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Japanese blingual Sales & Purchasing Assistant Manager - Columbus, IN

Responsibilities

• Assists the Vice President by generaing, managing, developping and coordinating new business opportunities for the company.
• Establishs relationships with clients and suppliers to assure that customer needs can be met.
• Explores opportunities for new products that are within the capability of the company to produce profitably.
• Communicates with the parent company in Japan and other off shore suppliers or clients frequently by translating the information to domestic management.
• Assists with development of plans for growing the business through new customers and/or new products.
• Coordinates new business gained through the manufacturing stage.
• Assists with the preparation and presentation of competitive pricing for approval by the VP assuring profitability goals are attainable.
• 50% Travel domesitically and internationally

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or related fields preferred or the equivalent in related experience.
• Two (2) years previous experience in OEM automotive parts sales role.
• Advanced MS Office skills (e.g. Excel, Word, etc.), plus CAD, CAM,
• Must be able to read & interpret blueprints at the conceptual level.
• Highly organized with advanced time management skills.
• Bilingual (English & Japanese)

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