Silk Street market to recruit general manager from global HR market

The new general manager of Silk Street market must be proficient in English and be able to help Silk Street market "go global". On July 15, reporters learned that Wang Zili, who had held the post of general manager of Silk Street market for more than four years, had resigned at the beginning of July, and Zhang Yongping, the Chairman of the Board of Silk Street market, listed 16 requirements for the successor, and offered an annual salary of 500,000 yuan.

“He/she must possess the ability to develop business abroad and write professional analytical reports.” This requirement for the general manager attracted a lot of attention. According to the general legal counsel of Silk Street market, Yu Tanzhen, “going global” has always been a strategy for Silk Street market’s development, and the market has been investigating overseas markets for many years and is prepared to expand. Therefore, the requirements for the general manager include “fluency in English” and “experience working at large-scale foreign enterprises” in a managerial position.

No limitation on permanent residence, sex, specialty ……the requirements for the general manger of Silk Street market are not strict, but “in reality, this job is not easy”. The market said that the qualities that candidates must possess include strong public relations skills, a strong capacity to implement the company’s regulations and tasks, good comprehension ability and a sense of responsibility. It is thought that tort cases and actions concerning foreign interests will occur every year in Silk Street market and will be issues that the successor will have to face.

Silk Street market has a history of 30 years and is one of Beijing’s earliest free markets and a famous commercial brand. On March 19, 2005, the old Silk Street market closed down because of many problems including counterfeit goods and serious fire safety hazards, and the new Silk Street market showed its brand-new face for the first time. During the term of the new Silk Street’s first general manager Wang Zili, the street carried out three large-scale alterations to operations, dismissed stores involved in counterfeit goods, introduced 19 of China’s time-honored shops, and survived dozens of tort lawsuits of various sizes.

Translated by LOTO