The Skills You'll Need: Japanese, sales, business development

Your New Salary: up to £32,000 +commuting expense

Office based

Start: ASAP

Sales and New Business Development Manager - What You'll be Doing:

Sales activities

• Identified new target categories /customers by doing market analysis and incorporate them into the actual sales activities
• Review target categories/customers in response to the change of environmental surroundings/market needs

Import/export logistics

• Create/send necessary shipping documents with other organization
• Communicate the forwarder and HQ to proceed shipment as needed

New business development

• Investigate and report on the current food markets in Europe (Trend, New product, Companies, Regulation etc)
• Investigate and report on new technology, ingredients in Europe
• Investigate new raw material / suppliers and obtain the samples/documentations upon the request of HQ

Sales and New Business Development Manager - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Interested in food products and Japanese culture.
• Fluent in Japanese (JLPTN1/2) and English.
• Able to do market analysis and put them into the sales practice
• Able to approach the target and start the conversation with customers
• Able to handle all trading matters with good time management skill.

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