Sales Associate -Japanese Bilingual

A-STAFFING, INC.; Carlstadt (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Sales Associate who is bilingual in Chinese or Japanese and English. The role involves developing business relationships with customers, reporting sales activities, and meeting sales objectives. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft applications are required. Competitive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in Chinese or Japanese and English.
• Strong communication and conversation skills required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications essential.
• Provide high level of customer service and solutions
• Understand and execute the sales plan and pricing guidance
• Communicate plans and manage resources to support sales volume
• Coordinate with accounting on receivables
• Assist in establishing sales objectives with managers
• Cooperate with operations and logistics to meet goals
• Submit sales activity reports and inventory counts
• Chinese or Japanese / English required

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain customer relations.
• Sell products to customers in assigned territory.
• Report activities in the field.
• Communicate new product opportunities and feedback to staff.
• Cooperate with accounting to ensure collections.
• Coordinate with operations to meet sales goals.

Skills

Bilingual in Chinese or Japanese / English

Strong communication skills

Microsoft applications knowledge

Ability to travel

Teamwork ability

Time management

ERP learning

Tools

Oracle ERP software

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Oracle ERP

Job description

About the job Sales Associate -Japanese Bilingual

Sales Associate is to establish, maintain, and develop business, social, and civic relations with customers. Success in this position is measured by having a deep understanding of the sales process and dynamics, and superb interpersonal skills to meet short- and long-range sales objectives. All objectives will be achieved by maintaining existing customers in their assigned areas.

Essential Job Functions:

• Travel to customers and potential customers facilities providing them with information and support as required to secure and maintain business.
• Establish, maintain, and develop business, social, and civic relationships with customers in the assigned territory to maximum profitability.
• Responsible for selling our products to all customers in the assigned territory.
• Grow business by anticipating customer needs, determining appropriate solutions to business problems, and providing an overall high level of customer service.
• Understand and execute the sales plan and price adjustments based on managements instructions.
• Communicate plans to customers and effectively manage resources to support sales volume.
• Communicate new product and service opportunities, information, or feedback gathering through field activity to appropriate company staff.
• Cooperate with the accounting department to assure the collection of accounts receivable due.
• Assist in establishing sales objectives for the territory in cooperation with (Deputy) Area Team Managers or (Assistant) Sales Managers.
• Cooperate with assigned Operation and Logistic staff to achieve territory sales goals.
• Provide timely reporting of activities in the field to assist in business and product planning.
• Submits sales activity reports and other reports as needed.
• Attend quarterly inventory count.
• Other duties as assigned
• Chinese or Japanese / English required

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with the sales staff, management, and clients
• Strong communication and conversation skills
• Ability to be cooperative and able to work as part of a team
• Ability to verify, draft, and update database quickly and accurately
• Ability to travel to customers location
• Ability to learn Oracle ERP software
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints
• Ability to perform his or her job responsibilities as the workload fluctuates; multitask and keep projects progressing simultaneously
• Ability to be outgoing, courteous, genuine, and approachable
• Ability to be self-confident and mature, with a positive attitude and approach to work

Benefits*: We offer competitive benefits, which include: