{"id":23412,"date":"2025-12-16T18:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasona.aukrim.net\/job\/sr-sales-planning-analyst-japanese-bilingual\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:41:44","slug":"000543","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/000543\/","title":{"rendered":"Sr. Sales Planning Analyst- Japanese Bilingual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12px;font-family: sans-serif\">Position: Sr. Sales Planning Analyst &#8211; Japanese Bilingual<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12px;font-family: sans-serif\">Location: Waller, TX (Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day WFH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12px;font-family: sans-serif\">Salary: $70-106K (DOE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12px;font-family: sans-serif\">Hours: 8am &#8211; 5pm (with some flexibility)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12px;font-family: sans-serif\">Report To: Manager, Sales Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 12px\">*7+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Forecasting &amp; 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