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Silicon Valley Associates- Specialist IT Recruitment Agency in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai and Japan

RECRUITER SUMMARY

Description:   

HOT JPN Sales, FMCG Food Tech IT Ecommerce Marketing Category Manager, 13M+ JPY Annual

Date

   13 / 03 / 2025

Nationality

Japanese

Residence

Tokyo, Japan

Experience Summary

20+ years of experience in the industry

Current & Previous Employers and jobs include: 
Senior Manager, Brand Management at XXXX
Senior Category Manager at XXXX
Principal, Co-op Marketing Manager at XXXX
Trade Marketing Manager at XXXX
Category Manager at XXXX, XXXX, XXXX
Business Planning Manager at XXXX
Trade Operations Manager, Regional Sales Manager at XXXX
Sales, Area Manager at XXXX
Key Account Sales, Key Account Executive at XXXX
Territory Sales Manager at XXXX
New Customer Sales Consultant at XXXX

Education

Bachelor of Economics 
XXXX

Motives & Seeking

Is actively looking for a job right now because current company will be undergoing organizational change. Open for Sales or Marketing roles.     

 Languages

English – Fluent
Japanese – Native

Recent / Current Salary

13M+ JPY Annual

Expected Salary

13M+ JPY Annual

Notice

Period

1 month

7Interview Availability

Requires a day notice

 

Interview Assessment Notes 

 

 

 

1. Could you introduce yourself and tell us about you? Your current / recent jobs and employers? Previous companies and jobs? 
Her background is divided into two halves; sales and marketing related jobs, about 75% of her experience is with FMCG and the 25% is within food technology and IT related companies. She has worked with different companies including manufacturers, retail enterprise, SMB, B2C type of roles, and also worked with several startups including tobacco company and food tech/ecommerce companies. She’s currently working with XXXX as a Senior Manager for Brand Management where she’s in charge of selling their Japan products to Korean consumers in their ecommerce site; she’s in charge of beauty and personal care products and is mainly responsible for the sales volume, KPIs, and promotion planning. Previously, she was a Category Manager for XXXX (XXXX) and her main role was a buyer for confectionary products, was also in charge of ecosystem planning for ecommerce. Also worked with XXXX as a Senior Category Manager where she was in charge of category analysis and business improvement, she has worked there with sales people for a retail company and has increased their sales through data analytics.
 
2. What skill(s) / experience would you self-describe as strongest or specialist in? 
Strongest skill would be her negotiation skills along with her data analysis skills. On top of that, she’s in sales and marketing for many years now, she has great planning and promotional execution skills. Industry-wise, she’s strongest with FMCG, Food Tech, and IT-related companies. 

3. Do you have the lists of key criteria’s according to the clients’ requirements?
She has more than 10 years of sales experience and has mostly spent it with FMCG, Food Tech, Ecommerce, and IT space. During her time with XXXX and XXXX, she has worked with lots of sales people and has helped them with driving sales and revenue growth, although not being involved directly in doing sales. She also has great knowledge of the Japan culture, market, and business environment so she can help companies navigate their presence in the local market. She has experience with restaurants, retails, and other consumer-related business. 

 

Recruiters

Employment Agency

Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment.

 

907, 9th Floor, Silvercord Tower 2, Tsim Sha Tsui. Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

25F, Central Plaza, Xin Tian Di, Shanghai

 

Ubi TechPark #01-08, Singapore

 

Sunshine Technology & Innovation Centre, No.1003 Nanxin Road, Nanshan, Shenzhen

Job-Seeker Agreement

The Candidate has agreed that Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment may disclose their profile to potential employers for the purpose of seeking new employment.

Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment will never charge any fees from job-seekers.

Employer Terms

General Terms and Conditions apply to all requests, offers, and agreements regarding the provision of services, and are available upon request.

These can be sent to you on request or can be found on our website: svarecruitment.com.

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