Sales Associate -Chinese Bilingual

About the job Sales Associate - Chinese Bilingual

INDUSTRY: JAPANESE FOOD DISTRIBUTOR

Essential Job Functions:

• Travel to customers and potential customers facilities providing them with information and support as required to secure and maintain business.
• Establish, maintain, and develop business, social, and civic relationships with customers in the assigned territory to maximum profitability.
• Responsible for selling products to all customers in the assigned territory.
• Grow business by anticipating customer needs, determining appropriate solutions to business problems, and providing an overall high level of customer service.
• Understand and execute the sales plan and price adjustments based on managements instructions.
• Communicate plans to customers and effectively manage resources to support sales volume.
• Communicate new product and service opportunities, information, or feedback gathering through field activity to appropriate company staff.
• Cooperate with the accounting department to assure the collection of accounts receivable due.
• Assist in establishing sales objectives for the territory in cooperation with (Deputy) Area Team Managers or (Assistant) Sales Managers.
• Cooperate with assigned Operation and Logistic staff to achieve territory sales goals.
• Provide timely reporting of activities in the field to assist in business and product planning.
• Submits sales activity reports and other reports as needed.
• Attend quarterly inventory count.
• Other duties as assigned
• Fluency in Chinese and English is required

Education/ Experience/ Training

• High School Degree / GED
• 1-2 years of sales experience in the Asian food industry is desired
• Familiarity with products and services
• Basic computer skills, including familiarity with word processing software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Have a valid drivers license

Knowledge/ Skills/ Ability:

• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with the sales staff, management, and clients
• Strong communication and conversation skills
• Ability to be cooperative and able to work as part of a team
• Ability to verify, draft, and update database quickly and accurately
• Ability to travel to customers location
• Ability to learn Oracle ERP software
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints
• Ability to perform his or her job responsibilities as the workload fluctuates; multitask and keep projects progressing simultaneously
• Ability to be outgoing, courteous, genuine, and approachable
• Ability to be self-confident and mature, with a positive attitude and approach to work