Sales Representative for Electrical Equipment, Japanese Bilingual

A boutique Japanese manufacturer/distributor is looking for a sales representative who is enthusiastic about learning new business and collaborating with a company. This role will involve managing, coordinating, and executing sales activities for both existing and new accounts in North America.

The ideal candidate should possess over two years of B2B sales experience, preferably with an engineering background, but it is optional.

Business-level Japanese language skills are essential.

Job Summary:

• Develops and implements sales strategies based on market conditions and requirements. Pursues new opportunities both within existing and new lines of business.
• Provides sales service for our product lines by creating and presenting product technical information to current and potential customers, coordinating customer project needs, providing product delivery information, addressing specification questions and engineering issues to increase opportunities and maintain good customer relationships.
• Collaborates with regional sales representatives, engineers, technical service, and manufacturing activities to ensure timely response to customers’ needs. Written and verbal communication with individuals in these functions is the primary means to fulfill this responsibility. Provides thorough follow-up to issues, action items and discussion points.
• Responsible for the achievement of financial objectives and goals.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent working experience.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in B to B sales experience is required.
• Japanese language skills in business level are highly desired.
• Knowledge of international business including import & export.
• Knowledge of electronic engineering is a big plus.
• Microsoft Word, Excel and order processing software.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time, both domestically and internationally, as required.

How to apply:  Please send your resume to nkagaya@pasona.com.