Japanese speaking Senior Sales Manager

<45482>Japanese speaking Senior Sales Manager

• Location: London SW18 (on-site)
• Job type: Permanent, full-time
• Salary: Basic £40,000 - £55,000 p.a., depending on experiences + benefits
• Working hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:30

(PLEASE NOTE: This position requires working in the office 5 days a week)

CORE DUTIES

• Managing the UK office with the Senior Director (head of overseas business management - based in the US)
• Managing a young & dynamic team of 12 sales executives & 3 assistant managers (as of Jan 2024), liaising with board members in Japan HQ as well as the Senior Director
• Responsible for the day-to-day business operations such as product development and distribution
• Expand business opportunities across the EU, including business development and existing client relationship management
• Strategic planning to ensure continued growth in major global markets
• Opening new accounts, while maintaining relationships with buyers of major retail chains
• Proposing, negotiating terms and conditions, and acquiring product licenses from publishers and other clients
• Working closely with publishers & media to maximise marketing opportunities across the respective regions
• Liaising with in-house design & engineering teams based in the overseas head office for product development
• Reporting and presentation of outcomes to the executive team in Japan and other global branch managers

IDEAL APPLICANT

• At least 7 years business experience within corporate environment is essential
• Totally fluent level English and business negotiation level Japanese (at least JLPT N2 level or higher)
• Additional European language skill (German/French/Spanish) would be highly beneficial
• Manufacturing or FMCG industry experience
• Experience living/working in Japan would be highly beneficial
• Strong sales or client management experience is a must
• Experience of managing a team
• A personal Interest in the Digital/Game/Entertainment industry
• Working understanding Japanese work environment and culture
• Strong communication skills, flexible attitude, and the ability to influence people

** All applicants must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.