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Sales Manager

Japan - Tokyo (UJ)
Precious Metals Chemistry
Sales & Marketing

Gepubliceerd op 26-02-2024

About Umicore 
Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Powering the cars of the future. Giving new life to used metals. We are the leading circular materials technology company fulfilling its mission to create materials for a better life. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do? 

 

About Precious Metals Chemistry 
Life-enhancing chemistry. Umicore is an expert in metals-based catalysis for applications that improve our quality of life. Automotive emission treatment technologies, active pharmaceutical ingredients for cancer treatments, the production of fine chemicals and advanced electronics – all are made possible by our organometallic technology know-how. To bring the magic of metal-based chemistry and catalysis to new customers and new applications we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in. 

 

What you will be doing 
1) Sales Activity
•    Making suitable budget and sales forecast for short term and long term.
•    Making sales strategy to establish the big pillar of import HOC, like CX21 before, business with appropriate milestones in middle term with expected and effective events we should do. 
•    Render technical information to potential customers.  This is quite important in sales promotion of HOC products, to make them convinced technically how Umicore’s products are attractive, superior or effective.
•    Close contact with HOC in Hanau.
•    Develop sales plan for supply of products taking advantage of JEFTA (and after capacity expansion in Hanau).

 

2) Enhancement of relationship with partners for sales promotion
•    With limited manpower and resources, need to utilize good partners for sales promotion in alignment with HOC in Hanau, respecting established global contractual setups e.g. with distributors.  We have already had several partners and many inquiries come from them.  
In order to enlarge HOC business, need to enhance and create the relationship with partners who have strong connection to pharmaceutical, electronic materials and the relevant industries.

 

3) Branding of HOC in Japan
•    In order to make us more reputable, more branding activity is necessary. For example, participation to dedicated symposium, exhibition and advertisement in special magazine.

 

4) Technical support to Tsukuba product for both HOC and INC
•    With rich knowledge of chemical products, to support Tsukuba product for both HOC BAS and INC in sales promotion and quality problem.
•    To facilitate technical meeting with customers, collect questions and convey comments from Hanau Tech Sales team.
•    If necessary, attend technical meeting with customers for Tsukuba products.


Who we are looking for 
Functional requirements:
•    Master of business administration or equivalent business training preferred. 
•    Preferred (additional) Education: Whatever represents technical education e.g. chemistry (but not PhD level), engineering, material science
•    Experience: 3-5 years in Sales and Product Management in a Specialty Chemical or Fine Chemical industry environment
•    Experienced in marketing and selling technical products in industry related products. Good commercial skills to develop good relationships with the customers. Ability to identify new business opportunities.

Experience working with large accounts.
•    Proven ability to manage customer relationships, engage in proposal development, present solution alternatives and manage customer engagements 
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully with the executive-level across an enterprise and manage customer relationships 
•    Ability to set priorities and manages work flows to ensure efficient, timely and accurate processing of transactions and other responsibilities.
•    Good understanding of PC, MS Office, SAP systems and Salesforce would be a plus.

 

Personal skills (Behavioral competencies):
•    Open-minded, entrepreneurship, transparent, positive, friendly, polite, respecting others, logical thinking, like to learn and grow own skills. 
•    Strong interpersonal/presentation skills.  Well controlling his/her emotion. Enjoying multi-cultural environment.
•    Try to support the customer in a way that the customer has the feeling to be understood and supported. Keeps informed regarding industry development, new product information and technology in order to continuously improve knowledge and performance. 
•    Commitment to professionalism and ethics
•    English: Business fluent in writing, reading and oral communication.
•    Japanese: Native level
•    Personnel management experience

 

What we offer 
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do? 

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