Sales Manager, Japan AFM

Responsibilities Develop and execute business plans for battery sales through battery specialist, wholesaler, and retail chain channels in close cooperation with cross functional teams. Forecast sales, develop strategies/models and evaluate their effectiveness. Deep understanding of products and market dynamics to make effective strategies to deliver annual targets and mid-term sales goals. Negotiate conditions with customers on program range, prices and promotion to draw optimized results in volume and commercial margin. Maintain customers’ loyalty by regular visit offering value proposition such as sales support and problem solving. Process internal sales, financial and engineering documents. Responsible for periodic input to the CRM platform related to customer activities, opportunities, and pipeline attainment. Provide presentation and sales trainings to distributors and other customers. Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service. Requirements Minimum 5 year B2B sales experience, preferable in automotive aftermarket. Key account management skills would be beneficial. Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of and experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Basic understanding of import/export processes to facilitate order handling. Excellent commercial and proactive attitude, result-driven, analytical, creative, customer oriented, able to work independently and not afraid to take initiative. Willing to travel. Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. We power progress through ever-smarter solutions for virtually every kind of vehicle. With 16,000 employees in over 140 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous ESG focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. Learn more about us at . Clarios is the creator behind VARTA vehicle batteries, which are designed to deliver the optimal level of power and longevity for every kind of vehicle. Whether you need batteries for your heavy-duty commercial vehicle, your highly equipped car with Start-Stop, or any kind of electric vehicle – VARTA always offers the right technology for every energy demand. Equal Employment Opportunity: We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report . To All Recruitment Agencies : Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.