Job Detail Ref - #24404
Business Development Manager for Japanese Beverage Products (SAKE)
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Job Description
We are currently seeking a charismatic Business Development Manager (Sake and Japanese beverage products) for a major Beverage Distributing Company to join their team in the Pleasanton, CA area! The ideal candidate will have strong presentation skills, people-person, and is okay with frequent on-site visits!
- Position: Business Development Manager (Sake)
- Industry: Beverage Distribution
- Location: Pleasanton, CA
- Languages: English a MUST, Japanese is HIGHLY DESIRED
- Status: Full time, Exempt
- Salary: $70k-$100k
Duties of a Business Development Manager:
- Maintain strong business relationships with existing accounts as well as develop new ones
- Work closely with sales team to ensure effective execution of the company's sake products
- Maintain deep and up-to-date knowledge of all products
- Gain detailed knowledge of key customer's business operations to meet their needs
- Effective sales planning on weekly/ monthly basis
- Prepare sales/activity reports
- Prepare professional sales presentations
- Train new hires
- Regular business travel
Qualifications of a Business Development Manager:
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
- 2-5 years experience in the beverage/ alcohol industry (i.e. supplier, wholesale, retail)
- English language is a MUST; Japanese language is BIG PLUS
- Sake-related certification is a BIG PLUS
- Strong communication skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Posses valid driver's license, reliable vehicle and a clean DMV record
- Ability to regularly travel for work
Please submit your resume in MS Word format. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.