Total 3 job vacancies by Ajinomoto (singapore) Private Limited

Job Responsibilities Overview:

• Sales Planning & Targets: Develop and drive annual sales plans to meet and exceed targets.
• Customer Collaboration: Partner with customers to anticipate and fulfill their material needs, specifically in food packaging materials.
• Supplier Coordination: Work with suppliers to meet customer specifications and ensure timely delivery.
• Customer Care: Address and resolve customer feedback, ensuring satisfaction and long-term relationships.
• Logistics & Support: Collaborate with sales admin and logistics teams to ensure smooth, on-time shipments.
• Performance Reporting: Prepare insightful sales and marketing reports on business update or proposal to the management.
• Payment Management: Oversee timely payment collection from customers.
• On-Site Visits: Occasionally make day trips to Johor Bahru for production oversight and ensure printing accuracy.
• Global Outreach: Travel overseas to strengthen customer relationships and deliver value add service.
• Technical Support: Liaise with Japan HQ for technical guidance and quality control solutions.
• Supplier Performance: Ensure top-tier service and product quality from all suppliers.
• Product Innovation: Present new products and packaging solutions to clients.
• Negotiations: Secure favorable pricing and trading terms with suppliers.
• Sourcing: Identify new products, solutions, and suppliers to drive growth and cost efficiency.

Job Description:

• Prepare Purchase Orders and various shipping documents such as invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, beneficiary certificates, export permits, etc.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure smooth order fulfillment.
• Coordinate with banks, inspection bodies, and insurance companies for document submissions and Letter of Credit issuance.
• Handle Letter of Credit negotiations.
• Assist and support Sales Representatives with customer inquiries related to order fulfillment and documentation.
• Source freight and arrange shipment bookings.
• Prepare and submit regular reports as assigned.
• Perform other ad hoc duties as required by the department manager.

Requirements:

• Minimum qualification: ‘O’ Level.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented team player.
• Proficient in MS Office and SAP software.
• Ability to work cross-departmentally on specific projects and developments.
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain Management, International Trade, Business Contracts, and Negotiations, including UCP600 standards.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

REQUIREMENTS

• At least 3 years of related working experiences in B to B sales (preferably, food & beverage ingredients, food additives or chemical products industry) and/or at least 3 years of experiences in R&D of food ingredients or process food (such as instant noodle, mixed seasonings and confectionary etc).
• Highly motivated individual and ability to initiatives to achieve assigned tasks and company objectives;
• Possess good interpersonal skills;
• Results-oriented and highly capable of meeting personal sales targets; and
• Good communication skill and a team player

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To gather market information (such as market trend, competitors’ information) and issues of the customers.
• To make action plan with strategy based on the information gathered.
• To propose our products and our solutions effectively to solve anticipated issues of our customers based on the information gathered.
• To take countermeasures if there are any gaps between sales progress and the budget.
• To make sales forecast and capture sales progress on a timely basis
• To ensure prompt payment collections.
• To place orders of our items to suppliers based on monthly inventory control.
• To carry out Q&A procedure when registration of new product and/or revision of product are required.