About the Role
KitchenBASE is seeking an Account Executive to manage and maintain client accounts, build strong client relationships, and provide solutions that exceed client needs. This role involves both outbound (cold calls, visits) and inbound activities, with a focus on achieving sales targets and contributing to company growth. We are looking for individuals with a hunter mentality, entrepreneurial spirit, and ownership to build new, innovative services in Japan.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain client accounts.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
- Understand client needs and provide solutions that exceed expectations.
- Engage in outbound activities such as cold calls and cold visits.
- Handle inbound client inquiries.
- Achieve sales targets.
- Contribute to the company's growth and success.
Requirements
- Over 3 years of B2B sales experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trust with domestic and international clients.
- Strong interest in hands-on work and a fast learning ability.
- Fluency in Japanese (conversational, listening, and writing) is required.
- IT literacy for managing projects and tasks, including Salesforce, Google Workspace, Google Meet, Zoom, DocuSign, PandaDoc, and Slack.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player.
- Hunter mentality: action-oriented, sense of urgency, calm under pressure, solution-focused, and able to prioritize.
- Flexibility to thrive in a frequently changing environment and help define the future.
- People-centric mindset.
Skills
- B2B Sales
- Client Relationship Management
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Salesforce
- Google Workspace
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- DocuSign
- PandaDoc
- Slack
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Problem-Solving
- Negotiation
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Business English
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 3+ years of B2B sales experience
About the Company
- KitchenBASE is part of Cloudkitchens, the world's largest provider of kitchen infrastructure for restaurants.
- We provide commercial kitchen infrastructure for food businesses in Tokyo and Osaka.
- We offer low-risk, minimal upfront investment, and significant growth potential.
- We support restaurants, food services, food trucks, central processing units/central kitchens, food delivery, and various other food businesses.
- Our mission is to redevelop real estate and revitalize communities.
- Our vision is infrastructure for a better food experience.
- Our goal is to create fast and scalable innovation.
- We believe innovation means creating something valuable for humanity that has never been created before.
- We seek truth in the unknown and find paths others do not see.
- Our core values are Truth, Trust, and Passion, guided by principles like Inside Out, Big Bold Bets, Best Idea Wins, Always Be Hustlin', Be Your Best Self, Just Change, Mission First, Let Builders Build, Optimistic Leadership, Champion's Heart, Superpumped, Make Magic, and Customer Obsessed.
