Food Sales Representative / Japanese Bilingual

Food Sales Representative / Japanese Bilingual This position will focus on business development activities targeting the expanding Japanese market, including restaurants and wholesalers. The role involves proposing a wide range of products tailored to meet customer needs.

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Essential Duties Position Overview: Coordinate and maintain customer sales activities. Tasks Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms. Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests. Contact regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders. Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates. Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support. Prepare estimates and bids that meet specific customer needs. Provide customers with product samples and catalogs. Identify prospective customers by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences. Arrange and direct delivery of products. Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales. Negotiate details of contracts and payments, and prepare sales contracts and order forms. Oversee and manage customer account receivables. Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports. Obtain credit information about prospective customers. Drive safely and defensively in accordance with Driver Safety policy. Work Context Requires dealing with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous people Requires competition or awareness of competitive pressures Includes conflict situations Opportunity to make decisions with limited supervision Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization Requires written and oral communication in English Requires being exact and highly accurate Requires meeting strict deadlines Requires coordinating with others, including customers, vendors, coworkers and management, in accomplishing work activities Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions Requires working more than 8 hours daily Occasional lifting/carrying up to about 30 lbs. Occasional pushing/pulling up to about 50 lbs. Work Activities Communicating with persons outside organization Performing for or working directly with the public Making decisions and solving problems Communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships Selling or influencing others Judging the qualities of things, services, or people Processing information Identifying objects, actions, and events Updating and using relevant knowledge Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others Getting information Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work Monitor processes, materials, or surroundings Use inventory control procedures Use telephone communication techniques Provide customer service Conduct sales presentations Investigate customer complaints Sell merchandise Use sales techniques Confer with customer to review terms of credit or payment plan Answer customer or public inquiries Use interpersonal communication techniques Solicit orders from established or new customers Request customer order Use product knowledge to market goods Stock or organize goods Sell products or services Obtain information from individuals Demonstrate goods or services Evaluate advertising promotions Identify best product for customer's needs Prepare list of prospective customers Use merchandising techniques Use knowledge of written communication in sales work Resolve customer or public complaints Communicate visually or verbally Use knowledge of sales contracts Operating vehicles Use established traffic procedures Read maps Follow traffic laws Working Hours, Working style Basically 100% at office Basic Skills Active Learning Active Listening Critical Thinking Learning Strategies Class C Driver’s License Technical Skills Troubleshooting Resource Management Skills Time Management Specific Tools & Technology MS Office (Word, Excel) Japanese #J-18808-Ljbffr QUICK USA