Sales Assistant Manager

About this role

Job Title: Assistant Manager - Sales
Location: Chicago Area, Illinois
Job Type: Full-Time (Home Office Arrangement)
Summary of Responsibilities:

• Manage sales and marketing functions to drive business growth and increase profits.

• Achieve sales budgets and analyze monthly sales performance.

• Conduct performance appraisals and prepare sales reports for upper Management.

• Serve customers by selling services, meeting their needs, and resolving problems.

• Generate new accounts by calling leads and prospects.

• Expand sales with current customers and arrange appointments with potential and existing customers.

• Enter customer data into internal web applications and databases.

• Compile leads and prospects through internet research.

• Analyze customer freight activity and offer appropriate pricing agreements.

• Assist with monitoring international and domestic shipments.

• Engage and support in house agents through phone and email communication.

• Generate activity reports and report sales to management.

• Process incoming emails, electronic files, and faxes.

Associated Responsibilities:

• Receive phone calls and communicate with retail customers in English and Japanese.

• Handle cargo, including receiving, inspection, sorting, labeling, packing, palletizing, and loading.

• Maintain flexibility in work assignments.

• Comply with, train for, and report to regulatory agencies, company safety and security programs, and company

• policies.

• Execute inventory management, record-keeping, and reporting.

• Maintain a clean and orderly warehouse and workspace.

• Occasionally operate forklifts for inventory and other operations.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Fully proficient in the Japanese language

• Strong sales presentation and telephone skills.

• Self-motivation and initiative.

• Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills.

• Accurate and timely data entry into data programs.

• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.

• Ability to operate motor vehicles and forklifts safely and maintain required training certifications.

• Maintain security clearances and training certifications following industry regulatory agencies, including TSA.

• Strong organizational skills.

Education
Bachelor's degree and at least 3 year Management experience
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