Sales Associate -Chinese Bilingual
- Carlstadt, New Jersey, United States
 - Full-Time
 - On-Site
 - 47,400-68,300 USD / Year
 
Job Description:
- 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