Total 1,684 restaurant manager job vacancies in George Town

Requirements

• Minimum Diploma/ Degree in Business Administration/ Human Resource Management or its equivalent.
• Preferred candidate with relevant working experiences for at least 5 years as senior role with supervisory skills.
• Essential knowledge in Malaysian Employment Laws.
• Ability to work under pressure by working along with all staff including Management Team.
• MUST able speak MANDARIN or local dialects and interact with all levels of people.
• Meticulous, accurate in work and able to maintain strict confidentiality of information.
• Those be able to join within 1 - 2 months will be added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full spectrum of HR, Payroll and Admin functions.
  Review Company's policy, Standard operating procedure and Compensation & Benefit from time to time and propose for revisions/ improvement when necessary.
• Prepare/ review and ensure payrolls done by subordinates are accurate and on time payment (staff headcount approx. 200).
• Liaise with labour department and other relevant government bodies, ensure on time statutory submission and payment such as EPF, Socso/ EIS, PCB, HRDF etc.
• Prepare/ review monthly tax deduction(MTD), yearly EA Form and Form E.
• Prepare/ review all types of HR and payroll related documents and letters.
• Check and verify employees’ leave records via E-Leave system and attendance sheets.
• Handle employees' disciplinary issues in accordance with Employment Act.
• Ensure employees’ personal files and system database are properly maintained and updated.
• Ensure employees' appraisal program is properly carried.
• Liaise with insurance agency on Group Insurance, Sosco coverage and claims.
• Liaise with panel clinics on updating staff list, billing or any other related matters.
• Handle recruitment and conduct orientation for new hires.
• Handle staff development training program and HRDCorp. claims.
• Supervise general office administrative duties and responsibilities.
• Any other duties as assigned by Management.

Interested candidates are invited to submit your application online or email with a detailed resume and recent photograph.

Perks & Benefits

• Commission and bonus
• Central location
• Flexible working hours
• Regular team activities
• Medical insurance

要求

• 工商管理/人力資源管理最低文憑/學位或同等學歷。
• 具有至少 5 年具有監督技能的高階職位相關工作經驗的首選候選人。
• 馬來西亞僱傭法的基本知識。
• 透過與包括管理團隊在內的所有員工一起工作，能夠在壓力下工作。
• 必須能夠說普通話或當地方言並與各個層次的人互動。
• 工作細緻、準確，能嚴格保密資訊。
• 那些能夠在1-2個月內加入的人將獲得額外的優勢。

職責

• 負責全面的人力資源、薪資和行政職能。
  不時審查公司的政策、標準作業程序以及薪資和福利，並在必要時提出修訂/改進建議。
• 準備/審查並確保下屬的薪資單準確並按時支付（員工人數約 200 人）。
• 與勞工部門和其他相關政府機構聯絡，確保按時提交和支付法定公積金、社會保險/就業保險、PCB、HRDF等。
• 準備/審查每月稅收減免 (MTD)、年度 EA 表格和表格 E。
• 準備/審查所有類型的人力資源和工資相關的文件和信件。
• 透過E-Leave系統和考勤表檢查和驗證員工的休假記錄。
• 根據僱傭法處理員工紀律問題。
• 確保員工的個人檔案和系統資料庫得到妥善維護和更新。
• 確保員工考核計畫得到妥善執行。
• 就團體保險、Sosco 保險範圍和索賠事宜與保險機構聯絡。
• 與指定診所聯絡，更新員工名單、帳單或任何其他相關事宜。
• 處理招募並為新員工進行入職培訓。
• 處理員工發展培訓計劃和 HRDCorp。索賠。
• 監督辦公室行政職責。
• 管理層指定的任何其他職責。

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津貼和福利

• 佣金和獎金
• 中心位置
• 彈性的工作時間
• 定期團隊活動
• 醫療保險

Job Description & Requirements

• In charge of the day-to-day store operations with responsibilities involving sales, cashiering, staff management, and customer handling
• Achieve branch KPI, sales targets, goals, and objectives
• Makes sure that the outlet has maintained good housekeeping standards, maintained at the highest level and maximum cleanliness and hygiene standards. Ensures that all staffs understand and adhere to food hygiene and housekeeping procedures.
• Assess and handle customer complaints.
• Provide in-house operations training.
• Interviews Part-time staff’s applicants, conducts training appraisals and performance reviews and counselling

Requirement:

• Preferably with 5 years’ F&B or retail experience
• Possess good management and strong leadership qualities
• Eager to learn and able to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong sense of customer service
• Quick thinker with the ability to solve problems and make effective decisions
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced working environment

As the restaurant captain, you are responsible to promote and ensure guest satisfaction, maintain a safe and sanitary work environment and ensure only the highest quality products are being served. You must establish a rapport with guests to build guest loyalty and gather constructive feedback to ensure satisfaction of every individual guest. You must also handle daily team member relations and encourage problem solving by team members through proper training and empowerment.

