Job #: F10579 | Added Date: 01/08/2024

Assistant Manager/ Bilingual Japanese

SALES / MARKETING

  • Full-time
  • $75-85K
  • Region: US
  • Location: NYC , NY

Overview

The chemical manufacturing company seeks an Assistant Manager to oversee Sales and Marketing activities of Electronic & Innovative Products such as Advanced Specialty, Materials, Electronic Products, Adhesives & Solutions Products in the North America, and partially Asia and Europe. Bilingual Japanese / Conversational Japanese is required.


Description

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Make and monitor the sales budget, forecast, and results
• Submit the sales budget and forecast to the company HQ if required
• Achieve and exceed sales budgets
• Negotiate with customers / distributors / agents for commercial terms, and troubleshooting
• Maintain key accounts and expand new projects
• Find new customers and promote both existing and new products
• Monitor and manage consignment inventory (eventually, the company’s inventory as well)
• Take initial lead with internal teams to solve commercial, technical, legal, financial and logistic issues with     customers
• Submit written reports and internal authorization requests
• Communicate with company teams in Japan / Singapore (Sales, Technical, Logistics, and Legal)
• Travel and visit customers in North America (appx. 30 – 50% of your time on average)
• Travel internationally mainly Japan, Singapore and Europe if required (appx. 2-3 times annually)
• Plan, coordinate itinerary, and join the company's Japan team for their visits to US customers
• Do market research about customers, attend and exhibit work at trade shows or conferences
• Any other activities required to develop / expand the sales
• Understand the commercial policy/strategy/situation of the company's HQ and propose these and an       action plan for the relevant areas (i.e. North, Central and South America), in order to satisfy the     requirements from the company's HQ as well as to maximize the benefits and minimize the risk of the   company
• Actualize the proposed/approved commercial policy/strategy and an action plan on a timely manner, along with the on-going reports to explain the current progress toward the goal.
• Propose and actualize a concrete action plan, based on the generalized instructions
• Any other activities, being required to maximize the benefit and minimize the risk of the company, for both short and long term.


Requirements

Skill Requirements:
• Strong communication skills (verbal & written), including strong relationship building skills between       customer and an internal team
• Availability to work the flexible hours necessary to have a meeting between Asia and Europe
• Advanced research skills
• Good analytical and creative problem solving skills
• “People person” who is confident and has a positive personality
• Strong organizational and time management skills – must adhere to deadlines,
• Multi-task and be able to prioritize.
• Ability to work both independently, with minimum supervision, and in a team environment
• Ability to learn quickly, manage workload in a cooperative and demanding environment
• Knowledge and experiences with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

Travel requirements:
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally appx 30-50% of time.
• Must have a valid driver’s license. 
   Note: This is considered an outside sales position, and incumbent will be required to make frequent visits     with customers.

Office policies:
• Working hours: 40 hours per week / Monday through Friday
• The regular working hours: 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. with unpaid one hour lunch break between 12:00 noon       and 2:00 P.M.

Others:
• Salary: based salary per calendar year; pay semi-monthly
• FLSA Exempt Status: Exempt position
• Introductory Period: 3 months
• Performance evaluation: annual basis at around the end of the year
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and life Insurance, 401K Plan
• Vacation days:
     1-3 years: 10 days per year
     4-10 years: 15 days per year
     over 10 years: 20 days per year
• Personal & Sick days:
     Personal days: 2 days per year
     Sick days: 7 days
• Business expense: reimburse reasonable travel expenses
• Confidentiality: agree not to disclose our information to others
• Employment eligibility: legal resident
• At-Will Employment

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