Bilingual Sales Representative

Quick USA Inc.; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with company contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Holidays

Job summary

Quick USA Inc. in Farmington Hills, MI, seeks a Bilingual Sales Representative to maintain customer satisfaction and manage inventory-driven transactions. The role blends sales with purchasing coordination, cross-functional support, and price negotiation in a hybrid work setting.

The ideal candidate is fluent in English and Japanese, has 2+ years in sales (preferably in automotive), and can travel 25–30% for customer and supplier meetings. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese.
• 2+ years of sales experience preferred.
• Experience in the automotive industry is highly preferred.
• Experience working with Japanese companies or Japanese customers preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25–30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high customer/vendor satisfaction for existing business and accurate internal transactions.
• Ensure adequate inventory levels to meet production requirements and manage shortages.
• Process purchase orders with suppliers to maintain on-order and in-transit inventory.
• Provide pricing quotes and negotiate with customers and suppliers.
• Assist receivables and resolve issues related to payments and credits.
• Generate sales forecasts and identify opportunities for growth.
• Support cross-functional teams and respond to management requests.

Skills

Bilingual English/Japanese

Sales experience

Automotive industry experience

Cross-cultural communication

Customer service

Job description

Position

Bilingual Sales Representative

Summary

Responsible to maintain the highest level of customers / vendors satisfaction for existing businesses and accurate transactions processed internally through communicating with customer, management, associates, and related parties.

Essential Duties

• Responsible to ensure inventory levels of parts/materials/product are adequate for customer production requirements as well as supportive of company's inventory management requirements and objectives.
• Works with the customer and vendors to avoid any risk of inventory shortage or aged inventory issues.
• Works in conjunction with the buyer-planner or independently placing purchase orders with suppliers to ensure that all part/items have adequate on-order, in-transit and in-house inventory to meet and satisfy all customer requirements and contractual obligations.
• Assists the Buyer-Planner in negotiating supplier pricing and cost down initiatives on the behalf ofour customer that has account responsibilities.
• Provides support to customer and conpany's sections to assist in reconciling problems encountered with inventory, delivery (incoming and outgoing), quantity or quality of customer required parts/materials.
• In conjunction with the Accounting Department, is responsible to successfully manage all account receivables functions for service/goods provided to the customer in a timely manner.
• Works with the customer to resolve and eliminate accounts receivable issues.
• (Month end closing, Inventory reconciliations, Physical count when necessary, IPS (Internal profit sharing) etc.)
• Generates price quotes, negotiates pricing with the customer, resolves issues relating to pricing with customer and suppliers, and ensures pricing is properly set up in the system.
• Determines customer’s financial status regarding credit limits, monitors for changes and compliance with available credit.
• Is responsible for the achievement and maintenance of proper gross margin levels necessary to sustain the business profitability.
• Develops customer sales forecasts, captures trends, identify expanding or new opportunities, improvements and challenges.
• Assists either verbally or in writing to resolve customer complaints and address inquiries, which may include site-visits and/or specialized reports or analysis.
• Provides written follow-up reports as required.
• Provides sales analysis and profitability forecasts.
• Develops unit budget, monitors and analyzes reason for variances.
• Ensures that unit business practices and requirements meet all Federal regulations or guidelines.
• Ensures that unit business practices and requirements meet all company’s rules
• Participates and supports improvement opportunities (Kaizen) within job scope to include recommendations and/or development of standardized work instruction for current or new business and assisting with review of internal controls.
• Provides assistance when necessary to other staff members, responds to requests by management when and as required.
• Performs all other duties as may be required.

Working Hours / Working style

8:30-17:30

Hybrid working style: 1 day work from home, 4 days at office

Working Location

Farmington Hills, MI

Salary / Benefit

Billingual Sales Representative（60k～130k）

• $60K–$80K：Junior～Mid-level
• $80K–$100K：Experienced / Senior
• $100K–$130K：Senior / Highly Experienced / Immediate Contributor

Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)

Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

14 Paid Company Holidays

401(k) with Company Contribution

Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Holidays

Saturday, Sunday, Company holidays

Qualifications

• Business-level fluency in both English and Japanese
• 2+ years of sales experience preferred
• Experience in the automotive industry is highly preferred
• Experience working with Japanese companies or Japanese customers preferred
• Strong understanding of Japanese business practices and corporate culture
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Strong customer service and problem-solving abilities
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25–30% of the time
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural business environment