Currently, our client, a Japanese Food Distributor, is looking for a Spanish Bilingual Sales Representative with experience in Japanese restaurant sales and Asian grocery store sales.
Job Description
Job Summary:
- Responsible for maintenance and development of customer accounts
- Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales
- Communicate daily with customers
- Answer customer questions about products, prices, availability and uses
- Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests
- Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders
- Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
- Provide customers with product samples and catalogs
- Negotiate details of contracts and payments, and prepare sales contracts and order forms
- Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports
- Other duties as required to support on-going sales and other branch operational needs
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Skills:
- College graduate or equivalent preferred
- Experience in Japanese restaurant sales and Asian grocery store sales.
- Excellent English language skills in reading, writing, and speaking
- Familiar with Japanese food & culture, preferred
- Commute to the office must be less than 30 minutes from home
- Good driving record required
- Able to drive long distances
- Strong attention to detail
- Prior experience in Asian food sales/distribution industry preferred
Other Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Take initiative in completing tasks
- Customer service oriented and able to catch on quickly
- Able to prioritize and follow through
- Be punctual and dependable
- Strong attention to detail
- Available to travel on overnight business trips