• Take accurate food and drinks order and be attentive to customer requests
• Knowledgeable in using the POS ordering system
• Check customers’ IDs to ensure they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Communicate order details to the Kitchen Staff
• Serve food and drink orders
• Deliver checks and collect bill payments
• Provide excellent customer service to guest
• Present menu and provide detailed information when asked
• Inform customers about the day’s specials (if applicable)
• Offer menu recommendations upon request
• Up-sell additional products when appropriate
• Arrange table settings and maintain a tidy dining area
• Carry dirty plates, glasses, and silverware to the kitchen for cleaning
• Follow all relevant health department regulations
• Observe and maintain cleanliness in the area of assignment

Requirement:

• Candidate must have at least 2-3 years of experience in the F&B industry
• Have a great personality and positive attitude
• Good customer service and interpersonal skills
• Good communication Skills

Duties

1. Provide friendly, excellent and professional service to all guests.

2. Responsible for handling food and beverage orders and serving guests.

3. Assist fellow Team Members to perform preparation and setting up in the restaurants for

service.

4. Check that all amenities and utensils are properly stocked and inspected.

5. Assist guests on their respective requests and deliver based on their ability.

6. Possess knowledge to upsell, well-versed in all aspects of the menu.

7. Support Restaurant Manager in achieving all goals and Key Performance Objective.

Responsibilities:

1. Ability to upsell, promote and ensure that the guest is enjoying their dining experience.

2. Ability to charm guests with his/her knowledge of the food & beverage products in a friendly

and approachable manner.

3. Ability to explain the food menu in terms of preparation methods, ingredients used, portion

size and presentation.

4. General knowledge about food allergies, dietary restriction, common brand of beverages to

ensure smooth recommendation to gusts.

5. Ability to read the different types of guests and dining clientele.

6. Ability to mold his/her service output to suit the type of clientele that he/she is serving at the

table.

7. Maintain the utmost cleanliness and hygiene standards in the restaurant.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

1. Hardworking, motivated, serious, team player and passionate about food, beverage and

service

2. Possess a well-groomed, clean and professional appearance

3. Prior exposure to leadership training programs preferred, a combination of practical

experience and education will be considered as an alternative

Working Place : Jurong east / clementi

working day : 10AM-10PM (6 DAYS)

*Able to work on weekend and no aircon environment

• Lead and supervise a team of Executives, Administrative Assistant and Technicians for the overall operation
• Motivate staff to ensure productivity at work and advocate for improvement on works processes and areas to achieve excellent customer service
• Responsible for planning, monitoring and maintaining the operational and capital expenditures of the buildings as assigned
• Ensure that preventive maintenance works are carried out by service providers in accordance with the Contract requirements
• Responsible for overall smooth operation of the buildings as assigned and ensures that all emergencies are attended to promptly and rectified with minimal inconvenience and disruption to tenants and owners. Incident reports are to be submitted promptly per SOPs

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

Technology Transfer and Innovation (TTI), NUS Enterprise is the technology translation and commercialisation arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Our dedicated team brings together expertise spanning technical, business, and legal domains, playing a pivotal role in advancing NUS's technology transfer, innovation, and enterprise initiatives.

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our Contracts team as an Assistant Manager/ Manager. The successful candidate will manage and negotiate contracts relating to intellectual property, technology licensing, and agreements crucial to realising NUS’s translational research mandate and TTI’s commercialisation goals.

Working closely with diverse teams within TTI and the NUS faculty, this role presents an exciting opportunity to leverage and refine your contract drafting and negotiation skills while driving innovation and technology commercialisation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Contract Management

• Draft, negotiate and manage contracts related to the translation and commercialisation of NUS IP, including license agreements, option agreements, technology development agreements, materials transfer agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Work with in-house or external legal counsel to ensure contracts align with NUS policies, legal requirements, and TTI's commercialisation goals.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with contractual arrangements and technology transfer activities.
• Work closely with NUS research community and administration/finance offices to process and complete documentation relating to such contracts.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of contract negotiations, agreements, and IP-related matters.
• Prepare reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders as required.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate closely with various teams within TTI and across NUS Enterprise to support the innovation and enterprise initiatives of NUS.
• Proactively engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure contracts are concluded in a timely and professional manner.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Biology / Chemistry / Engineering/ Computer Science or a similar scientific discipline and/or a Law degree (or related disciplines).
• Minimum 3 years of working experience, with demonstrated relevant experience in contracts management and negotiation roles highly preferred.
• Knowledge of university technology transfer processes and IP-related concepts is preferred.
• Familiarity with IP and contracts management databases or software.
• Good interpersonal, communication (written and verbal) and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good time management skills and the ability to handle tight deadlines

