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#31416 Account Manager for building materials - New York, NY

Responsibilities

• Performing all facets of sales activities including customer service of existing accounts, sales presentations, sample development, order solicitation, production scheduling, and after sale follow up.
• Communicating extensively with customers’ Purchasing, Quality Control, R&D, Design, and Logistics people as well as the HQ in Tokyo sales office to provide effective products/services. Coordinating the entire process from pre-production, production, through to delivery of the products.
• Developing sales strategies to market products. Maintaining existing customers by quality assurance and their satisfaction and developing relationships with new customers
• Researching industry design trends to lead the development of saleable new designs/colors.
• Researching new industry, prepares reports and identifies potential clients.
• Traveling a) to see existing and potential customers and promote products, b) to attend trade shows to establish new contacts and market our products. Business trips 50%.
• Writing sales reports, customer correspondence, and related business correspondence.
• Preparing quotations, contracts, and following up with customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of outside sales & marketing experience
• Proven ability to develop sales and marketing strategies aggressively and efficiently.
• Self-motivated, self-starter with strong communication and organizational skills.
• Traveling and driving required. (No need to have own car.)
• Basic knowledge of computer systems and applications
• Japanese skill is plus

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