Title
Japanese Speaking Sales Executive
Type of employment
Full time
Salary
£30,000 per annum
Job profile
Take responsibility for the development and maintenance of food chemicals sales to achieve growth in line with company vision and values. Establish a marketing plan and implement this to expand and maintain sales.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a business plan and sales strategy for the food chemicals market taking into account company sales goals and profitability;
- Initiate, develop and implement action plans to develop new markets;
- Initiate, develop and implement action plans to maintain existing markets;
- Prioritise workload to reflect sales and customer requirements;
- To use all available resources (including literature and personnel) in the planning of new and existing plans;
- To negotiate contracts and agreements with customers and suppliers and obtain good value for money for the company;
- To respond to and follow up sales enquiries by e-mail, telephone, and personal visits;
- Attend at trade fairs;
- To provide timely feedback to the General Manager regarding performance;
- To liaise with suppliers including the company’s head office;
- To consider the implication of EU regulations in the biochemical market;
- To research the activities of customers and competitors;
- To attend training courses and develop relevant knowledge and skills;
- To adhere to company policies, procedures and business ethics codes.
Personal and technical characteristics:
- Ability to maintain contact with all current and potential clients in our market area to ensure high levels of client satisfaction;
- Demonstrate ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees, including those in affiliates;
- Willingness to develop technical and management skills and undertake training;
- Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and market requirements;
- Fluent written and spoken English;
- Fluent Japanese and English language skills.
Candidate screening criteria:
Essential:
- More than one year of sales experience
- Consultative sales approach
- Willingness to travel (between 20% to 30% of the time)
- Japanese and fluent English language skills
Important:
- Around two to five years sales experience
- Ability to understand scientific concepts
- Distributor management experience
- Experience in food business
- Second European language
- Ability to work in a small, multi-cultural environment
Nice to have:
- Experience in biochemistry business
Location
Oxford, UK
Visa
Eligible to work in the UK without any restriction
About our client
Bio-Technology industry