Commercial Manager

Location Tokyo
Discipline Industrial
Job type Permanent
Salary Negotiatable
Reference 37959

【COMPANY OVERVIEW】

Canadian clean-tech company. 

 

【JOB RESPONSIBILITIES】

  • Owns customer interface with battery cell makers and auto OEM’s to achieve the organization’s short and long term business goals in the area

  • Leverage and expand existing contact bases to develop new customers in specified regions and/or verticals that could supply batteries.

  • Develop and maintain account plans for key strategic accounts, through deep understanding of customer value chain and their long-term development plan and competence. 

  • Build and maintain key customer relationships at various senior management levels and throughout new and existing customer organizations (high, wide and deep).

  • Partnering with global, local and functional teams to deliver and modify the value proposition designed for customer and ultimately bring balanced and profitable growth.

  • Keep informed about the industry trend, customer insight, and technology developments; communicate these findings properly through different channel so to enhance the total offer for the key accounts and secure internal resources.

  • Manage existing customer accounts to maintain high degree of customer satisfaction and maintain repeat business.

 

【REQUIREMENTS】 

  • University Degree in Business, Economics or Engineering preferred

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in business development and customer management

  • 5-10 years of experience in automotive, recycling, or battery industry preferred

  • Ability to travel within APAC to visit customer and attend conferences etc.

  • Proven experience negotiating and closing supply agreements

  • Excellent communication skills in English & Japanese

  • High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts

 

【FOR FURTHER INFORMATION】

Contact: Ulf
ulf.stomberg@cornerstone.jp // 050-1752-8005

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