E-commerce Product Research VA | Long-Term Opportunity

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

run a growing e-commerce business selling products on European marketplaces, and I’m looking for a reliable Virtual Assistant to help with product research and eventually day-to-day e-commerce operations. We will start with approximately 10 hours per week. If we work well together, there is an opportunity to take on more hours and responsibility over time. Your main task at the beginning will be product research. You will research products from our suppliers and compare them with marketplace listings to identify profitable opportunities. Tasks include: * Manually researching products * Matching supplier products with marketplace listings * Finding and verifying EANs/product matches * Comparing purchase prices and selling prices * Checking competitors and marketplace offers * Recording product data accurately * Identifying potentially profitable products based on clear criteria * Helping prepare approved products for listing I will provide the process and teach you how I currently perform the research. Experience with Amazon product research, online arbitrage, product sourcing, eBay, Shopify or other marketplaces is useful. Experience with our specific marketplace is not required. Over time, I would like the right person to help with more of the daily operation, including product monitoring, inventory checks, listings, pricing checks and identifying problems that need attention. I’m looking for someone who is: * Detail-oriented and accurate * Reliable and consistent * Comfortable with spreadsheets and product data * Able to follow instructions * Able to think independently when something doesn’t look right * Interested in a long-term working relationship Starting workload: approximately 10 hours/week Schedule: flexible Position: long-term When applying, please answer: 1. What product research/e-commerce experience do you have? 2. Have you done Amazon online arbitrage or product sourcing before? 3. Which marketplaces have you worked with? 4. How many hours per week are you available? 5. What is your hourly rate? Please start your application with the word ORANGE so I know you have read the full description.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Entry level
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  • $3.00

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    $8.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type

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Ecommerce
Virtual Assistance
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