Kinect Energy Group is part of the World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) - a global leader in the downstream marketing and financing of land, marine and aviation fuel products and related services. With revenues in excess of $40 billion and over 4,000 employees worldwide, World Kinect Corporation is a fortune 100 company that offers its customers a value-added outsource service for supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management.
Kinect Energy Group is a leading global energy management company specializing in providing best in class advisory, brokerage, procurement, agency, Supply & Trading, sustainability & environmental and carbon compliance services to its clients worldwide.
https://www.world-kinect.com/japan
Summary
As the Commercial Operations Executive, you will be assisting your manager in providing operational support to the APAC team to meet our key objectives and contribute to the long-term interests of the business. This role will work together with Asia Sales and Business Development team and the global teams in supporting the sales processes and initiatives.
https://www.world-kinect.com/
Key Responsibilities
1. Origination Support for Asia Companies and Companies in Other Regions as required
- Interpret and organize the global list which marketing generated to produce an easy-to-read format
- Perform detailed research and analysis on companies, their sustainability goals and relevant information (eg. mfg locations) to facilitate the team’s prioritization to derive a short list
- Identify the relevant contacts / decision makers and provide their LinkedIn / emails for sales team to connect with them
- Maintain/update BOX research files
- Origination tracking
- Generate CDP report
2. Salesforce (CRM Tool) / Supporting Asia Teams
- Help to organize/update/extract information
- Ensure important information for accounts that we are actively working with are captured whenever possible
- Follow up with team to ensure information are updated e.g. updating of past due opportunities
- Creating/maintaining the link on account note to the origination BOX files
- Update training materials
3. Assist in ad hoc projects
Requirements, Competencies and Certifications
- Meticulous and persevering with strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good organizational skills with the proven ability to multitask
- Effective prioritization and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to anticipate challenges and troubleshoot
- Team player with a positive attitude and one team mindset, performs well in a highly collaborative culture
- Proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Knowledge of the energy industry especially CO2 reduction is an added advantage