Industry: Logistics
Location: Erlanger, KY
Salary: $75K (DOE)
Visa Sponsor: Yes
Language: English: Business Level, Japanese: Business Level
Detail: Title: Japanese Bilingual Sales Assistant Operation Manager
Location: Erlanger, Kentucky or El Paso, TX
Salary: $75k DOE
Visa Support: The hiring company support VISA for a qualified candidate.
Japanese logistics company is seeking a Japanese Bilingual Sales :
1. Arrangement and Management of Transportation:
Plan transportation routes for products and select the appropriate means of transport.
Coordinate with ocean & air carriers, customs brokers, truckers and warehouses to ensure the proper handling and delivery of shipments at specified times and locations.
Ensure the quality and safety of products during transportation and respond promptly to any issues that arise.
2. Inventory Management:
Monitor inventory levels of necessary products and replenish or order them in a timely manner.
Manage the storage and handling of products in the warehouse to prevent loss or damage.
3. Quality Control:
Perform quality checks during transportation.
4. Maintain and develop existing accounts:
Increase market share within existing customer base.
Maintain contact with all clients to ensure high levels of client satisfaction.
Resolve sales or delivery issues. Handle and initiate trouble shooting with operation members.
Work with customers on service proposals, rate quotations, air/ocean transportation schedules for new destinations.
Recommend and offer solutions for customer needs regarding regulations, methods of loading, crating, handling freight and special equipment availability. Ensure full understanding of such requirements and service offering.
Reviewing & update profitability of the existing business and manage the business contract renewal.
Support & give coaching for other sales members to maintain business relationship and to expand business.
5. Coordinate and liaise with the company branch operations and customers:
Ensure the highest level of service by collaborating with branch operations in identifying and resolving problems and leveraging industry expertise and account management experience.
May coordinate shipments with shippers, operations, trucker and carriers, on behalf of the Customers.
Coordinate with the credit department to establish lines of credit for new accounts and negotiate letters of credit.
Provide reports on rates, use of carriers, major operational problems.
May assist, communicate and follow-up with other U.S. and foreign offices regarding targeted or joint customers.
Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all branch operations departments.
Participates and contributes to the development of educational programs offered to clients.
Maintains accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities.
Involve operation & accounting when in case of that the company has outstanding or any financial issues with the clients assigned.
6. Sales Management:
In consultation with upper managements, achieve annual target volume, and revenue and P&L for regional/branch sales for assigned accounts or territory or industries.
Develop standard operating procedures for major accounts.
Attend joint calls with upper management or the other sales staff, and join region/branch sales meetings; collaborate in multi-region/branch sales efforts.
Ensure Sales Reporting requirements are met by all sales staff. Sales Reports are required to submit.
Qualifications and skills
• Excellent Sales skills in logistics, transportation
• Skills in inventory management and transportation scheduling.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written & oral). Must be able to effectively articulate views both within the Company and externally with clients.Excellent organizational & communication skills.
• Familiar with all Export/Import regulations.
• Attention to details (every email), and need to respond promptly.