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About NUS IT

NUS Information Technology is the cornerstone to providing reliable, high-performance and secure IT solutions and effective IT governance for the campus. Here at NUS IT, we aim to transform NUS into a borderless computing community providing knowledge at its fingertips by enhancing the use of effective applications and services for teaching and learning.

We drive a culture that is forward-looking. With a strong passion for IT, our people are always striving to improve, push boundaries and innovate with a "can-do" attitude. We embrace collaboration, open communication and knowledge sharing. If you see yourself thriving in a dynamic environment and breaking new grounds with innovative ideas, you will find yourself at home in NUS IT.

As part of our team, you can look forward an empowered work environment that allows you to take charge of your own career path. We provide competitive remuneration as well as flexible work arrangements to enable your growth and development. We pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and are committed to transforming NUS into a leading global University shaping the future.

https://nusit.nus.edu.sg/

Job Purpose

The candidate will be responsible for IT projects deliveries, application enhancements and operation support that are related to the Faculty Administration business. He/she will also be responsible for product success across the whole product lifecyle with a business acumen to understand the business domain, analyse data, identify trends and make informed decisions.
He/she will be expected to work closely with the user community, external vendors, IT architecture team and other stakeholders in achieving agreed project objectives. The successful candidate can expect a nurturing environment to develop deep skillsets and contribute to keeping NUS at the forefront of education innovation.

Job Description

Project Management

- Accountable for the overall successful delivery of project.
- Oversee the delivery of projects to ensure that project targets are met. This includes, amongst others, conducting user requirement analysis, participating in solution design, planning and executing testing, deploying solution to ‘live’ etc.
- Create and/or review project artefacts and deliverables to ensure quality and NUS guidelines and polices are met.
- Manage procurement, including amongst others, preparation and publishing tender specifications, evaluating, and recommending potential solutions and/or vendors, contract management etc.
- Liaise closely with business users and builds good rapport.
- Liaise closely with vendors to ensure successful delivery of products and/or services in accordance with contract obligations.
- Manage project team to ensure optimization of manpower resources while maintaining a healthy team morale.

Product Management

- Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the Product Lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with cross-functional colleagues.
- Ensure that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.
- Be familiar with similar and competing products in the market.
- Do research to plan a competitive mid to long term roadmap of the product.
- Utilise prototypes and proof-of-concepts to maximise success rates of implementations.

Maintenance and Support

- Accountable for the overall successful provision of on-going application maintenance and support to ensure SLAs are met.
- Oversee and/or provide maintenance and support of applications, including amongst others, delivery of enhancements and bug fixes, managing service requests, troubleshooting of problems etc.
- Create, update and/or review systems artefacts and deliverables to ensure quality and NUS guidelines and polices are met.
- Perform systems analysis and data analysis including revising existing system/report logic and procedures.
- Handle audit queries and ensures audit and security compliance are met.
- Work closely with business users in annual IT project planning and enhancement prioritization.
- Liaise closely with vendors to ensure successful provision of support and maintenance in accordance with contract.

Qualifications

- Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
- At least 10 years within IT industry, inclusive of 3+ years in a technical role, and 7+ years’ experience in project management.
- Good grasp of modern IT technologies, methodologies, architectures, and best practices.
- Strong business process and analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and communicate complex requirements and issues clearly and concisely. The ability to understand the business questions that users are trying to answer is essential.
- Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of management, users and vendors.
- Must be a self-starter and able to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Must be a good team player, proactive in nature, fast learner, highly organized and positive attitude.
- Certification in PMP or CITPM will be an added advantage.
- Certification in Product Management (eg. Certified Scrum Product Owner) will be an added advantage.
- Experience in Higher Education industry is a bonus.

Job Description

• Plan, develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to drive business growth, and enhance brand awareness of architectural glass products in Asia and Oceania.
• Plan and execute capacity allocation of glass products in the above-mentioned regions, in collaboration with suppliers.
• Establish differentiation of sales activities and services to cater to specific market needs.
• Conduct general market research to keep abreast of trends and competitor’s marketing movements.
• Work with sales staff to develop pricing strategies to maximize profits and market share, while balancing with customer satisfaction.
• Establish and maintain relationships with clients to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Manage channel distribution partners.
• Establish annual budgets, and monitor revenues and expenses.
• Prepare monthly management reports for the MD and headquarters in Japan.
• Ensure that the above-mentioned activities and systems comply with requirements of headquarters in Japan.

