Assistant Manager, Sales & Marketing

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Sales and Marketing Manager, directly supervising 5 to 10 employees including sales and sales administration staff.
• Participating in the hiring process and recommending hiring, discipline, and termination decisions.
• Understanding and managing sales KGI and KPI to meet sales goals and drive revenue growth.
• Overseeing sales functions for HQ, domestic, export, and special sales.
• Managing sales admin operations including purchase and product inventory, receivables, communication, client management, and sales analysis.
• Reporting on current sales/market and department situation to the manager.
• Contributing to product development, including new product lines and modifications.
• Forecasting sales plans and achieving sales goals.
• Checking and allocating inventories.
• Supervising department budget and expenses.
• Overseeing special functions such as marketing events, shows, demonstrations, and network events.
• Requesting imported products for divisions and communicating with the manager to improve employee motivation and behavior.
• Providing motivation, support, and guidance to subordinate sales representatives and sales administration employees.
• Experimenting with acquisition channels such as event management, website, social media, and advertising.
• Performing additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bilingual in English and Japanese, with the ability to speak, read, and write in both languages.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the food industry.
• Excellent communication skills with various levels of staff and departments.
• Strong leadership, motivation, and supervision skills.
• Experience with planning budgets, schedules, and work plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the food industry.

Benefits & Perks

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Employee discount