Sales Director

Our client operates in more than 35 countries, with over 150,000 employees, giving it a strong global footprint and the ability to serve nearly every major car manufacturer. Its reputation rests on innovation, quality, and long-standing customer partnerships, often ranking high among suppliers for reliability.

They are hiring a Sales Director for their office in Aichi.

About the role:

Build up the strong relationship with Toyota to explore the business opportunities in Asia.

Lead business development with Toyota core stakeholder departments

• Establish the strong pipeline with Toyota, which covers both high-level position and layers
• Arrange the significant business meeting between Toyota and company leadership.
• Identify the key stakeholders who makes important decision and has the influences key departments

Customer Interface

• Set the regular meeting with customers due to share the business and development status and identify the next actions, roadblocks and its solution
• Accompany with customer to global manufacturing sites

Business Growth Planning

• Build the business growth plan for Toyota business in Asia through the communication with internal regional commercial team.

Financial Management

• Manage the program financial status at each build/design phase even advanced activity.

• Preferably Bachelor degree or above.
• Behavior to place strong leadership in order to manage and motivate cross functional team.
• Accommodate to diversity to manage/work with regional teams.
• Communication and negotiations skills, ability to lead discussion and hold presentations to/with customer, team and management
• Native-level Japanese (must)
• Good command of English, good enough to conduct business in English
• Business overview globally
• Rich business experience with Toyota