Job Requirements

• Fluent in Japanese (Level N1) to communicate with headquarters in Japan and other overseas offices.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 8 years of experience with and strong knowledge of architectural glass products and other construction materials.
• At least 4 years of experience with and strong knowledge of products, industry prospects, technical requirements, market potential and key stakeholders related to smart glass.
• Broad experience in strategy formulation, policy deployment and management systems (e.g. sales, marketing).
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable with interacting with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership, organizational, project, team management and supervisory skills.
• Ability to handle pressure and effectively resolve complaints and issues.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Sales Manager to join our team in Singapore office. As the person in charge of the sales revenue growth in Singapore market, you will play a critical role in driving sales and expanding our market presence in Singapore. Your primary focus will be on generating new business opportunities, nurturing client relationships and achieving business targets within the region.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development:

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities in Singapore market with a focus on industrial, process automation and digitalization solutions.
• Develop a comprehensive sales strategy and execute plans to achieve sales targets and revenue growth.
• Build a strong sales pipeline by actively prospecting and qualifying leads.

Client Relationship Management:

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, understanding their needs, and ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing insights and solutions that align with their business objectives.

Solution Selling:

• Understand Supcon's product and solution offerings thoroughly, and effectively communicate their value propositions to clients.
• Collaborate with technical teams to tailor solutions to meet client requirements.

Market Analysis:

• Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and competitors' activities.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential areas for business growth and product development.

Regional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with regional sales team members to leverage and share ideas and experiences on methods to improve Go-To-Market effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Head Quarter team members to ensure consistent value proposition messaging, sales processes and sales reports requirements.

Reporting and Forecasting:

• Prepare regular sales reports and accurate forecasts.
• Monitor and analyze sales performance, making data-driven decisions to improve results.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in sales with a proven track record in business development and achieving sales targets.
• Strong knowledge of industrial, process automation and digitalization technologies and their applications.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Results-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive personality and resourceful in understanding the market conditions, customer behaviour, competition positions and plan / adjust accordingly.
• Customer Focus mindset with high level of sincerity and curiosity to understand customer business pain points.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English and Chinese for work interaction with China HQ.

As a leader in the project team, his /her responsibilities are to:-

1. Management of development and deployment projects both within Integro and for Integro's customers and partners where appropriate.

2. Successful delivery of these assigned projects

Requirements

1. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

2. Mandatory to have 8 to 15 years in the IT industry, specifically in Loans Origination systems in the banks.

3. At least 5 years in a project management capacity managing a team of at least 15 people

4. Good knowledge of Java, J2EE, object oriented technologies and implementation will be an added advantage

5. Able to demonstrate leadership and have successfully managed a project from start to finish

6. Ability to manage time, cost and quality

7. Excellent inter-personal and communications skills

8. Knowledge of Loans and Credit Risks will be added advantage

9. Strong customer relations and ability to interact with IT and users at all levels

10. Ability to demonstrate leadership and problem ownership qualities

11. Require traveling and working in regional countries

Job Description:

• Overall, in charge and responsible for various system supporting customer services.
• To be responsible for Infra for company’s System supporting and maintaining
• DNS Servers, Postfix, VMware Cluster, Cpanel
• Acronis, Veeam Backup solution
• Window Server Operations System and Linux
• Monitoring servers like Nagios and Cacti
• Implement and support third party cloud services.
• Manage and guide a group of system engineer to ensure smooth operation of day-today business.
• Involve in providing solution to customer requirement related to system services
• Maintain service SLA for system services through continuous improvement of system
uptime.
• Plan and design expansion of system infrastructure as business grows.
• Maintain the security of the system servers through industry best practices.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of system related issues.
• Support scripting for the related supported applications
• Meeting customer and site installation when required.
• Perform service request and changes related to system services.
• Maintenance of back-up events and monitoring systems

• Create and maintain programmatic and technical documentation to insure efficient planning and execution

• Responding to, solving of, first and second line incidents and monitoring all systems elements.

• Standby for after office hours escalations.

Reqiurements:

• Diploma or Degree graduate.

• Strong knowledge of managing system servers under Window OS and Linux

• Strong knowledge of managing storage system supporting physical and virtualization environment.

• Good knowledge of IP networking and Security

• Acquired valid Microsoft certifications and related Linux certification.

• Acquired related virtualization certification.

• Self-motivated, right attitude, independent and always keen to learn new technologies.

