{"id":23726,"date":"2026-01-12T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/job\/sales-technical-support-specialist-japanese-bilingual\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:01:52","slug":"000563","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/000563\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Specialist &#8211; Japanese bilingual"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Sales &amp; Technical Support \u2013 Machining Centers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Type:<\/strong> Full-time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary:<\/strong> TBD based on experience<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong> Health Insurance (fully covered by the company), 401k<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work Hours:<\/strong> 8:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM (some flexibility)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Opportunity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our client, a well-established manufacturer of machining centers, is seeking a bilingual <strong>Sales Specialist<\/strong> to join their growing team in Cincinnati, OH. This role will involve supporting equipment sales and installation, facilitating communication between English- and Japanese-speaking teams, and providing interpretation and translation support for technical and business discussions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote and support the sale of machining centers to automotive and manufacturing clients<\/li>\n<li>Act as an interpreter and translator (Japanese \u2194 English) during meetings, site visits, emails, and documentation<\/li>\n<li>Support installation projects and coordinate with engineers and customer teams<\/li>\n<li>Handle general office tasks including report preparation, email correspondence, and participation in conference calls<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with cross-cultural teams locally and abroad<\/li>\n<li>Travel for business domestically and internationally as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Preferred Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Business-level fluency in Japanese and English (written and verbal)<\/li>\n<li>Experience in the automotive or industrial equipment sector<\/li>\n<li>Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Ability to travel occasionally as well as internationally (e.g., Japan, Mexico, Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Valid U.S. driver\u2019s license<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with Japanese business culture and work style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-23726","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/23726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=23726"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=23726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}