Sales & Marketing Manager-Japan
Current* Maintain a deep understanding of customer needs and monitor their preferences.* Resolve escalated customer issues and customer complaints regarding sales and service.* Provide expertise when setting and adjusting pricing plans and discount rates.* Provide advanced negotiation expertise for market.* Determine and assign sales quotas, targets, and or goals. Project and forecast annual and quarterly revenue and for one or more sales territories.* Develop sales strategies to acquire new customers or clients.* Analyze sales data on sales results and develop plans to address performance gaps.* Prepare budgets and approve expenditures.* Monitor competition, economic indicators, and industry trends.* Monitoring competitors’marketing strategies to measure their impact.* Advance one’s own professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops and other educational training.* Developing, implementing, and overseeing all marketing and advertising strategies, as well as promotional activities.* Directing marketing campaigns with the aim of promoting programs and events* Analyzing demographics to delimit target markets for new products, brands, or services.* Researching and assessing the feasibility and profitability of existing and upcoming products, brands, or services.* Keeping up-to-date with marketing trends and requirements to ensure their marketing strategies comply with the latest practices and standards.* Developing and implementing short and long-term marketing strategies and advertising campaigns in order to create and increase brand awareness.* Testing and recording measurements of various product attributes.* Comparing product measurements against a pre-defined standard specification.* Providing assistance to production staff where necessary regarding the Quality Control procedures.* Compiling test measurements and outcomes into reports for senior colleagues.