About the company
The client is a subsidiary of a TSE-listed company based in Japan, which oversees group companies in the food business.
They are a leading regional importer, exporter, wholesaler, and supplier of premium Japanese food. With over 2,000 products and expertise in air-flown seafood and fresh produce, they serve hotels, sushi chains, resorts, fine-dining restaurants, and importers across the region.
Job Responsibilities
As the Sales Manager, you are expected to perform the following key responsibilities:
Develop sales strategies
- Create sales plans based on specific buyer segments.
- Monitor sales channels, analyse competitors and market demand.
- Identify sales performance issues and recommend improvements.
Create sales opportunities
- Build network and leads.
- Develop plans to acquire new buyers.
- Improve customer acquisition and retention strategies.
Acquire sales accounts
- Understand buyers' needs and present sales proposals.
- Address customer issues and needs.
- Follow up with key buyers to close deals and ensure payment.
Manage buyer relationships
- Create buyer relationship management programs.
- Use buyer feedback and market trends for product improvements.
- Enhance buyer retention and loyalty through data analysis.
- Address issues with appropriate responses.
Manage team members.
- Manage the department's budget.
- Train and evaluate team members.
- Oversee recruitment and retention efforts.
- Review work processes for improvement.
- Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned by Superior.
Job Requirements
- Minimum Polytechnic Diploma / Bachelors Degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 8 years working experience in FMCG industry.
- Proficient in creating and implementing various sales methodologies to drive performance.
- Proficient in monitoring sales channels and analyse competitors and market demand.
- Skilled in analysing sales performance metrics and customer feedback to identify trends and improvements.
- Familiar with CRM systems for managing customer relationships and tracking sales.
- Experienced in creating targeted sales plans for specific customer segments.
- Ability to manage and allocate departmental budgets effectively.
- Competence in preparing sales reports and proposals.
- Skilled in assessing team needs, training and evaluating performance.