5+ years of corporate sales experience in consumer goods companies
Sales experience with major domestic retailers
Experience in business presentations and proposals to customer executives
Experience achieving high sales targets under strong pressure while prioritizing tasks
Experience planning and executing promotional campaigns for products/services
Experience in market analysis and consumer insights analysis
Experience leading projects involving collaboration across multiple departments
Japanese: Native level
English: Business level
Preferred
Experience in consumer goods product development
Business experience in multinational/international environments
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with DCP leaders and category teams to formulate and implement retail channel strategies for third-party commercialization business in Japan
Negotiate with major retailers in Japan (including EC retailers) to create sales promotion space for licensee products
Collaborate with major retailers to develop new business opportunities such as Direct-to-Retail (DTR) and new business models including PB product development
Work closely with the marketing team to promote marketing and promotional activities to maximize business opportunities for licensee products
Actively support licensees' marketing activities and collaborate with category and marketing teams to enhance Disney guest engagement across channels and industries
Formulate and implement Joint Business Plans (JBP) with major Japanese retailers to build Win-Win strategies leveraging Disney brands and properties
Build trusted relationships with major retailers to obtain timely information on business plans and sales forecasts
Collaborate closely with product design team and APAC creative team to propose retail creatives
Set clear and challenging strategies and goals to motivate the team
Lead the team and DCP overall toward goal achievement
Evaluate team members' performance and provide effective coaching to develop future leaders
Skills
Team Management
Corporate Sales
Retail Negotiation
Market Analysis
Consumer Insights
Business Presentation
Sales Promotion
JBP
DTR
Project Leadership
Coaching
Strategic Planning
Multitasking
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