malaysian Office Manager and Business Tools Developer to ensure peak operational health, brand alignment, and high quality reputation.Regional Launch Orchestration: Lead the end-to-end operational readiness for all product launches within the Asian market. IT & Systems Integrity: In cooperation with the Business Tools Developer and US based Digital Solutions Team, ensure that internal systems and digital infrastructures are localized, secure, and capable of supporting regional expansion.
• Extended Workforce Management: Build and lead a high-performance "Extended Workforce" hub in Malaysia designed as a strategic extension of domestic operations; manage local specialists who provide critical support to USA HQ, ensuring seamless 24/7 continuity across Customer Experience, Digital Solutions, and Business Operations.
• Resource Optimization: In cooperation with the Malaysian Office Manager and HR team, provide leadership to monitor and ensure high level employee performance for organizational stability and long-term ROI.
• Crisis Intervention: Act as the first point of escalation for SE Asian operational roadblocks, providing decisive solutions for complex logistical or administrative challenges by serving as liaison between HQ, Estonia, and Malaysia.

Key Competencies

• Cross-Cultural Communication: Mastery in navigating the nuances of Asian business environments while maintaining fluid communication with US-based teams.Operational Agility: The ability to pivot between high-level organizational design and deep-dive problem solving.Scalability Mindset: A proven track record of building systems that remain stable during periods of exponential growth.
• Operational Architecture: The ability to transform abstract strategy into repeatable, scalable workflows. This candidate must possess a "builder" mindset, demonstrating a proven track record of designing end-to-end operational systems that eliminate friction, ensure quality control, and remain resilient during periods of rapid international expansion.
• Regional Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: A dedicated leader capable of managing diverse local teams within the SE Asia region. This candidate must excel at fostering a high-accountability culture that mirrors Selkirk’s domestic standards while respecting local nuances. Beyond direct regional management, they must be a skilled collaborator, working seamlessly with US-based global teams and managers to ensure regional operations remain synchronized with the company’s broader strategic goals and KPIs.
• Tech Savvy: High proficiency in navigating and implementing modern enterprise tools, including ERP systems, project management software, and e-commerce marketplace platforms. The candidate must understand how data flows between departments (Logistics, Accounting, and IT) and possess the technical aptitude to troubleshoot system gaps or integrate new regional software solutions.
• Decision-Making - Strategic & Real-Time Agility: The ability to act as a decisive proxy for the Co-CEO and/or VP of Operations within the bounds of Selkirk’s decision matrix. This involves exercising sound judgment under pressure, synthesizing complex data to solve "on-the-ground" roadblocks, and balancing short-term tactical interventions with the long-term strategic interests of the brand.

Required:

• Professional Background: 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in operations and business management, specifically within South East Asian markets.
• Sector Experience: Proven experience scaling operations within consumer goods, sporting goods, or related industries.
• Process Management: Demonstrated success managing multi-department projects, processes, continuous improvement methodologies, KPIs, and operational performance metrics.
• Technical Literacy: High-level proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, etc.), project management tools (Asana, Monday.com), logistics platforms, and digital operational tools.
• Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Linguistic/Cultural Ability: Fluency in English is mandatory; professional working proficiency in other regional languages is highly valued for managing local vendors and compliance.

Preferred:

• Degree: MBA or advanced degree in Operations or Business.
• Supply Chain: Solid grasp and understanding of 3PL relationships, international freight forwarding, and last-mile logistics in complex regulatory environments.
• Background in sports, outdoor, or active lifestyle brands.

Why Join Selkirk Sport?

• Lead brand design for the #1 brand in pickleball—an industry on the rise.
• Work on high-impact projects seen by millions.
• Collaborate with a fast-moving, innovative brand design team.
• Enjoy a high-energy work environment where your ideas shape the future of the sport.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Why Join Selkirk Sport?

• Lead brand design for the #1 brand in pickleball—an industry on the rise.
• Work on high-impact projects seen by millions.
• Collaborate with a fast-moving, innovative brand design team.
• Enjoy a high-energy work environment where your ideas shape the future of the sport.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for growth.
• Salary range from MYR 48,000 per annum

About this role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Supply Chain Analyst to join our operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of our demand planning cycle by maintaining high-quality data and refining the assumptions that drive our inventory and logistics strategies. The ideal candidate enjoys diving into data sets, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring that our forecasting software reflects the most current market realities.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast Auditing & Maintenance: Utilize internal tools and processes to routinely audit the accuracy of demand forecasts and underlying assumptions.
• Dynamic Data Updates: Re-run forecasts as needed to ensure all supply chain data remains permanently updated and actionable.
• Forecast Inputs Modeling: Leverage established internal workflows to create new inputs, ensuring they align with organizational goals.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across the company to verify data points and refine the logic used in demand modeling.
• Process Efficiency: Manage personal workflow effectively, balancing quick-turn software processing with deeper analytical projects.

Daily Tasks & Time Allocation

• NPI: Integrate new products into the system. Track the release dates and keep the demand forecasts aligned with any changes.
• Monthly Review: Updating the forecast inputs and rerunning the demand plan to reflect the latest data.
• Analytical Deep Dives: Conduct data analysis to verify or create new forecast inputs.
• System Testing: Supporting internal software quality assurance by cross-referencing outputs and bug reporting to the development team.

Qualifications (Required)

• 1+ years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, logistics etc.
• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Business Administrative, or any relevant studies.
• Experience in using tools like SAP IBP, Oracle Demantra, Blue Yonder (JDA), or proprietary internal systems.
• Great to have advanced Excel skillsets, SQL for extracting and managing large datasets.
• Experience with tracking software (e.g., Jira) or cross-referencing system outputs for quality assurance.

Skills:

• Analytical Rigor: Ability to audit complex datasets and identify discrepancies in forecasting logic.
• Technical Proficiency: Comfort working with demand planning software and internal data tools.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Time Management: Ability to pivot between rapid system tasks and extended research-based analysis.
• Detail Oriented: High standard for data accuracy to ensure forecasts remain reliable for the broader business.