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シニアアカウントマネージャー/ Senior Account Manager

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An international specialty metals manufacturer is looking for a Senior Account Manager - Japan. The selected candidate will manage strategic accounts, expand market share, identify new business opportunities, and drive profitable revenue growth across Japan.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee a high-value sales territory and pursue sustained, profitable account growth
  • Create commercial strategies that broaden customer adoption and improve overall account performance
  • Strengthen senior-level relationships with major clients, channel partners, manufacturers, and industry contacts
  • Uncover new revenue opportunities by introducing advanced metal and material solutions to existing and prospective applications
  • Partner with global technical, operational, marketing, and product teams on customer needs, commercial agreements, pricing, and issue resolution
  • Track sales opportunities, forecasts, market movements, and competitive activity while supporting customer engagements and industry events

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Materials Science, or a relevant domain
  • More than 10 years of sales, business development, account management, or commercial leadership experience (specialty metals, advanced materials, aerospace, energy, industrial is a plus) manufacturing, or related sectors
  • Experience working in a remote-based environment with a high degree of accountability and self-direction
  • Knowledge of both Japanese and U.S. business practices, communication styles, and negotiation approaches
  • Proficient with CRM systems, customer pipeline management, and sales forecasting processes
  • Ability and willingness to travel
  • Fluent level Japanese and English

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience within specialty alloys, stainless steels, nickel alloys, titanium, or other advanced engineered materials
  • Prior experience managing global customer relationships involving multinational organisations
  • Understanding of aerospace, energy, medical, semiconductor, electronics, transportation, or industrial manufacturing markets
  • Knowledge of Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, or equivalent commercial systems

About the Company:

A foreign manufacturer of specialty metals and engineered materials. The company provides innovative material solutions and products that support a variety of industries, helping customers meet performance, quality, and reliability requirements.

Keywords:

ビジネス, 営業, セールス, アカウントマネジメント, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: JXL95P

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Sales

Focus: Account Manager

Industry: Manufacturing and Production

Salary: ¥10,000,000 - ¥13,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Senior Management

Language: Japanese - Native

Second Language: English - Native

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: JXL95P-2CA6712A

Date posted: 13 August 2026

Consultant: Samrat Pandit