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シニアセールスマネージャー/ Senior Sales Manager

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A global manufacturing company is looking for a Senior Sales Manager. The selected candidate will lead account sales strategy, customer negotiations, program profitability, and sales team development across key business areas.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop strong relationships with customer stakeholders across purchasing, engineering, and program teams
  • Prepare, validate, and negotiate commercial offers, pricing strategies, and contract terms
  • Lead and develop Sales Engineers through hiring, coaching, goal setting, and performance follow-up
  • Manage engineering change requests, pricing updates, cost impacts, and commercial productivity initiatives
  • Oversee sales activities for programs, claims, spare parts, profitability, and customer reviews
  • Drive acquisition activities, commercial offer improvements, negotiation loops, and competitive lobbying plans

Requirements:

  • Master’s degree or above in business or engineering
  • More than 10 years of experience in sales in the automotive industry
  • More than 5 years of experience in managing a team of 4-5 members
  • Knowledge of business expertise
  • Fluent level English and Japanese

Preferred requirements:

  • Background in electronics field

About the Company:

A multinational company that designs high-performance automotive audio and navigation systems. Headquartered in Asia, this organisation has a solid reputation for providing the latest technological innovations for the automotive industry.

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: QIVLML

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Sales

Focus: Sales Manager

Industry: Manufacturing and Production

Salary: Up to ¥10,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Senior Management

Language: English - Native

Second Language: Japanese - Native

Location: Saitama

Job Reference: QIVLML-4C76E506

Date posted: 11 June 2026

Consultant: Maki Kobayashi