Australian business process outsourcing company Beepo Inc. announced a plan to expand its Philippines operations from 200 to 5,000 workers in the next five years.
Beepo chief executive officer Aimee Engelmann said the company would hire 1,000 personnel every year to help fill the sector’s growing demand for talents.
Investing close to Australian $400,000 or approximately P13.2 million in its operations in Clark, Beepo increased its personnel to 200 as of October this year from just 15 when the company started operations in April 2014.
“We have a long-term vision to grow and remain in the area [Clark],” said Engelmann.
“I could see an opportunity to combine the fantastic talents here in the Philippines and paired it up with Australian businesses,” Engelmann added.
She said her company and the state-run Clark Development Corp. were working closely to invite other Australian firms to invest in the Clark free port.
“We’ve been working together to find those clients who want to invest long-term in the Philippines,” Engelmann said.
“A few of our clients have also decided to create their own companies in the Philippines as well,” she said.
Engelmann said Clark was the perfect site for a growing outsourcing company like Beepo.
“I did a lot of research on locations in the Philippines and I believed that Clark has such a bright future because of its facilities and infrastructure,” she said.
She said unlike other outsourcing companies, Beepo did not put a cap on age. Engelmann said since Beepo also promoted work live balance, “there is absolutely no age limit as far as hiring is concerned.”
“Majority of the shifts at Beepo starts 7 [in the morning]. [They] finish at 4 p.m. and then they can go home with their family,” she said.
Beepo recently issued an advisory to fill up administration posts, including an HR manager, operations and systems support, team leader, and customer service representatives.
Two other companies operating in Clark Freeport are hiring more workers as part of their expansion plans.
Catering services provider La Rose Noire Philippines Inc. needs bakers, pastry chef, production manager, supervisor warehouse/procurement manager, finance manager, engineering assistant manager, engineering supervisor, engineering line staff, language translator (Filipino, English and Mandarin) and quality control staff.
Midori Hotel and Casino, the first five-star hotel in Central Luzon, is looking for bar and banquet captain, revenue supervisor, floor captain, assistant engineer manager, electronic engineer steward shift head, concierge supervisor, front officer supervisor and laundry supervisor and general foreman. The hotel is expected to have a soft opening before the end of the year.