Bilingual Japanese/English Business Development Manager (Automotive) (CA/YM)
An automotive company is seeking a Bilingual Japanese/English Business Development Manager to join their team in San Jose, CA. This position is responsible for leveraging strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners to fulfill customer needs, provide solutions and create new business opportunities within the company. Bachelor’s degree, experience with or/for an Automotive OEM/Tier 1 Automotive supplier, Automotive electrification, 5+ years of sales/business development, and ability to read, write, speak Japanese, are required. This is a full-time, exempt, Mon-Fri position with excellent benefits, bonus, and 401K. Currently flexible hybrid work. Valid passport for international travel required (once a year).
Bilingual Japanese/English Business Development Manager Duties:
- Actively identifies and generates prospects through strategic sales activities, focusing on customer(s) in target markets.
- Maintains good working relationships with existing clients to enhance client retention and new sales through referrals and references of new products, components, materials, and technologies.
- Plans persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business with the Company.
- Identifies potential clients, and the decision makers within the client organization.
- Stays current on company’s product offerings, market trends, and customer’s needs and issues.
- Keeps Senior Manager updated on development activities as requested.
- Handles objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements, and working through differences that result in a positive conclusion.
- Cold calls as appropriate within specific market or geographic area to ensure there is a robust pipeline of opportunities.
- Meets potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging your network.
Bilingual Japanese/English Business Development Manager Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Required)
- Ability to travel for work (Required)
- Experience working with or/for an Automotive OEM and/or Tier 1 automotive supplier (Required)
- Automotive Industry and product knowledge, related to Electrification (Required)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in sales and business development (Required)
- Professional level proficiency in English and Japanese (reading, writing & speaking) (Required)
- Business or Technical education, i.e., Mechanical, Chemical or Mfg. Engineering, Chemistry.
- Knowledge and experience related to inverters, batteries, and motors.
****If interested, please apply with your most updated resume including your minimum salary requirement and why you left/or are looking to leave your current company. ****
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