• Good analytical skill and problem-solving ability.

• Dedication to customer service and customer satisfaction

Marketing Manager Job Description

We are seeking an innovative marketing manager to promote our company's brand and services. In this role, you will be optimizing our marketing strategies, managing the marketing department's budget and staff, as well as preparing forecasts.

To ensure success, you will need extensive knowledge of marketing strategies and the ability to identify new business leads. An outstanding marketing manager will be someone whose expertise translates into increased brand awareness and profitability.

Marketing Manager Responsibilities

• Evaluating and optimizing marketing and pricing strategies.
• Analyzing market trends and preparing forecasts.
• Generating new business leads.
• Develop strategies and tactics to get the word out about our company and drive qualified traffic to our front door
• Deploy successful marketing campaigns and own their implementation from ideation to execution
• Experiment with a variety of organic and paid acquisition channels like content creation, content curation, pay per click campaigns, event management, publicity, social media, lead generation campaigns, copywriting, performance analysis

· Produce valuable and engaging content for our website and blog that attracts and converts our target groupsS

· Build strategic relationships and partner with key industry players, agencies and vendors

· Prepare and monitor the marketing budget on a quarterly and annual basis and allocate funds wisely

· Oversee and approve marketing material, from website banners to hard copy brochures and case studies

· Measure and report on the performance of marketing campaigns, gain insight and assess against goals

· Analyze consumer behavior and adjust email and advertising campaigns accordingly

Marketing Manager Requirements

· A Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or any other relevant field

· Sound understanding of marketing fundamentals and tactics

· Creative thinking and problem-solving ability

· Leadership and project management skills

· Knowledge of digital marketing and social media marketing strategies

· Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills

· Proficiency with marketing tools and software

· Proficient in marketing research and statistical analysis

· The ability to work under pressure.

· Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).

About CorDx:

CorDx is a multi-national biotech organization focused on pushing the limits of innovation and supply in global health. With over 2,000 employees across the world, serving millions of users in over 100 countries.

CorDx is transforming the global diagnostics industry with innovative R&D solutions, a vertically integrated supply chain, and manufacturing footprints in the United States and around the world.

With nearly two decades of IVD experience, CorDx is a leader in IVD research and development, manufacturing, and supply chain. Our proprietary line of rapid diagnostic products is recognized by families and medical professionals for reliability, affordability, and rapid results.

CorDx delivers rapid testing and point-of-care medical device solutions used in the detection of infectious disease such as COVID-19, pregnancy, drugs of abuse, biomarkers, and more. CorDx is at the cutting edge of technology, artificial intelligence, and data science with the goal of delivering diagnostic solutions to some of the most critical questions in healthcare.

Job Responsibilities

• Build, develop and maintain good and close customer relationship with our business partners, especially the market key influencers such as academic and public institutions, hospitals, major clinic chains, pharmacies, dealers, agents, etc. with the aim to generate repeated sales & cultivating long-term, value-driven collaborations
• Responsible for providing market feedback information and implementing the company's relevant sales strategies;
• Responsible for establishing good customer relationships (including developing key customers) and maintaining good company image;
• Excellent market sensitivity and able to quickly adapt to market changes;
• Regularly summarize and analyze sales results, and submit relevant data, reports, etc.
• Manage and generate response to queries from potential customers and follow-up on leads and referrals.
• Work closely with the Sales team on sales plans to achieve or exceed the sales targets set by the Management through value creation selling activities.
• Keep updated with product knowledge and stay informed of competitors’ products.
• Provide accurate forecasts and pipeline data as well as market intelligence on competitors to the Management.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date customer list with contact details.
• Lead and manage the sales team's KPIs, ensuring timely achievement of targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership teams to synchronize business development goals with overall organizational objectives.
• Any other ad-hoc duties or projects within the sales and marketing function as required by the management team.

Qualifications:

• Strong network in medical device and pharmaceutical business.
• A bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience. Others are welcome to apply.
• Familiar with in vitro diagnostic products such as lateral flow immunoassay, PCR, Immunoassay etc;
• Familiar with IVD product development and commercialization life cycle;
• Systematical project management, good planning, execution and timely communication. Good presentation skills.
• Majoring in biology, medicine, laboratory science, immunology, pharmacy or quality engineering are preferred;
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and down-to-earth work attitude, strong communication & execution ability, results driven, and a team player;
• Meticulous and strong sense of responsibility; able to handle stress and tight schedule;

How to Apply:

• Please send a comprehensive resume, a cover letter (If applicable), along with your current and expected salary and send to foongying@cordx.com or apply @ My Careerfuture.
• We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted