Work in Japan : Sales Manager - SNAKA22582

Minimum Experience Level

Over 1 year 

Minimum English Level

Business Level 

Minimum Japanese Level

Fluent 

Minimum Education Level

Technical/Vocational College 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

Sales Manager position in a International diversified technology and manufacturing global leader

Why is this Position Open?
* Replacement

Company Description:
* International diversified technology and manufacturing global leader
HQ based in UK, more than 120,000 employees in 100 countries around the world and has a demonstrated heritage of innovation and achievement

Responsibilities:
*Lead identifying the new product opportunities, consolidating technical, resource, cost and planning data
*Submit quotations and negotiate price to customers
*Lead the team to identify, understand and mitigate risks for business wins
*Support weekly reviews of open projects with the Program Management, and drive actions where required to meet business goals
*Report the status of projects to the customer and internal organisation, escalating issues as necessary
*Prepare and issue key control documents: NPO, PQF, Quotation, Confirmation Letter
*Ensure confidentiality of commercially sensitive information, and compliance to business procedures
*Ensure forecasting accurate demand planning based on market and customer given information
*Control AR
*Manage prototype related communication internally and externally
*Support Customer Quality Engineer to obtain customer homologation of new component sources and designs
*Share experience and best-practice within the customer team

Remuneration:
* 10 to 12 Million Yen, depending on skills and experience

Applicable Experience:
*Proficiency in MS Excel, SAP

Desired Characteristics:
*Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking Japanese and English

*Bachelors degree in general management or related field
*MBA preferred
*Minimum 5 years of commercial experience (mix of sales & marketing), preferably in the automotive aftermarket industry

Wall Street Associates K.K. is a company with a strong record of executive recruitment in the fields of accounting, IT, HR, and finance, Founded in 1997, and one of a few ISO9001:2000 certified recruitment agencies in Tokyo, Kansai, Yokohama, and Nagoya, we set the standard for excellence in our business.

Our method involves meeting with candidates to interview them before any introductions take place. The candidate’s character, capabilities, and potential are carefully assessed, and successful matches are introduced to client companies.
At Wall Street Associates, there is no concept of "candidate ownership". This means that all our consultants share whatever information is necessary to enable each of them to deliver the best recruitment solutions possible to our candidates.

To further augment the human resource-matching capabilities of its engineering division, Wall Street Associates has acquired Step Consulting, Inc., a company with a strong focus on the Semiconductor and Wireless industries. The combined engineering unit is named Step Consulting Division.

[Tokyo Office / Headquarters]
6F Ginza Wall Building
6-13-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
104-0061
TEL: 03-3544-7301
FAX: 03-3544-7302

[Kansai Office]
13F NM Plaza Midosuji
3-6-3 Awaji-machi, Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0047
TEL: 06-6228-0730
FAX: 06-6228-0701

[Yokohama Office]
10F Helios Kannai Bldg.
3-21-2 Motohama-cho, Naka-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 231-0004
TEL: 045-224-8550
FAX: 045-224-8555

[Nagoya Office]
3F Fushimi Sankyo Bldg.
2-17-11 Nishiki, Naka-ku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-0003
TEL: 052-209-9761
FAX: 052-209-9762