Sales and Marketing Assistant Manager -Japanese Bilingual

About the job Sales and Marketing Assistant Manager -Japanese Bilingual

FUNCTION: Sales and Marketing

POSITION: Assistant Manager

REPORTS TO: Manager/General Manager

LOCATION: Manhattan, New York

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Sales and Marketing activities of Electronic & Innovative Products such as Advanced Specialty Materials, Electronic Products, Adhesives & Solutions Products in the North America, and partially China and Europe including but not limited to

Make and monitor the sales budget, forecast, and result
Submit the sales budget and forecast to 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 a new customer and promote existing and new products
Monitor and manage consignment inventory (eventually, the companys inventory as well)
Take an initial lead with internal teams to solve commercial, technical, legal, financial and

logistic issues with a customer
Submit a written report and internal authorization requests
Communicate with teams in Japan / Singapore (Sales, Technical, Logistics, and Legal)
Travel and visit a customer in North America (Presumably, 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 attend Japan team for their visit to US customers
Do market research through a customer, attending and exhibiting a trade show and

conference
Any other activities, being required to develop / expand the sales
Understand the commercial policy/strategy/situation of 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 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.

Skill Requirements: Strong communication skills (verbal & written), including strong relationship building skills between a 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)
Must be fluent in Japanese

Travel requirements :
Must be able to travel domestically and internationally appx 30-50% of time.
Must have a valid drivers 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:
o 1-3years:10daysperyear

o 4-10 years: 15 days per year
o over 10 years: 20 days per year

Personal & Sick days:
o Personal days: 2 days per year o 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