About the Role
This role focuses on expanding sales and enhancing brand value within the consumer goods business, primarily targeting supermarkets and drugstores in the Kanto/Metropolitan area. The core product is household goods, centered around Scotch-Brite (e.g., nylon scrubbers). The approach emphasizes logical, needs-based proposals rather than price competition, leveraging the brand's strong market presence and quality.
Responsibilities
- Conduct sales activities targeting supermarkets and drugstores in the Kanto/Metropolitan area to expand sales and enhance brand value for consumer goods.
- Propose solutions based on logic and needs, not price competition, utilizing strong brand power and quality.
- Deepen relationships with existing customers and propose strategies to regain and expand in-store shelf space.
- Explore new channels such as convenience stores, discount stores, and 100-yen shops.
- Plan and execute sales promotion activities, including nationwide promotions and store-specific app initiatives, with internal coordination.
- Manage supply chains through distributors (wholesalers) and negotiate with wholesaler representatives and retail buyers.
- Manage store renovations and shelf changes, with the ability to prioritize and control these activities.
Requirements
- Experience in sales activities targeting supermarkets and drugstores.
- Experience in proposing solutions based on logic and needs.
- Experience in deepening relationships with existing customers.
- Experience in exploring new sales channels.
- Experience in planning and executing sales promotion activities.
- Experience in supply chain management through distributors.
- Experience in negotiating with wholesaler representatives and retail buyers.
- Ability to manage store renovations and shelf changes.
Skills
- Sales
- Negotiation
- Sales Promotion Planning
- Supply Chain Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Market Analysis
Location
- Tokyo (base)
- Kanto region (primary area)
Work Type
- Direct sales with go-and-return trips (potential for business trips due to environmental changes)
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Professional
About the Company
- 3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation.
- We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity.
- We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas.
- Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.
